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Firefighters work at the scene of a Ridgefield house fire Tuesday morning. The Clark County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

Firefighters fight Ridgefield house fire

Firefighters work at the scene of a Ridgefield house fire Tuesday morning. The Clark County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

March 20, 2018, 9:01am Clark County News

A Ridgefield homeowner was injured Tuesday when she tried to extinguish a fire in the garage of her Ridgefield home before firefighters arrived. Read story

Wreckage marks the scene of a fatal crash involving a pickup and a pedestrian in the 8200 block of Northeast Highway 99 on Friday evening.

Clark County deputies ID pedestrian killed in Hazel Dell

Wreckage marks the scene of a fatal crash involving a pickup and a pedestrian in the 8200 block of Northeast Highway 99 on Friday evening.

March 19, 2018, 2:54pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed Friday night in Hazel Dell as 60-year-old Sharon Billingsley. Read story

Tyler Disney of Ridgefield shows how the interactive app works Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016 at Esther Short Park.

Vancouver man, 59, accused in ‘Pokémon Go’-related assault

Tyler Disney of Ridgefield shows how the interactive app works Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016 at Esther Short Park.

March 19, 2018, 12:39pm Clark County News

A 59-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and property damage for allegedly getting into a fight with three people at Vancouver’s Burnt Bridge Creek Trail over a “Pokémon Go” battle. Read story

Vancouver police say Ricky D. McIntyre, 60, was reported missing from an area hospital where he’d been receiving medical care. He was last seen around 9:20 a.m. Friday.

Man reported missing from Vancouver hospital, police say

Vancouver police say Ricky D. McIntyre, 60, was reported missing from an area hospital where he’d been receiving medical care. He was last seen around 9:20 a.m. Friday.

March 16, 2018, 2:13pm Clark County News

Vancouver police are asking for help finding 60-year-old Ricky D. McIntyre, who went missing from a local hospital. Read story

DUI patrols set for St. Patrick’s Day weekend

March 15, 2018, 8:24pm Clark County News

Vancouver police and other Clark County law enforcement have planned heightened DUI enforcement for this coming weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Read story

Woodland school locked down after strange loudspeaker message

March 14, 2018, 1:22pm Clark County News

A not-so-friendly voice identified itself to kindergartners and first-graders as Humoctopus, who claimed to have come from the future to take over the planet and “smash all humans,” said Woodland Public Schools spokesman Eric Jacobson. Read story

Vancouver firefighters spent a half-hour Monday night extinguishing an intense fire fueled by high winds at 11221 N.E. 84th Circle. Crews monitored the home through the night to ensure the winds didn’t rekindle the fire.

High winds complicate house fire response north of Vancouver

Vancouver firefighters spent a half-hour Monday night extinguishing an intense fire fueled by high winds at 11221 N.E. 84th Circle. Crews monitored the home through the night to ensure the winds didn’t rekindle the fire.

March 13, 2018, 12:04pm Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters responding to a fire Monday night were driving on Northeast Padden Parkway when they spotted a home with its entire back side in flames. Read story

WSP: Washougal man caused multiple-vehicle crash on I-205

March 13, 2018, 8:49am Clark County News

A driver changing lanes Monday night on northbound Interstate 205 struck the rear of a vehicle, causing a four-car wreck that injured six people, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

Vancouver police are asking the public to call 911 if they see Mark Lee Morgenthaler, 60, who left his mother's residence near the 4500 block of Northeast 66th Avenue on Monday morning.

Vancouver police seek missing 60-year-old man

Vancouver police are asking the public to call 911 if they see Mark Lee Morgenthaler, 60, who left his mother's residence near the 4500 block of Northeast 66th Avenue on Monday morning.

March 13, 2018, 7:09am Clark County News

Mark Lee Morgenthaler left a home on the 4500 block of Northeast 66th Avenue about 9 a.m. Monday. There are concerns about his well being because he has medical problems, VPD said. Read story

Graffiti is visible on the railroad crossing just south of Exit 4 on Interstate 5 in Vancouver on Monday. Washington Department of Transportation crews have increased their cleanup work this year, dealing with graffiti in 137 locations since January.

Vancouver taggers hit their targets

Graffiti is visible on the railroad crossing just south of Exit 4 on Interstate 5 in Vancouver on Monday. Washington Department of Transportation crews have increased their cleanup work this year, dealing with graffiti in 137 locations since January.

March 13, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

Clark County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brent Waddell has a couple of spots in town he uses as a barometer for whether graffiti is ebbing or flowing in Vancouver and the surrounding area. Read story