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Key Interstate 5 Bridge document delayed again, but replacement work could still start in 2026

April 5, 2024, 5:25pm Clark County News

The release of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement, a critical milestone for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, has been delayed from this spring to sometime later this year. Read story

Vancouver-based Albina Asphalt fined $27K for improper waste disposal

April 5, 2024, 2:20pm Business

Vancouver-based asphalt manufacturer and distributor Albina Asphalt was fined $27,000 Thursday by the Washington Department of Ecology for not properly managing dangerous waste, including liquid asphalt, diesel and polycyclic aromatic… Read story

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Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, announced Friday she will not seek re-election to the state Senate.

Republican Sen. Ann Rivers will not seek another term in state Senate

Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, announced Friday she will not seek re-election to the state Senate.

April 5, 2024, 12:18pm Clark County News Updated 8 hours ago

Republican State Sen. Ann Rivers announced Friday she will not seek reelection to the state Senate. Read story

Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

Medical examiner IDs 42-year-old Vancouver man killed with bow and arrow

Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

April 5, 2024, 12:06pm Clark County News Updated 9 hours ago

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 42-year-old Vancouver man as the person fatally shot Tuesday with a bow and arrow in the Minnehaha area. Read story

Vancouver Mall.

Police make arrest in Vancouver Mall gun threat

Vancouver Mall.

April 5, 2024, 12:04pm Clark County News Updated 9 hours ago

Police arrested a man Friday morning who they say pointed a gun at a parent trying to break up a March 22 fight between teenagers at the Vancouver Mall. Read story

Hannah Matson 4, from Brush Prairie gets a face full of lilac at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens on May 6, 2007.

Lilac Days returns to Woodland April 20

Hannah Matson 4, from Brush Prairie gets a face full of lilac at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens on May 6, 2007.

April 5, 2024, 7:31am Clark County News

Enjoy the 23 days of blooming lilacs leading up to Mother’s Day at Woodland’s Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. Read story

Sunny Rae Hanna, operations manager for the RePurpose Center, helps to position a truck full of furniture ready to be dropped off at the NW Furniture Bank on Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver on March 27.

Unwanted stuff given sense of RePurpose at Vancouver center

Sunny Rae Hanna, operations manager for the RePurpose Center, helps to position a truck full of furniture ready to be dropped off at the NW Furniture Bank on Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver on March 27.

April 5, 2024, 6:08am Business Updated 19 hours ago

The RePurpose Center’s Sunny Rae Hanna waved her hand over a cluster of tiny bicycles sitting in a small warehouse and smiled. Read story

Calls for artists: Open studios, Curio art show, photography contest

April 5, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Free

Artists sought for Open Studios Tour Read story

The city of Vancouver is considering a ban on fireworks. Now, Camas is poised to vote on further restricting fireworks sales days and discharge times.

Camas officials debate changing rules on discharge of fireworks

The city of Vancouver is considering a ban on fireworks. Now, Camas is poised to vote on further restricting fireworks sales days and discharge times.

April 5, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Camas officials this week resumed a yearslong debate over how the city should tackle the sale and discharge of personal fireworks. Read story

Vancouver police Patrol Sgt. Zachary Ripp, center, works with colleagues while responding to a call of a dead person at a homeless encampment Thursday afternoon near Hazel Dell. Five officers responded to the call, which combined with another call at the same time, tied up all the officers working on the west side of the city.

Vancouver police stretched thin as officers pulled off patrol to respond to growing number of calls

Vancouver police Patrol Sgt. Zachary Ripp, center, works with colleagues while responding to a call of a dead person at a homeless encampment Thursday afternoon near Hazel Dell. Five officers responded to the call, which combined with another call at the same time, tied up all the officers working on the west side of the city.

April 5, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 13 hours ago

At about noon Thursday, Vancouver police received a call about a dead person in a homeless encampment between Highway 99 and Interstate 5 near Hazel Dell. Five officers responded to investigate the circumstances of the person’s death, take photographs of the scene and coordinate the medical examiner’s response. Read story