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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Police: Woman assaulted at Battle Ground Wal-Mart

July 3, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

A Battle Ground woman was assaulted by two people Wednesday night in the parking lot of the newly opened Wal-Mart, according to Battle Ground police. Read story

Dustin Goudschaal, right, and Paul Brewster of the Vancouver Police Department inspect a car that ran into an east Vancouver house on June 14.

Vancouver officer shot released from hospital, recovering at home

Dustin Goudschaal, right, and Paul Brewster of the Vancouver Police Department inspect a car that ran into an east Vancouver house on June 14.

July 3, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The Vancouver police officer shot seven times Monday has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. Read story

Emergency crews respond to a reported drowning Wednesday evening at Klineline Pond in the Salmon Creek area.

Man presumed drowned at Klineline Pond identified

Emergency crews respond to a reported drowning Wednesday evening at Klineline Pond in the Salmon Creek area.

July 3, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

A 42-year-old Vancouver man presumably drowned Wednesday night at Klineline Pond after wading into a deep section of pond to retrieve a child's hat, according to Clark County Fire District 6. Read story

Fire guts bedroom in Battle Ground house

July 3, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

When a 15-year-old girl smelled smoke Wednesday evening, she rounded up the five children she was babysitting and got them to safety. By the time they got out, the house was filling with smoke from a fire that apparently started underneath the single-story house. The blaze gutted a bedroom and… Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office marine patrol responded to a fire on Cottonwood Island, between Longview and Kalama.

Smoke from Cottonwood Island fire drifts onto I-5

The Clark County Sheriff's Office marine patrol responded to a fire on Cottonwood Island, between Longview and Kalama.

July 3, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is sending firefighters to a fire on Cottonwood Island, which lies on the Columbia River between Longview and Kalama. Read story

Supporters of wounded Vancouver police Officer Dustin Goudschaal gather Tuesday evening for a vigil in his honor at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

Community joins to fortify, sustain, support

Supporters of wounded Vancouver police Officer Dustin Goudschaal gather Tuesday evening for a vigil in his honor at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

July 2, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

While a Vancouver police officer recovered in the intensive care unit after being shot, more than 150 community members gathered on the hospital lawn Tuesday at dusk to show him their support. Read story

James Bridger Jr. recalls radioing for help after a police officer was shot  Monday.

Passerby’s radio call helped officer

James Bridger Jr. recalls radioing for help after a police officer was shot  Monday.

July 2, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

James Bridger Jr. was driving out of his neighborhood Monday morning when he saw something that didn't make any sense to him: a police officer slumping to the ground. Read story

Rescue personnel from North Country EMS search the East Fork Lewis River below Moulton Falls Tuesday afternoon for a man presumed drowned.

Two drownings reported in north Clark County

Rescue personnel from North Country EMS search the East Fork Lewis River below Moulton Falls Tuesday afternoon for a man presumed drowned.

July 1, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Two drownings were reported this afternoon in north Clark County about 20 miles apart. Read story

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian
Dillon Haggerty works on making walls made of straw and clay at his home on 7 acres in east Vancouver. Haggerty and his family are in the process of rebuilding an old farm house, using natural building practices.

Sustainable home made of straw, clayvideo icon

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian
Dillon Haggerty works on making walls made of straw and clay at his home on 7 acres in east Vancouver. Haggerty and his family are in the process of rebuilding an old farm house, using natural building practices.

June 30, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Patricia Kent's and Dillon Haggerty's vision of a naturally built house on 7 acres is coming together, but there's still plenty of work left to do until the couple can call it a home. Read story

Off Beat: Need the police? 911 is a better friend than Facebook

June 30, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Local law enforcement agencies find themselves with some 'splaining to do when they interact with people online through social media. For the Vancouver Police Department, it's reminding people that their agency is in Washington, not British Columbia. And we're part of the Clark County in Washington -- not Nevada. Read story