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Alleged kidnapping followed pot theft
A Yacolt man appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of kidnapping a man Saturday near Orchards Park in a ploy to recover some stolen marijuana.
Woman sentenced in advance-fee scheme
A California woman who bilked a Vancouver technology start-up business owner and his lender out of $2 million in an advance-fee scheme was sentenced Monday in federal court in Portland to 41 months in prison.
Police arrest man after prowling reported
Vancouver police arrested a Vancouver man whom police suspected of prowling in the Central Park area Sunday night.
Camas man’s anger leads to fight, then jail
A disgruntled Camas man confronted a city employee with a gun Monday evening, after the employee left him a note for violating a city code.
UPDATE: Police detonate pipe bomb found in Hazel Dell park
Bomb technicians detonated and disassembled a pipe bomb found in a Hazel Dell park Monday evening.
UPDATE: Vancouver man dies a week after crash near Clark College
A Vancouver man died Thursday from injuries he suffered in a June 6 motorcycle accident.
Vancouver wants to keep C-Tran power
City says influence should be in line with share of riders
A proposal to have the city of Vancouver give up one seat on the C-Tran Board of Directors does not sit well with the Vancouver City Council, which, as Mayor Tim Leavitt said Monday, has no intention to cede any of its authority.
Clark College graduate knows how to get return on education
Camas man has upgraded skills twice through college
Ken Hill knows how to turn adversity into an opportunity. In the recession-riddled economy, his skill at returning to college to learn new skills has served him well.
PeaceHealth, Regence sign new two-year contract
Agreement ensures Regence members can continue to receive care at hospital
PeaceHealth and Regence have reached an agreement on a new two-year contract.
Fresh success: $5 match helps low-income shoppers at farmers markets
Grant-funded bonus of a $5 match helps low-income shoppers make the most of a stop at a local farmers market
A program designed to help stretch the value of food stamps at farmers markets is up and running again this year after a successful 2012 launch.
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed back home to Oregon
HELENA, Mont. — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
Driver arrested in death of soccer-ball dribbler
SALEM, Ore, — The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested.
Rebuilding Arc will host anniversary open house
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Seattle woman trying to 'live on light' instead of food ends experiment
After dropping about 20 percent of her body weight, Naveena Shine, the 65-year-old Eastside woman who got worldwide publicity for trying to just live on light and no food, is calling it quits with her grand experiment.
Columbia River dredging expected to begin July 1
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers next month will begin dredging at the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., part of annual maintenance work that's expected to continue through this fall.
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