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Clark County News

Winter power usage hit 23-year high, Clark Public Utilities says

June 6, 2023, 6:07am Business

As summer starts to set in, folks begin relying more and more on their air conditioners. But just a few months ago, those same folks were relying on their heaters.… Read story

New I-5 bridge would ‘unlock workforce potential’, says Port of Vancouver economic development director

June 6, 2023, 6:02am Business

You might say that Vancouver’s biggest export is labor. Although it borders on cliché, there is a grain of truth to it. Read story

2/19/03 - Photo by Dave Olson - The Red Lion Hotel at the Quay as seen from the Interstate Bridge.

Crossing the Columbia River a constant in a developing Vancouver

2/19/03 - Photo by Dave Olson - The Red Lion Hotel at the Quay as seen from the Interstate Bridge.

June 6, 2023, 6:02am Business

When Vancouver’s city manager began his career in Clark County in the ’90s, Portland’s bedroom community to the north was perhaps best known for its strip malls, downtown cardrooms and the abandoned Lucky Lager brewery building — aptly located across from the beer can-shaped Smith Tower. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Highs return to 70s after a few hot days this week

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

June 6, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

We are back in the hot seat today and Wednesday with a pair of 90-degree highs in the forecast. Of course, it could be plus or minus a couple of degrees but 90 or higher is in the hot category for us. It will be short-lived as a large area… Read story

A vegetation fire smolders in the distance as crews work at the scene of a fire on Northeast 58th Way that destroyed a shop building and threatened a nearby duplex neighborhood.

Warm, dry, windy weather fans dangerous brush fires in Vancouver area

A vegetation fire smolders in the distance as crews work at the scene of a fire on Northeast 58th Way that destroyed a shop building and threatened a nearby duplex neighborhood.

June 5, 2023, 6:00pm Clark County News

Warm, dry and windy conditions fanned several vegetation fires on Monday afternoon, including two that prompted evacuation warnings in two Vancouver area neighborhoods. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

Vancouver man claims self-defense in beating death at motel

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

June 5, 2023, 5:52pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is claiming self-defense in the January beating death of another man in a local motel, his defense attorney said Monday during opening statements in his murder trial. Read story

An 18-year-old man was killed Sunday night when the car he was riding in crashed into a tree on  Southeast Columbia Way. The driver, a 21-year-old man, was ejected from the car and taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Speed, alcohol suspected in Vancouver crash that killed 18-year-old man

An 18-year-old man was killed Sunday night when the car he was riding in crashed into a tree on  Southeast Columbia Way. The driver, a 21-year-old man, was ejected from the car and taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

June 5, 2023, 1:55pm Clark County News

An 18-year-old man was killed Sunday night when the car he was riding in crashed into a tree at high speed on Southeast Columbia Way. Read story

Crime scene tents mark where shell casings lie as Vancouver Police officers stand in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting.

Man fatally shot by police at Vancouver shopping center identified

Crime scene tents mark where shell casings lie as Vancouver Police officers stand in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting.

June 5, 2023, 1:51pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 43-year-old Vancouver man as the person fatally shot by police May 30 in a central Vancouver shopping center parking lot. Read story

A shattered front door of a Hazel Dell car dealership after Clark County sheriff's deputies say a Vancouver man broke in Saturday night and stole keys. The man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary.

Vancouver man arrested after allegedly breaking into dealership, stealing keys, says sheriff

A shattered front door of a Hazel Dell car dealership after Clark County sheriff's deputies say a Vancouver man broke in Saturday night and stole keys. The man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary.

June 5, 2023, 11:08am Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Vancouver man Saturday night after he allegedly broke into a car dealership in Hazel Dell and stole multiple sets of keys. Read story

Orange construction barriers surround the future site of a Costco north of Pioneer Street on Friday in Ridgefield.

Ridgefield Costco construction work set to begin

Orange construction barriers surround the future site of a Costco north of Pioneer Street on Friday in Ridgefield.

June 5, 2023, 6:10am Business

When Costco announced last July it planned to open a new 160,000-square-foot warehouse store near Pioneer Street and Interstate 5 in Ridgefield, the news generated a lot of excitement. But little has changed at the building site since that announcement. Read story