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Cowlitz Jail inmate dies at Vancouver hospital

LONGVIEW — An inmate who collapsed at the Cowlitz County Jail died Thursday at a Vancouver hospital.

33 years later, volcano brings world travelers

Many Mount St. Helens visitors and researchers are from other countries

When visitors flock to Mount St. Helens on Saturday, it's a good bet that plenty of them won't be speaking English as their first language.

Campaign starts to teach hands-only CPR to thousands (with video)

Call 911. Push hard and push fast.

Crestline kindergartners get a preview of Dozer Day (with video)

A caravan of Evergreen Public Schools buses lurched to a stop in the Cemex/Fisher Quarry in east Vancouver. When the doors opened, four classes of Crestline Elementary School kindergartners tumbled out, ready for the sneak preview of Dozer Day.

3 Vancouver residents plead guilty to iQ Credit Union robbery

Two Vancouver men and a woman have pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to a variety of crimes related to the April 11 robbery of the Salmon Creek iQ Credit Union.

Vancouver man pleads guilty to selling air bag knockoffs

Vitaliy Yaremkiv, 25, of Vancouver pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to conspiracy to traffick counterfeit goods. He sold counterfeit airbags online to mostly independent garages.

UPDATE: On a whim, Turlay runs against Mayor Leavitt

After months of rumors about who might run against Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, a last-minute challenger came as a surprise Friday afternoon — even to himself.

Suspects in Quarter Deck tavern hate crime appear in court

Robert A. Luyster, 31, his brother, Brent. W. Luyster, 32, and Donald H. McElfish, 62, appeared today in Clark County Superior Court on accusations of a hate crime against black patrons and their friends March 18 at Vancouver's QuarterDeck Bar.

Two Vancouver men accused of rape

Bail set at $250,000, half of what prosecutor asked

Sergio J. Leon, 21, and Aaron B. Davey, 24, both of Vancouver, are accused of unlawfully imprisoning and raping a woman on Thursday.

Dozer Day a family affair

Event organizer’s children provide ideas, assistance for kids event with construction equipment

Ranee Nutter relies on some expert help as she plans the kids construction playground that is Dozer Day. Each year, her two children — Jerry, 16, and Sammi, 13 — help her create new attractions at the two-day event, she said.

Fire, water damage Vancouver home

A Vancouver home was damaged Friday afternoon after fire sparked in a wall behind the laundry room.

Local lottery players look to cash in

By Friday morning, the Powerball jackpot had climbed to an estimated $600 million - the largest prize in the game's history, and the second-largest lottery jackpot ever.