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Columbian Breaking News Reporter

Twelve people in four families were displaced after a fire late Wednesday night led to water damage at the Aurora Apartments in Vancouver.

Four families displaced after Vancouver apartment fire

Twelve people in four families were displaced after a fire late Wednesday night led to water damage at the Aurora Apartments in Vancouver.

July 27, 2017, 6:41am Clark County News

Four families were displaced after a fire late Wednesday night at an apartment building in Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood that was most likely caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, fire officials said. Read story

Four RVs at a vehicle storage lot in east Vancouver were destroyed in a fire Wednesday morning.

4 RVs destroyed in fire at lot in east Vancouver

Four RVs at a vehicle storage lot in east Vancouver were destroyed in a fire Wednesday morning.

July 26, 2017, 1:19pm Clark County News

Four RVs at a vehicle storage lot in east Vancouver were destroyed in a fire Wednesday morning. Read story

Judge Bernard Veljacic, left, talks with John Jones, a contract security company manager, as he testifies in an evidentiary hearing in a public records lawsuit on Monday morning. Veljacic ruled in favor of releasing footage from jail surveillance cameras that captured the incident that led to the 2015 death of Mycheal Lynch, an inmate at the jail.

Video to be released in death at county jail

Judge Bernard Veljacic, left, talks with John Jones, a contract security company manager, as he testifies in an evidentiary hearing in a public records lawsuit on Monday morning. Veljacic ruled in favor of releasing footage from jail surveillance cameras that captured the incident that led to the 2015 death of Mycheal Lynch, an inmate at the jail.

July 24, 2017, 9:02pm Clark County News

A Clark County judge ruled Monday in favor of releasing jail surveillance footage used in an investigation of an inmate killed while being restrained by corrections deputies in 2015. Read story

Heavy traffic follows five-vehicle crash on I-5 Bridge

July 24, 2017, 7:28am Clark County News

Monday morning commuters were ushered into the work week with clogged Clark County highways after a five-vehicle crash on the Interstate 5 Bridge. Read story

If anyone has information about this person’s identity, they are asked to contact Officer Tom Sawyer at tom.sawyer@cityofvancouver.us

Police seek public’s help in finding suspects in theft investigations

If anyone has information about this person’s identity, they are asked to contact Officer Tom Sawyer at tom.sawyer@cityofvancouver.us

July 22, 2017, 7:48pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in two separate theft investigations. Read story

Cigarettes blamed for fire damaging home

July 21, 2017, 11:22pm Clark County News

Improperly discarded cigarettes caused a fire that damaged a manufactured home in Vancouver’s North Hearthwood neighborhood. Read story

Spontaneous heat not ruled out as cause of barn fire

July 21, 2017, 11:21pm Clark County News

Fire investigators couldn’t rule out spontaneous heating as a cause for a fire that destroyed a Ridgefield barn and 140 tons of hay Wednesday morning. Read story

No criminal activity suspected in Yacolt-area fire

July 21, 2017, 11:19pm Clark County News

No criminal activity is suspected in a fire at a Yacolt-area house Wednesday afternoon that displaced two people. Read story

Assault with gun alleged in Hazel Dell parking dispute

July 20, 2017, 7:34pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man faces a charge of first-degree assault after allegedly pulling a gun and striking a man over a parking issue. Read story

Two displaced after exterior fire at Yacolt area house

July 20, 2017, 10:12am Clark County News

Two people were displaced after a fire damaged a Yacolt-area house Wednesday afternoon, doing more than $450,000 in damage. Read story