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Special Olympics athlete Danny Williamson, from left, and Tracie Mathews of the Houston Police Department high-five students from an Oregon Museum of Science and Industry summer camp while carrying the Special Olympics Flame of Hope along Discovery Trail during the Law Enforcement Torch Run final leg that ended at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Thursday morning. Williamson said his involvement with the games has given him life-changing opportunities, like playing flag football at Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots.

Local law enforcement joins torch run to support Special Olympics

Special Olympics athlete Danny Williamson, from left, and Tracie Mathews of the Houston Police Department high-five students from an Oregon Museum of Science and Industry summer camp while carrying the Special Olympics Flame of Hope along Discovery Trail during the Law Enforcement Torch Run final leg that ended at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Thursday morning. Williamson said his involvement with the games has given him life-changing opportunities, like playing flag football at Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots.

June 28, 2018, 8:48pm Clark County News

The assistant chief of the Cowlitz Public Safety Department in Ridgefield said volunteering at a Special Olympics event when he was a teenager in Marysville changed his life, so taking part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run on Thursday in Vancouver was not only honorable but necessary. Read story

Man in court in Camas shooting

June 28, 2018, 7:37pm Clark County News

An 18-year-old Vancouver man faces three counts of first-degree assault following a shooting in Camas on Sunday. Read story

Crash near Vancouver Mall sends man to hospital

June 27, 2018, 11:41am Clark County News

A two-vehicle crash at an offramp of state Highway 500 Wednesday morning sent a 64-year-old Vancouver man to the hospital, according to Washington State Patrol. Read story

2 injured in chain-reaction crash on Highway 14

June 27, 2018, 11:05am Clark County News

Drivers following too closely caused a chain-reaction, three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on state Highway 14, and one of the involved cars was struck twice. Read story

Red Cross helps family of 4 after Vancouver fire

June 27, 2018, 7:39am Clark County News

Emergency responders helped a family of four following a Tuesday night residential fire in Vancouver’s Minnehaha area. Read story

Washougal man involved in June 10 crash dies

June 26, 2018, 11:28am Clark County News

A Washougal man who lost control of his Ford Mustang and struck a tree off state Highway 14 on June 10 has died, according to Washington State Patrol. Read story

WSP: Vancouver woman following too closely caused 3-car crash

June 26, 2018, 11:16am Clark County News

A driver behind two other vehicles making Tuesday morning commutes on state Highway 14 failed to slow down for traffic and caused a three-vehicle crash, according to Washington State Patrol. Read story

Firefighters had to cut the driver from this sedan after it was T-boned in collision near Vancouver Mall Monday afternoon. The driver was hospitalized with critical injuries.

Vancouver police ID Vancouver Mall-area crash victim

Firefighters had to cut the driver from this sedan after it was T-boned in collision near Vancouver Mall Monday afternoon. The driver was hospitalized with critical injuries.

June 26, 2018, 10:25am Clark County News

The driver who was injured in a T-bone crash west of Vancouver Mall on Monday had pulled out in front of another car, according to a Vancouver police spokeswoman. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Search continues for downtown Vancouver shooting suspect

(The Columbian files)

June 26, 2018, 9:46am Clark County News

Investigators believe the woman was among multiple people exiting various bars that were closing for the night when she was hit by gunfire from an unknown source, according to Vancouver police spokeswoman. Read story

Firefighters to train with house fire in Ridgefield

June 26, 2018, 9:22am Clark County News

Clark County Fire & Rescue firefighters will be honing their skills in Ridgefield using a nearly 3,000 square-foot, early 1900s house acquired from a local developer. Read story