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Columbian Breaking News Reporter

A falling tree branch damaged two vans outside a home on West 28th Street in the Carter Park neighborhood Tuesday morning as high winds swept through the area.

Windy weather in Clark County causes damage, power outages

A falling tree branch damaged two vans outside a home on West 28th Street in the Carter Park neighborhood Tuesday morning as high winds swept through the area.

October 29, 2019, 1:12pm Clark County News

Windy weather caused a handful of power outages that affected thousands Tuesday and prompted the cancellation of the preschool program at Harmony Elementary School. Read story

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Skamania deputies call off search for missing mushroom picker

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October 29, 2019, 10:51am Clark County News

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office has suspended its search for an Oregon man missing in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Read story

Clark County sheriff's deputies are seeking background information about Sandra Renee “Sandy” Morden, who was born in 1962, and her parents. Detectives believe her body was discovered in 1980 along Fly Creek near Amboy. Andrew Bain “Andy” Morden, her father, second from left, died in 1999. Her mother, Kathryn Irene “Irene” Morden, died in 1988.

Clark County deputies use DNA, genealogy to ID decades-old homicide victim

Clark County sheriff's deputies are seeking background information about Sandra Renee “Sandy” Morden, who was born in 1962, and her parents. Detectives believe her body was discovered in 1980 along Fly Creek near Amboy. Andrew Bain “Andy” Morden, her father, second from left, died in 1999. Her mother, Kathryn Irene “Irene” Morden, died in 1988.

October 29, 2019, 9:45am Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has used DNA technology to identify the remains of “Fly Creek Jane Doe,” a body discovered near Amboy in 1980, as a girl who went missing from the Portland-Vancouver area years earlier. Read story

A Clark County Sheriff's cruiser blocks the road leading to the scene of a police shooting in Hazel Dell on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Prosecutor: Vancouver police acted lawfully in fatal shooting of Carlos Hunter

A Clark County Sheriff's cruiser blocks the road leading to the scene of a police shooting in Hazel Dell on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

October 29, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Scott Jackson has determined that two Vancouver police detectives acted lawfully when they fatally shot 43-year-old Carlos M. Hunter on March 7. Read story

NWS issues wind advisory for Clark County

October 28, 2019, 7:30am Clark County News

Vancouver, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt and Amboy are among the affected communities, which also includes the Portland metro.  East winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 40 to 50 mph are forecasted, according to the advisory. Read story

Vancouver released photos of a burglary suspect that was involved in an officer-involved shooting.

Clark County deputies release video, pictures of burglary suspect in officer-involved shooting

Vancouver released photos of a burglary suspect that was involved in an officer-involved shooting.

October 25, 2019, 2:32pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that the suspect in a burglary and officer-involved shooting nearly struck an officer with a stolen car when he was fleeing. Read story

Raul Flores, one of three people allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of Ariel Romano, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court on Friday to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder.

Vancouver man pleads guilty in fatal drug deal gone wrong case

Raul Flores, one of three people allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of Ariel Romano, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court on Friday to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder.

October 25, 2019, 11:19am Clark County News

Raul Flores, 46, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court on Friday to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder for a fatal Brush Prairie shooting that investigators say resulted from a drug deal gone wrong. Read story

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen in the gear room of Fire Station 2.

House fire east of Vancouver displaces 9

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen in the gear room of Fire Station 2.

October 25, 2019, 11:09am Clark County News

The first engine arrived at the address in about four minutes; its crew spotted an active fire in a second-floor bedroom, said fire department spokesman Bryan Fredrickson. Read story

A crash in Portland on Southbound Interstate 205 caused significant traffic delays Thursday on that freeway as well as southbound Interstate 5 and roads throughout Vancouver.

Major I-205 crash in Portland snarls traffic all over Clark County

A crash in Portland on Southbound Interstate 205 caused significant traffic delays Thursday on that freeway as well as southbound Interstate 5 and roads throughout Vancouver.

October 24, 2019, 12:19pm Clark County News

Traffic was a mess Thursday morning following a major crash on southbound Interstate 205 in Portland and subsequent less serious crashes in Vancouver that compounded the problem. Read story

Vent malfunction sparked Salmon Creek attic fire

October 23, 2019, 12:35pm Clark County News

A malfunctioning bathroom fan caused a fire at a North Salmon Creek house on Monday, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story