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A small memorial is seen Thursday afternoon along Wooding Road in Washougal. Authorities found two bodies, believed to be those of Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and her daughter, Layla Stewart, in a brushy area farther down the road Wednesday.

Questions over lack of GPS monitoring after bodies of Vancouver mom, daughter found

A small memorial is seen Thursday afternoon along Wooding Road in Washougal. Authorities found two bodies, believed to be those of Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and her daughter, Layla Stewart, in a brushy area farther down the road Wednesday.

March 23, 2023, 8:15pm Clark County News

Many questions remain as the police investigation continues into the deaths of 27-year-old Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart. Read story

Law enforcement officials work at the scene along Wooding Road east of Washougal on Wednesday afternoon, March 22, 2023. Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a brushy area farther down Wooding Road.

Police: Bodies of missing mother, daughter found near Washougalvideo icon

Law enforcement officials work at the scene along Wooding Road east of Washougal on Wednesday afternoon, March 22, 2023. Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a brushy area farther down Wooding Road.

March 22, 2023, 6:00pm Clark County News

Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a rural area east of Washougal, police announced Wednesday.  Read story

Xavier Lopez of Miracle Man Movers carries a piece of furniture for a customer moving from Washougal to Vancouver. The company moves people all over the region but has helped more clients make the journey from Oregon to Washington than the other direction.

Oregonians moving to Clark County in droves; experts cite income tax

Xavier Lopez of Miracle Man Movers carries a piece of furniture for a customer moving from Washougal to Vancouver. The company moves people all over the region but has helped more clients make the journey from Oregon to Washington than the other direction.

March 21, 2023, 6:02am Business

If death and taxes are life certainties, surely moving must be a near-certainty. People move for jobs, better homes, convenience, health reasons, better schools, smaller homes — and the list goes on and on. Read story

The price of inflation in Clark County

March 19, 2023, 6:05am Business

Rent. Food. Utilities. Education. Just about everything is getting more expensive in Clark County. Read story

Mattie English uses a small pump sprayer to soak a kitten with lime-sulfur treatment at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in December.

Wrangling ringworm saves kittens at Humane Society for Southwest Washington

Mattie English uses a small pump sprayer to soak a kitten with lime-sulfur treatment at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in December.

March 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Health

The kittens up for adoption at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington are cute — pouncing on toys and chirping for attention. Read story

PepsiCo Inc. is acquiring Ridgefield's Corwin Beverage Co., photographed here in 2021. Cans of soda are pictured nearby as loader Keith Bunn prepares empty containers for beverage refills.

Corwin Beverage Co. leaving beverage distribution business, sells nonalcohol division to PepsiCo

PepsiCo Inc. is acquiring Ridgefield's Corwin Beverage Co., photographed here in 2021. Cans of soda are pictured nearby as loader Keith Bunn prepares empty containers for beverage refills.

March 16, 2023, 5:09pm Business

Ridgefield’s Corwin Beverage Co. is getting out of what it calls the “highly competitive beverage distribution business,” selling its nonalcohol division to food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc., the company announced Thursday. Read story

Nicholas Martinell-Sterling, 28, of Vancouver appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, drive-by shooting and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. A judge ordered he be held without bail, and he is scheduled to be arraigned March 30.

Suspect in fatal shooting outside Vancouver Safeway held without bail, had 13 prior warrants

Nicholas Martinell-Sterling, 28, of Vancouver appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, drive-by shooting and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. A judge ordered he be held without bail, and he is scheduled to be arraigned March 30.

March 16, 2023, 3:31pm Clark County News

A judge ordered a Vancouver man be held without bail Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday outside a Safeway on Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story

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Interstate bridge crash snarls I-5 South traffic for miles

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March 15, 2023, 10:00am Clark County News

Wednesday morning saw nothing but taillights for miles on Interstate 5 South through Vancouver. And as the sun rose traffic was stop and go on Interstate 205 South from Salmon Creek to the bridge.  Read story

Vancouver Mayor Pro Tem Ty Stober called for the IBR to study a tunnel in response to the Coast Guard and federal government requesting the program study a drawbridge.

Stober: Study tunnel for Interstate Bridge Replacement Program

Vancouver Mayor Pro Tem Ty Stober called for the IBR to study a tunnel in response to the Coast Guard and federal government requesting the program study a drawbridge.

March 13, 2023, 5:32pm Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Pro Tem Ty Stober called for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to conduct a new study of a tunnel after the Coast Guard and the federal government requested that program officials study a drawbridge in addition to a fixed-span crossing. Read story

Donuts receive a sprinkle of powdered sugar before leaving the kitchen at Cecilia.

Amaro’s Table owners set to debut Vancouver breakfast spot

Donuts receive a sprinkle of powdered sugar before leaving the kitchen at Cecilia.

March 12, 2023, 6:00am Business

The owners of Amaro’s Table are opening a breakfast restaurant, called Cecilia, at the former Lapellah and Saap space in Vancouver on March 20. Read story