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An Evergreen Public Schools substitute teacher accused of molesting a physically disabled female student at a school was arraigned Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court.
Mark A. Lugliani, 59, of Battle Ground has been charged with third-degree child molestation.
Evergreen Public Schools last week announced the hiring and assignment changes of new administrators for next school year.
Daniel Orrantia will replace Covington Middle School principal Charbonneau Gourde, who left the district. Orrantia was an associate principal at Heritage High School.
Justin Tanner will move from dean of students at Heritage High School to associate principal, filling the slot vacated by Orrantia. Leah Torres was promoted from associate principal to principal at Columbia Valley Elementary School, replacing retiring principal James Fernandez.
An Oregon committee is just weeks away from completing its recommendation for tolling on Interstate 5, and the Vancouver City Council has offered up its suggestions on the proposal.
The Vancouver City Council sent a five-point policy framework to the Oregon Department of Transportation and Value Pricing Manager Judith Gray for review.
Cellphone coverage will likely become more reliable around Vancouver over the next couple of years.
The city of Vancouver recently approved, and Clark Public Utilities is drafting agreements with telecommunications companies, an increase in the number of antennas within the city. The agreements allow the companies, including Sprint, Verizon Wireless and AT&T, to install cellular equipment in the public right of way, typically on a power pole, a street light or traffic signal pole or, if necessary, a street light-sized pole built specifically for the cellular infrastructure.
An 18-year-old Battle Ground driver was arrested Sunday evening on suspicion of vehicular assault and felony hit-and-run driving after a multiple car collision on Highway 14 at the Columbia Shores exit one mile east of downtown Vancouver.
The Washington State Patrol identified the suspect as David A. Fabyanchuk, 18. He was reported to be in custody at the Clark County Jail on Monday morning.
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