Craig Brown is metro editor at The Columbian.
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Two-alarm fire damages landmark restaurant
Blaze at Who Song & Larry's caused by electrical malfunction
A two-alarm fire caused significant damage to a landmark restaurant along the Columbia River waterfront Monday.
Kids dig Dozer Day
Rain fails to dampen spirits at annual fundraiser that puts youngsters at the controls of big machines
Derek Fechtner says he might want to be a firefighter when he grows up. Or maybe the 6-year-old Woodland boy will become a bulldozer driver. Or maybe he'll be an ambulance paramedic.
Climbers beware: Mount St. Helens avalanche danger high
Heavy snowpack, warm weather prompts warning
Forest Service officials are warning climbers that the avalanche danger at Mount St. Helens is very high.
Teen hurt when car overturns on I-5
Emergency responders were dispatched to northbound Interstate 5 shortly after 1 p.m. today after a rollover accident.
Oregon sheriff's sergeant who lives in Vancouver arrested
He's suspected of domestic violence
A Clackamas County sheriff’s patrol sergeant who lives in Vancouver has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.
3 Battle Ground residents held in Woodland burglaries
Baby with the group turned over to great-grandmother
Three Battle Ground residents have been arrested on suspicion of a series of residential burglaries after alert neighbors called the police Wednesday evening.
Heisson fire disrupts electrical service
Clark PUD reports as many as 600 without power
A fire reported in the Heisson neighborhood northeast of Battle Ground knocked out power to the area Friday morning.
Fire reported at Hazel Dell home
Flames, smoke pour from home
Flames and heavy smoke poured from a Hazel Dell home Friday evening.
Police investigate incident at apartments
Vancouver police are at an apartment house at 8701 E. Mill Plain after a report of a possible intruder.
Police arrest suspect in liquor store robbery
A man who implied he was armed with a handgun robbed the state liquor store in east Vancouver Monday evening.
