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Traffic backing up on Interstate 5 at 29th Street in Vancouver. A man in Portland is threatening to jump off a bridge near the Interstate 84 interchange.

Man threatens to jump from Portland bridge, traffic snarled

Traffic backing up on Interstate 5 at 29th Street in Vancouver. A man in Portland is threatening to jump off a bridge near the Interstate 84 interchange.

July 26, 2018, 7:23am Clark County News

A man threatening to jump from an overpass to Interstate 5 near the Interstate 84 interchange in Portland is causing traffic to back up into Vancouver. Read story

Vancouver man gets 16 years for role in shooting, robbery

July 25, 2018, 9:29pm Clark County News

A 21-year-old Vancouver man was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison Wednesday for his role in a shooting and home-invasion robbery over marijuana. Read story

Clark County Fire Marshal Jon Dunaway said the recreational ban in the county and Vancouver was a preventative measure meant to reduce the risk of grass and brush fires resulting from campfires.

Fire marshals issue recreational burn bans for Vancouver, Clark County

Clark County Fire Marshal Jon Dunaway said the recreational ban in the county and Vancouver was a preventative measure meant to reduce the risk of grass and brush fires resulting from campfires.

July 25, 2018, 11:23am Clark County News

Officials have issued recreational fire bans for Vancouver and unincorporated Clark County due to extreme fire danger. They also offered tips for keeping homes safe from wildfires during the area's heat wave. Read story

Clark County took the uncommon step of suing the homeowner of 30701 N.E. 37th St. in rural Camas due to their failure to clean the property of junk cars, trash and other debris after multiple notices and orders from code enforcement officers.

Clark County sues property owner after years of complaints

Clark County took the uncommon step of suing the homeowner of 30701 N.E. 37th St. in rural Camas due to their failure to clean the property of junk cars, trash and other debris after multiple notices and orders from code enforcement officers.

July 25, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Life

Clark County Code Enforcement officers first inspected a rural Camas property in June 2016 after receiving enough complaints to warrant an on-site visit. Read story

Michael Erickson, 16, of Vancouver, right, charges the net while playing a friendly pick-up volleyball game with family and friends at Frenchman's Bar Regional Park on Monday afternoon. Erickson said he planned to escape the heat and cool off in the nearby water following the game.

Heat advisory issued through Thursday for much of Clark County

Michael Erickson, 16, of Vancouver, right, charges the net while playing a friendly pick-up volleyball game with family and friends at Frenchman's Bar Regional Park on Monday afternoon. Erickson said he planned to escape the heat and cool off in the nearby water following the game.

July 23, 2018, 7:51pm Clark County News

Summer heat has returned to the Pacific Northwest, with high temperatures forecast in the mid-90s through the weekend. Read story

Man sentenced to 6 months in jail for recording coworkers in restroom

July 23, 2018, 12:27pm Clark County News

A 32-year-old man who planted a camera in a unisex restroom at his east Vancouver workplace and recorded his co-workers was sentenced Monday to six months in jail. Read story

Fire District 6 and Vancouver Fire Department crews were dispatched shortly before 5 a.m. to the report of a commercial fire at the Crystal Creek Apartments, 2600 N.E. Minnehaha Street.

Apartment fire on Minnehaha Street damages garage

Fire District 6 and Vancouver Fire Department crews were dispatched shortly before 5 a.m. to the report of a commercial fire at the Crystal Creek Apartments, 2600 N.E. Minnehaha Street.

July 20, 2018, 8:00am Clark County News

Clark County firefighters extinguished a garage fire off Northeast Minnehaha Street on Friday morning, preventing it from spreading to nearby apartments. Read story

Jonathan Sall, an investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard, appears at an earlier court date in Clark County Superior Court.

Coast Guard official pleads guilty to rape

Jonathan Sall, an investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard, appears at an earlier court date in Clark County Superior Court.

July 19, 2018, 7:26pm Clark County News

An investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard pleaded guilty Thursday in Clark County Superior Court to three charges, including third-degree rape. Read story

Man accused of stealing money in roof repair job appears in court

July 18, 2018, 9:05pm Clark County News

A 62-year-old man appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Wednesday facing allegations he stole $7,500 from a woman who needed her roof repaired — more than four years ago. Read story

California Highway Patrol arrested two Clark County women Thursday on suspicion of possession and transportation of controlled substances with intent to sell. A K-9 unit seized a cache of drugs: 80 pounds of meth, 2 pounds of heroin and 200 Oxycodone pills; they also seized $19,000.

Calif. troopers: Two Clark County women caught with 80 pounds of meth

California Highway Patrol arrested two Clark County women Thursday on suspicion of possession and transportation of controlled substances with intent to sell. A K-9 unit seized a cache of drugs: 80 pounds of meth, 2 pounds of heroin and 200 Oxycodone pills; they also seized $19,000.

July 17, 2018, 12:01pm Clark County News

Two women who live in Clark County were arrested Thursday on Interstate 5 after a California Highway Patrol K-9 unit discovered more than 80 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs in their vehicle. Read story