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YWCA seeks nominees for two justice awards
The YWCA Clark County has extended the nomination period for two awards it will give out in June. They are the Val Joshua Racial Justice Award and the Youth Social Justice Award. The deadline for nominees is now May 30.
Clark County to discuss revisiting home rule
Commissioners may vote May 29 on first step
Clark County commissioners are scheduled to decide next week if they will begin the process of crafting a home rule charter for county government.
Developer buys another downtown Vancouver building
Hurley Development new owner of former Pacific Tower; firm has targeted city's urban corridor
Another downtown Vancouver building has sold to Hurley Development, a local company in its fifth year of snapping up real estate in this city's only urban corridor.
Man arrested on suspicion of raping 5-year-old relative
Detectives with the Children's Justice Center arrested a Vancouver man Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of raping a 5-year-old relative.
Battle Ground schools evacuated for suspicious metal device
A suspicious metallic object left in a staff bathroom at Tukes Valley Middle School prompted an evacuation of the middle and primary school this morning.
UPDATE: Herrera Beutler sends legislative message to Coast Guard on CRC
Congresswoman's provision advises agency to consider project's economic impacts
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler moved legislation on Wednesday cautioning the U.S. Coast Guard to think twice about granting a permit for a new Columbia River bridge if it restricts river traffic.
Credit union robber sentenced to nearly four years
Trio used taxi as a getaway car
A 22-year-old Vancouver man who, along with two accomplices, used a taxi as a getaway car was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for the April 11 robbery of the Salmon Creek branch of iQ Credit Union.
Federal judge sanctions TriMet for hiding evidence in fatal bus crash case
A federal judge has chastised TriMet for failing to release scores of internal emails, memos and other documents to attorneys in a lawsuit on behalf of two pedestrians struck and killed by a bus in 2010.
B.G. man wrecks newly purchased Corvette
Power knocked out for 2,000 Clackamas customers
A Battle Ground man wrecked his newly purchased sports car Tuesday night, and then had to sit in the wreckage for an hour until downed power lines could be made safe.
Study finds promise in energy storage concept
Northwest's geology holds great potential
The Northwest's geology holds the potential to offer a cavernous storage bank for excess energy on the regional power grid, according to a broad study released this week.
Injured veterans find multiple benefits from paddling on dragon boat teams
Nonprofit group hosts races Sunday at Vancouver Lake
From the shore along Vancouver Lake, you can see ospreys slice through the sky, then suddenly wheel around and plunge toward a target in the water.
Correction: Joseph Reilly
Joseph Reilly: A neurosurgeon told Dr. George Dulabon and Reilly's mother, Terrina Vough, that he wanted to take Reilly off a ventilator when Reilly first went to the intensive care unit due to the severity of his injuries. Dulabon did not make the suggestion. The information was attributed to Dulabon in a story on page A1 on May 11.
Fort to host Children’s Cultural Parade event
An estimated 1,500 from Vancouver and Evergreen public schools third-graders will participate in the 11th annual Children’s Cultural Parade at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site at 10 a.m. May 31.
Local pianist opens for Dalai Lama
Hazel Dell — How do you warm up a crowd that came to hear the Dalai Lama? Melinda Dishaw of Hazel Dell went for light classical melodies and spiritual Beatles tunes like "Here Comes the Sun," "The Long and Winding Road" and "Imagine."
Walkers, runners raise $58,000 for animal rescue
Esther Short — Supporters of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington raised $58,000 during the annual Walk/Run for the Animals on May 4.
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