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Columbian Breaking News Reporter

Clark County Fire & Rescue crews extinguished a garage fire Tuesday morning in Battle Ground. The fire was threatening a nearby home, which was not damaged.

Faulty fridge suspected in Battle Ground garage fire

Clark County Fire & Rescue crews extinguished a garage fire Tuesday morning in Battle Ground. The fire was threatening a nearby home, which was not damaged.

October 23, 2019, 12:32pm Clark County News

A fire that destroyed a detached garage at a home in Battle Ground on Tuesday was likely caused by a malfunctioning refrigerator, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Clark County Jail inmate, 63, dies at hospital

October 23, 2019, 11:05am Clark County News

A 63-year-old Clark County Jail inmate died at a hospital Tuesday. Read story

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Deputies temporarily suspend search for missing Beaverton, Ore., man

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October 23, 2019, 10:34am Clark County News

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office has temporarily suspended its search for a man missing in Gifford Pinchot National Forest after searching the wilderness with drones on Tuesday. Read story

Battle Ground man dies after falling from cliff in Oregon

October 22, 2019, 7:35pm Clark County News

A 28-year-old Battle Ground man died Oct. 12 in Wasco County, Ore., when he fell from a cliff while taking pictures. Read story

Clark County Fire & Rescue crews extinguished a garage fire Tuesday morning in Battle Ground. The fire was threatening a nearby home, which was not damaged.

Detached garage catches fire in Battle Ground

Clark County Fire & Rescue crews extinguished a garage fire Tuesday morning in Battle Ground. The fire was threatening a nearby home, which was not damaged.

October 22, 2019, 6:05pm Clark County News

A detached garage caught fire and threatened a nearby home in Battle Ground on Tuesday morning. Read story

Deputies say Beaverton, Ore., man missing in Gifford Pinchot

October 22, 2019, 8:40am Clark County News

Skamania County sheriff’s deputies are coordinating a search for a 78-year-old man reported missing in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Read story

Gas leak prompts evacuation at east Vancouver storage facility

October 18, 2019, 2:11pm Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters and a hazmat team spent more than two hours at the scene of a gas leak Friday. Read story

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Vancouver police track armed robbery suspect through stolen phones

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October 18, 2019, 7:09am Clark County News

Bilal Joiner, 29, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree kidnapping and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Jung VanAtta visits with her grandchildren, from left, Alexis, Elijah and Trenton Oh, on Wednesday at the hospital after she spent three days lost in the woods in Skamania County.

Vancouver woman’s family says ‘spunk’ helped her survive 3 days alone in woods

Jung VanAtta visits with her grandchildren, from left, Alexis, Elijah and Trenton Oh, on Wednesday at the hospital after she spent three days lost in the woods in Skamania County.

October 18, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

The family of a 75-year-old Vancouver woman who was lost for three days in the wilderness in Skamania County says she stayed alive by continuously moving and sleeping little. Read story

Corporal Roger Evans, 48, was hired by the Vancouver Police Department in May 1998.

Vancouver police ID officer who fired gun during burglary call

Corporal Roger Evans, 48, was hired by the Vancouver Police Department in May 1998.

October 17, 2019, 1:18pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department identified the officer who fired his weapon while responding to a burglary early Sunday morning as Cpl. Roger Evans — a veteran of the department who was involved in a fatal shooting earlier this year. Read story