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Fire destroys mobile home in east Clark County

March 4, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Fire destroyed a double-wide mobile home Tuesday morning in Clark County's Proebstel neighborhood, displacing two people and their two pets. Read story

Henry Babitzke is pictured at a fishing derby in Woodland a couple of years ago. His loved ones say the 6-year-old loved to be outside.

Mom mourns son killed in I-5 crash

Henry Babitzke is pictured at a fishing derby in Woodland a couple of years ago. His loved ones say the 6-year-old loved to be outside.

March 3, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

For Tracey Babitzke, the death of her 6-year-old son in Friday's wrong-way crash is particularly cruel because of its timing. Read story

Denise Ellis holds a photograph of her 18-year-old daughter Mandy Lathim at her home in east Vancouver. Mandy, a Mountain View High School grad, died in a car crash during a road trip to California in July 2012. Denise went to great lengths to honor her daughter's wish to have her organs donated and Denise has reached out to the people who received Mandy's organs.

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Denise Ellis holds a photograph of her 18-year-old daughter Mandy Lathim at her home in east Vancouver. Mandy, a Mountain View High School grad, died in a car crash during a road trip to California in July 2012. Denise went to great lengths to honor her daughter's wish to have her organs donated and Denise has reached out to the people who received Mandy's organs.

March 1, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Denise Ellis hasn't held her daughter for nearly 19 months, and she's still searching for her, in a way. Read story

Vancouver woman arrested after fleeing police

February 26, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was among several people arrested Thursday after allegedly eluding police in a remote area south of Jefferson County, Ore. Read story

Neighbor Nate Young rescued Roski, a miniature pinscher, from a burning unit at The Avenues apartments in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Neighbor saves dog from two-alarm Vancouver apartment fire

Neighbor Nate Young rescued Roski, a miniature pinscher, from a burning unit at The Avenues apartments in Vancouver on Wednesday.

February 25, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Fire crews battled a two-alarm apartment fire in the East Minnehaha Neighborhood north of Westfield Vancouver mall. Read story

Crews respond to a water line that broke when a van uprooted a fire hydrant Feb. 18 along Northeast Fourth Plain Road in east Vancouver.

Businesses clean up after flood from hydrant

Crews respond to a water line that broke when a van uprooted a fire hydrant Feb. 18 along Northeast Fourth Plain Road in east Vancouver.

February 25, 2014, 4:00pm Business

Businesses on Northeast Fourth Plain Road are recovering from flood damage after a van plowed into a fire hydrant last week, sending water into the road and a nearby industrial complex. Read story

Stevenson student accused of false tweet

February 24, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Stevenson High School student was arrested Monday for allegedly tweeting "gunmen at school!!!" shortly after classes began. Read story

Patricia Kent shares a moment with her children Quintin, 2, and Cadence, 5 months, as she gives a tour of the property in east Clark County's Proebstel neighborhood she and her fiance hope to turn into their dream home.

After fire, couple has dream of sustainability

Patricia Kent shares a moment with her children Quintin, 2, and Cadence, 5 months, as she gives a tour of the property in east Clark County's Proebstel neighborhood she and her fiance hope to turn into their dream home.

February 23, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

To an outsider, the dilapidated farm house looks cold, uninviting. But, to Patricia Kent, 29, and her fiance, Dillon Haggerty, 29, it's the literal framework for a dream home where they envision sitting around a dinner table, eating food they grow themselves on the property's 7 acres. Read story

Vancouver man appears on robbery, escape charges

February 21, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man appeared in Clark County Superior Court Friday morning for allegedly robbing Nordstrom and Macy's last month and escaping police custody. Read story

Three vehicles collided on Interstate 205 near Clackamas Friday morning after a dog got onto the freeway.

Vancouver man, dog involved in three-car crash on I-205

Three vehicles collided on Interstate 205 near Clackamas Friday morning after a dog got onto the freeway.

February 20, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was involved in a Friday morning crash that Oregon State Police say was caused by a dog in the southbound lanes of the Interstate 205 near Clackamas. Read story