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Michael McGlothlin, 35, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault. He is accused of trying to grab a girl he said he mistook for his daughter, while she was playing at a central Vancouver park.

Court documents: Central Vancouver ‘attempted abduction’ may be case of mistaken identity

A judge set bail at $20,000 Wednesday for a man accused of trying to grab an 11-year-old girl from a central Vancouver playground in what appears to be a case…
Courts & Crime
Virginia David, a volunteer from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, harvests onions at the Heritage Farm. The onions will go to the Clark County Food Bank.

Clark County Council action protects 78th Street Heritage Farm from being sold for development

The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved a conservation covenant for the 78th Street Heritage Farm and the adjoining Hazel Dell Community Park so the land can’t be sold for…
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Oscar Martinez Serna Jr., 19, of Vancouver, center, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for a charge of hit-and-run resulting in death. He&rsquo;s accused of striking a pedestrian in March who was crossing Fourth Plain Boulevard outside of a crosswalk and leaving the scene after he said he couldn&rsquo;t locate any victim.

Vancouver man accused in fatal hit-run on Fourth Plain Boulevard appears in court

A 19-year-old Vancouver man is accused in a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian who was reportedly crossing Fourth Plain Boulevard outside of a crosswalk after dark. The driver allegedly told…
Courts & Crime
Clark County is home to 25 different populations &mdash; seven in the North Fork Lewis River, five in the East Fork Lewis River, four in Salmon Creek, five in the Washougal River and four in the lower Columbia Gorge tributaries.

News is good and bad for Southwest Washington fish populations

A new report from the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board shows some endangered fish populations in Southwest Washington are recovering while others continue to struggle.
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Crews put the finishing touches on the new eight-story parking garage Tuesday morning at The Waterfront Vancouver. The facility, scheduled to open Monday on the corner of Columbia Way and Grant Street, will increase parking capacity in the area by 50 percent, or 350 additional spaces.

New eight-story parking garage at The Waterfront Vancouver opens Monday

Beginning Monday, visitors at The Waterfront Vancouver can park in a new eight-story parking center. Existing surface lots at the waterfront will give way to…

Business

An electric vehicle charges at the electric charging station at Clark Public Utilities in April. Several consumers say they have had trouble redeeming the state&rsquo;s new EV rebate.

Washington’s EV rebate program not working as advertised, prospective Clark County car buyers say

Looking to cash in on the state’s new instant rebate program for electric vehicles? Several Clark County consumers say they have had trouble getting the…

Northwest

The Retreat Fire, Washington’s largest active blaze, was at 45,600 acres and increased containment 5% from Saturday to Monday and is now 85% contained.

Wildfire season shows no signs of slowing in Washington with new fires almost daily

At 2 p.m. Sunday a 35-acre blaze started on Overen Road outside of Quincy. The fire was quickly contained two hours after it started with…

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Sports

Joe Callerame of Seton Catholic goes through drills on the first day of football practice at Seton High School on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

First day of football practice felt a little bit odd at Seton Catholic

High school football teams open fall practices on same day school started at Seton

Politics

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear at the Fiserv Forum during a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

Tim Walz and Bill Clinton headline the Democrats’ third day, focusing on a ‘fight for our freedoms’

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton are headlining the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris,…

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Dallas, who weighed in at 26.5 pounds on Thursday, lives at Lutz Hardware in Camas. He can often be found hiding behind the candy counter.

Purr-fect proprietors: Cats leave their paw prints on several Clark County businesses

Clark County business owners have found employees everyone loves who will work for treats and pets. The only downside is they shed.

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Health

Participants ascend a climbing wall at Reach Climbing and Fitness in Bridgeport, Pa., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Looking for an activity that’s social and will give you a workout? Give sport climbing a try

Watching climbing at the Paris Olympics makes it seem as if it’s a sport that would be completely out of the question for a weekend…

Life

A supermoon is seen over San Francisco from Marin Headlands in Sausalito, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

August’s supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles

Monday’s supermoon is the first of four this year.

Nation / World

FILE - Fannie Lou Hamer, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, testifies before the credentials committee of the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., on Aug. 22, 1964, as her racially integrated group challenged the seating of the all-white Mississippi delegation.

Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech…

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of Aug. 19, 2024

In Our View: International trade vital to state’s economy

Camden: Hindsight will rank election

Letter: A strategy to stop scammers

Letter: Retail theft is a crisis

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