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Emergency radio traffic: Fire on train shuts down tracks in both directions in Ridgefield

February 11, 2020, 6:25pm Clark County News

Responders were dispatched to Ridgefield on Tuesday night for reports of a fire on a train, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

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Vancouver police seize 5 firearms, ammo from home of convicted felon

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February 10, 2020, 12:25pm Clark County News

Vancouver police detectives investigating property crimes say they searched the home of a convicted felon and retrieved five firearms. Read story

Clark County Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched at 3:43 a.m. Monday to the 10500 block of Northeast 269th Street for the report of a residential structure fire. The home was undergoing renovations; the homeowners were living elsewhere, according to the fire chief.

Fire destroys home under renovation north of Battle Ground

Clark County Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched at 3:43 a.m. Monday to the 10500 block of Northeast 269th Street for the report of a residential structure fire. The home was undergoing renovations; the homeowners were living elsewhere, according to the fire chief.

February 10, 2020, 11:05am Clark County News

A fire destroyed a home undergoing renovations north of Battle Ground early Monday morning. Read story

Volunteers work together to load Girl Scout Cookies into the trunk of a car Saturday morning.

Girl Scouts, volunteers converge on Vancouver warehouse to stock up on cookies

Volunteers work together to load Girl Scout Cookies into the trunk of a car Saturday morning.

February 8, 2020, 8:13pm Clark County News

Greg and Renate Jeppeson packed about 200 cases of Girl Scout Cookies into the back of their pickup truck, parked outside of a warehouse bay door in east Vancouver on Saturday morning. Read story

Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue vehicles are seen Monday at Fire Station 21 in Ridgefield.

Fire destroys barn in Ridgefield

Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue vehicles are seen Monday at Fire Station 21 in Ridgefield.

February 8, 2020, 3:00pm Clark County News

There were not many items inside the barn, but two vehicles parked outside near it were burned, according to Clark County Fire & Rescue. Read story

Fire District 3 trucks are parked in the garage at the station in Battle Ground.

Battle Ground house fire displaces residents

Fire District 3 trucks are parked in the garage at the station in Battle Ground.

February 7, 2020, 5:08pm Clark County News

A house fire in Battle Ground on Friday displaced multiple people, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

Robert W. Burdick, 56, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife, 49-year-old Linda Burdick, at their Washougal apartment in June 2019.

Washougal man sentenced to 25 years in wife’s slaying

Robert W. Burdick, 56, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife, 49-year-old Linda Burdick, at their Washougal apartment in June 2019.

February 7, 2020, 2:48pm Clark County News

A Washougal man was sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to 25 years in prison for a domestic hostage call that ended in his wife’s stabbing death. Read story

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking help in the identification of a man found dead in the early morning hours of Jan. 28 near the 10900 block of N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., in Vancouver.

Medical examiner confirms identity of man found dead in Orchards

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking help in the identification of a man found dead in the early morning hours of Jan. 28 near the 10900 block of N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., in Vancouver.

February 7, 2020, 12:50pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office continues to seek help identifying a man found dead late last month in Orchards, releasing an artist's sketch on Friday. Read story

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Firefighters respond to crash involving motorcycle, car in Battle Ground

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February 6, 2020, 4:28pm Clark County News

Firefighters and police officers responded to the scene of an injury crash in Battle Ground involving a motorcycle and car Thursday, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

A Clark County Sheriff's investigator photographs the car of a shooting victim at Pacific 63 Center in Hazel Dell on Monday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2018.

Teen’s murder case moves from juvenile court to Clark County Superior Court

A Clark County Sheriff's investigator photographs the car of a shooting victim at Pacific 63 Center in Hazel Dell on Monday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2018.

February 6, 2020, 2:21pm Clark County News

A 16-year-old boy made a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on a murder charge stemming from a 2018 botched drug robbery in Hazel Dell. The hearing followed the negotiation of an agreement with prosecutors to move his case from juvenile to adult court. Read story