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After a three-day search for two missing Oregon men, the Skamania County search and rescue team returned to base to find thousands of dollars of equipment were stolen. Thieves cut a hole in a fence and ransacked the shed used to store specialized gear.

Expensive gear stolen from Skamania search and rescue as team searched for two Oregon men later found dead

After a three-day search for two missing Oregon men, the Skamania County search and rescue team returned to base to find thousands of dollars of equipment were stolen. Thieves cut a hole in a fence and ransacked the shed used to store specialized gear.

December 30, 2024, 1:00pm Clark County News

Skamania County’s search and rescue team was hit by thieves over the weekend, just as the team was ending its search for two Oregon men who disappeared in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest while on a Sasquatch hunt. Read story

Karen Watkins, left, co-owner of Main Street Trader in Vancouver's Uptown Village, chats with customer Bobbi Moffatt on Friday morning. The store is closing its doors in late January.

A staple in Uptown Village, Main Street Trader, will close shop in late January

Karen Watkins, left, co-owner of Main Street Trader in Vancouver's Uptown Village, chats with customer Bobbi Moffatt on Friday morning. The store is closing its doors in late January.

December 30, 2024, 12:16pm Business

After 43 years in Vancouver’s Uptown Village, a family-owned all-wood furniture store is closing Jan. 26. Read story

Christopher Drone, fire marshal for Clark County Fire District 3, left, Christine Hayes, Battle Ground prosecuting attorney, and Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, listen to the students’ presentations on the U.S. Constitution in their fifth-grade class at Tukes Valley Middle School in 2019.

Ferguson and GOP leaders see value in eliminating WA’s elected schools chief

Christopher Drone, fire marshal for Clark County Fire District 3, left, Christine Hayes, Battle Ground prosecuting attorney, and Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, listen to the students’ presentations on the U.S. Constitution in their fifth-grade class at Tukes Valley Middle School in 2019.

December 30, 2024, 7:31am Editor's Choice

As Democratic Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson looks to transform the delivery of public education in Washington by appointing rather than electing an overseer of the system, his strongest allies may be Republicans. Read story

Work continues on Lincoln Place II, right, with Lincoln Place next door. Lincoln Place II will provide housing to people coming out of chronic homelessness and for those who have complex physical and behavioral health conditions. The expected completion date is October.

10 Clark County housing projects break ground or open doors in 2024

Work continues on Lincoln Place II, right, with Lincoln Place next door. Lincoln Place II will provide housing to people coming out of chronic homelessness and for those who have complex physical and behavioral health conditions. The expected completion date is October.

December 30, 2024, 6:10am Business

Local agencies and nonprofit organizations completed new affordable housing buildings across Vancouver in 2024 with the hope of addressing the housing crisis. Read story

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Pedestrian struck and killed by car on Highway 500 in Proebstel

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December 28, 2024, 12:02pm Clark County News

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on state Highway 500 near Proebstel on Friday, the Washington State Patrol reported. Read story

In a photo provided by the Vancouver Fire Department shows downed powerlines over the property at 616 Ash St. in Vancouver on Friday, Dec.

Downed powerline in Vancouver sends resident to hospital in critical condition, injures three firefighters

In a photo provided by the Vancouver Fire Department shows downed powerlines over the property at 616 Ash St. in Vancouver on Friday, Dec.

December 28, 2024, 12:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver resident was hospitalized in critical condition and three firefighters received electrical shocks after a powerline fell on a house Friday near Edgewood Park. Read story

Workers take an electric street sweeper past a shared fuel station on a test run at the city of Vancouver Public Works office March 7, 2023.

Cost of EV street sweepers proves a challenge for city of Vancouver

Workers take an electric street sweeper past a shared fuel station on a test run at the city of Vancouver Public Works office March 7, 2023.

December 28, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Nearly two years after the city of Vancouver began looking for an all-electric street sweeper to replace its existing fleet of diesel-powered sweepers, the city has yet to make a purchase. Read story

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Sexual misconduct case against Hudson’s Bay High School teacher dropped due to statute of limitations expiring

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December 27, 2024, 4:24pm Clark County News

Citing the statute of limitations, prosecutors Thursday dropped the sexual misconduct case against a Hudson’s Bay High School English teacher who was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old female student at school in 2013. Read story

A thief stole a vehicle and car on Christmas Day in Camas.

Car thief hits Camas on Christmas, uses stolen car to prowl other vehicles, say police

A thief stole a vehicle and car on Christmas Day in Camas.

December 26, 2024, 12:46pm Clark County News

Precisely when many families were opening presents and celebrating Christmas, a car thief stole a vehicle in a Camas neighborhood, then used that car to drive around and prowl other vehicles, according to Camas police. Police are seeking the public’s help to catch the thief, who was caught on surveillance… Read story

Jesse T. Shehan appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on an allegation of vehicular homicide. He’s accused of hitting two people with his car as they helped him park, killing one, on Sunday in Washougal.

85-year-old Washougal man faces vehicular homicide after hitting 2 people, killing 1 at Big Foot tavern

Jesse T. Shehan appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on an allegation of vehicular homicide. He’s accused of hitting two people with his car as they helped him park, killing one, on Sunday in Washougal.

December 26, 2024, 12:11pm Clark County News

An 85-year-old man is accused of hitting two people with his car on Sunday in Washougal as they were helping him to park, killing one. Read story