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Fire damages basement of Fruit Valley house

April 1, 2019, 7:26pm Clark County News

Fire damaged the basement of a house Sunday morning in the Fruit Valley neighborhood. Read story

Rainier and Clark County firefighters responded Sunday night to a report of a man who fell over a cliff along the Columbia River south of Longview.

Man seriously injured in 100-foot fall off cliff along Columbia River

Rainier and Clark County firefighters responded Sunday night to a report of a man who fell over a cliff along the Columbia River south of Longview.

April 1, 2019, 10:15am Clark County News

Clark County and Rainier, Ore., firefighters helped a 30-year-old man Sunday night after he fell about 100 feet off a cliff along the Columbia River. Read story

Cinema employee allegedly took $16K

March 29, 2019, 5:35pm Clark County News

Prosecutors allege Matthew D. Zook, 37, had been working at Battle Ground Cinemas for three weeks when he stole a week’s worth of the movie theater’s deposits. Read story

Newspaper carrier summons help for man locked out of Vancouver home, hypothermic

March 29, 2019, 7:37am Clark County News

Elisha Pellissier was driving along her regular newspaper delivery route for The Columbian early Thursday morning when she noticed a man sitting outside his home. He was wearing a T-shirt. It was 3:15 a.m. Read story

A fire destroyed an Alcoa Little League score tower and all of its contents Wednesday afternoon. The league is now raising money to replace gear and prepare for upcoming games. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Vancouver little league loses equipment, history in fire

A fire destroyed an Alcoa Little League score tower and all of its contents Wednesday afternoon. The league is now raising money to replace gear and prepare for upcoming games. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

March 28, 2019, 3:26pm Clark County News

A Wednesday afternoon fire at a baseball field behind Fort Vancouver High School destroyed an Alcoa Little League score tower and its contents, including equipment and decades of mementos. Read story

Fire damaged this detached garage at a Lincoln neighborhood home Thursday after midnight, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Fire damages detached garage in Vancouver

Fire damaged this detached garage at a Lincoln neighborhood home Thursday after midnight, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

March 28, 2019, 9:21am Clark County News

Fire damaged a detached garage at a Lincoln neighborhood home Thursday after midnight, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Read story

A Washington State Department of Transportation traffic camera shows dense fog Thursday morning in the area of Interstate 5 and Main Street.

Rain, possibly thunderstorms, to follow morning fog in Vancouver

A Washington State Department of Transportation traffic camera shows dense fog Thursday morning in the area of Interstate 5 and Main Street.

March 28, 2019, 8:00am Clark County News

The National Weather Service says the fog blanketing the Portland-Vancouver metro may continue to stick around past 8 a.m. Read story

Law enforcement officers search a glass plant in the Kalama area on Wednesday night for a man suspected of shooting at apartments in Longview. They found the man, identified as 42-year-old Daron T. Knight, with the help of a drone and a Vancouver police canine.

Cowlitz deputies deploy drone, canines to capture shooting suspect

Law enforcement officers search a glass plant in the Kalama area on Wednesday night for a man suspected of shooting at apartments in Longview. They found the man, identified as 42-year-old Daron T. Knight, with the help of a drone and a Vancouver police canine.

March 28, 2019, 6:57am Clark County News

Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies with the help of a Vancouver police dog arrested a man Wednesday night who allegedly shot at an apartment building in Longview. Read story

Tay'Lor Smith fights back tears as she is escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs after being sentenced Wednesday afternoon at the Clark County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2019. Smith pleaded guilty for pushing Jordan Holgerson of Kalama off the bridge at Moulton Falls Regional Park in August. She was sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew.

Woman sentenced in viral Moulton Falls bridge-shoving incident

Tay'Lor Smith fights back tears as she is escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs after being sentenced Wednesday afternoon at the Clark County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2019. Smith pleaded guilty for pushing Jordan Holgerson of Kalama off the bridge at Moulton Falls Regional Park in August. She was sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew.

March 27, 2019, 3:05pm Clark County News

Tay’Lor Smith was sentenced to two days in jail, beginning immediately, and 38 days on a work crew. Read story

Firefighters extinguish a blaze Wednesday afternoon at a baseball score tower at Fort Vancouver High School.

Fort Vancouver High School fire burns baseball field booth

Firefighters extinguish a blaze Wednesday afternoon at a baseball score tower at Fort Vancouver High School.

March 27, 2019, 2:17pm Clark County News

Firefighters extinguished a blaze Wednesday afternoon in a Fort Vancouver High School baseball announcer’s booth. Read story