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Here are some of the stories that grabbed our readers’ attention this week.
A woman was killed after her boat rammed into one of the pylons under the Interstate 205 Bridge Monday night.
Firefighters and officers blocked the highway over the bridge as fire and police boats headed to the crash, following a report of a collision on the water around 8:15 p.m. near the Washington shore.
Although information was scarce, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Lt. Chad Gaidos said the boat, which reportedly was traveling at a good clip, struck a pylon.
A two-story shop located at an Orchards residence that county officials have for years called a nuisance property was destroyed in an early morning fire.
Firefighters were called to 6114 N.E. 112th Ave., across the street from Covington Middle School, at about 3:15 a.m. Thursday for a report of a blaze.
Arriving crews found flames coming through the roof, Vancouver Fire Department spokesman Joe Spatz said.
Washougal will have a new mayor in November.
Mayor Sean Guard withdrew his name from the election on Monday, along with Trianna Reed, leaving current City Councilor Dan Coursey and former councilor Molly Coston as the two candidates in the race.
The withdrawal comes a week after screenshots of allegedly inappropriate conversations Guard had with local residents spread on social media. The Washougal Police Department confirmed that there is an open investigation involving Guard.
A Vancouver man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday night after driving off the road north of Battle Ground.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said the rider, a 54-year-old man, was heading west on Rock Creek Road toward its intersection with state Highway 503, or Lewisville Highway, around 9 p.m.
You’re gazing continuously at one object, yet the view never gets old.
That’s one reason why Mike Barratt is hoping to return to space. He wants to see Earth from one of the best vantage points a person could have.
“It’s the thing everybody wants to go back and repeat: looking out the window at our home planet. You never get tired of it,” said Barratt, who was aboard the International Space Station in 2009 and 2011.
