Patty Hastings

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Hazel Dell Parade of Bands - striding like a superhero

At Saturday's 49th annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands, 120 entries and 23 middle- and high school bands paraded down Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue and up Northeast Highway 99.

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Floral fish nearly fills Washington border

Welcoming steelhead is a new challenge for volunteer gardening organization

Motorists, particularly those who fish, may do a double-take as they drive north through Vancouver on Interstate 5. Volunteer gardeners planted a large steelhead trout Saturday morning in the "Welcome to Washington" sign, and it looks to be the state's biggest catch yet.

Pickup runs red light on Highway 503, causes three-car collision

A driver from Amboy ran a red light Friday night on Highway 503 in Battle Ground, causing a three-car collision, officials said.

Fire, water damage Vancouver home

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

UPDATE: SWAT arrests three local men on suspicion of felony assault

SWAT team members arrested three Clark County men on suspicion of second-degree felony assault and racially motivated malicious harassment in connection with a disturbance at a Vancouver bar.

Pedestrian hit by tractor-trailer in critical condition

The pedestrian struck by a tractor-trailer in downtown Vancouver on Monday was listed in critical condition at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Thursday afternoon.

Fire destroys camper trailer in Ridgefield

A camper trailer was destroyed Tuesday evening in Ridgefield by fire that threatened a neighboring shop and another trailer.

Car fire near I-5 Bridge clogs southbound traffic

A car fire reported on Interstate 5 southbound, just north of the bridge, clogged traffic.

Wells Fargo robbery suspect arrested

A man suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo branch inside the Mill Plain Safeway was arrested early Friday at a Motel 6 in Clackamas, Ore.

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Tree blows over, interrupts woman's commute

Tyffany Mitchell noticed a tree swaying as she drove home from work Monday on Fruit Valley Road. The tree snapped and started to fall, so Mitchell slammed on her brakes. Branches landed on her 1999 Mitsubishi Galant and bent the car's frame, shattered the passenger-side back window and punctured the oil pan. Oil oozed around her car.

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