North County
UPDATE: Collective marijuana gardens still hazy in Woodland
City council split on whether to let temporary moratorium sunset
The Woodland City Council is split on whether to sunset a temporary moratorium on collective marijuana gardens to allow them within specifically zoned areas of the city.
Clark County salutes Flag Day
Yacolt mayor Carothers bests tie-contest veterans to take home prize for best patriotic neckwear
After the county's smallest town made the biggest star-spangled statement, the trophy for the mayors' tie competition will spend a year in Yacolt.
Man accused of raping Vancouver woman in Woodland hotel
Prosecutors have charged a Woodland man with raping a 28-year-old woman at a local motel earlier this month.
Yacolt man meets driver he saved
Meeting Ketsy Roeder was much more nerve-wracking than pulling her out of a flaming Toyota Camry on Interstate 84, Bob Robeck said. When the 44-year-old Yacolt resident went to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland to meet the woman he helped save, he found himself shaking.
Fire ruins workshop at residence in Sara area
Embers from a burn pile are being blamed for causing a shop fire in the Sara area Monday evening.
Off Beat: Emergency calls at fire station fail to alarm food bank staff
The Lewis River Mobile Food Bank has enlisted lots of partners in its mission to feed hungry people in north Clark County.
Old-School Logging at Pomeroy Living History Farm
This is the last year the Pomeroy Living History Farm will put on the logging shows with methods used in the 1920s. The event was put on by volunteers devoted to keeping alive the logging heritage. The farm is on Lucia Falls Road, south of Yacolt.
Fargher Lake man hopes to be a lawn-chair balloonist
If all goes well, he'll ascend to 11,000 feet on June 21
Joe Barbera and his team will launch a cluster of three weather balloons and a modest payload Sunday morning from a field next to his house.
County leads renewed fight against proposed casino
New lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court challenges decision to give land to Cowlitz Tribe
Alleged "sleeping" escapee appears in court
Man reportedly fled during arrest in La Center, was later found asleep in stranger's home
Shane S. Chandra, 18, of Vancouver faces escape and trespass charges for eluding officers and sleeping at strangers' homes in La Center.
UPDATE: Escaped arrestee found sleeping in home south of La Center
He fled as deputy was putting handcuffs on him
A man who eluded police mid-arrest Wednesday morning, fleeing with one wrist handcuffed, was caught sleeping in someone’s home south of La Center hours after police suspended a six-hour search.
Family of boaters rescued from East Fork Lewis River
A family of five was rescued Saturday after their raft ran into trouble on the East Fork Lewis River, according to Clark County Fire & Rescue.
Woodland school district offers free summer meals
Woodland Public Schools has announced its sponsorship of the Simplified Summer Food Program for Children, which ensures that students in low-income areas receive meals during the summer.
Weather accelerates strawberry-picking season, local growers say
It wouldn't be a good idea to procrastinate this year on buying local strawberries for jam or preserves.
Three teens hurt when SUV overturns near Yacolt
Three teenagers were injured — one suffered a broken back — after the SUV in which they were riding went off a road near Yacolt late Friday night and overturned, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
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