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Trooper Ben Taylor delivers the first suspected drunk driver to the WSP Mobile Impared Driving Unit on the annual Night of 1000 Stars drunk driving emphasis patrol, Friday, December 6, 2013.(Steven Lane/The Columbian)

DUI patrols hit the roadways hard

Trooper Ben Taylor delivers the first suspected drunk driver to the WSP Mobile Impared Driving Unit on the annual Night of 1000 Stars drunk driving emphasis patrol, Friday, December 6, 2013.(Steven Lane/The Columbian)

December 6, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Friday morning, Sgt. Jason Cuthbert responded to one traffic collision after the next and pushed cars that got stuck on snowy Clark County roadways. By night, he searched for drunken drivers as part of the annual Night of 1,000 Stars. Read story

Battle Ground man’s wheelchair damaged at concert

December 6, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Battle Ground man with muscular dystrophy had the arm of his motorized wheelchair broken Tuesday evening at a Drake concert in Portland. Read story

A cable was attached to the submerged pickup, which was pulled out of the water and impounded by the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office.

Pickup lands in slough, driver missing

A cable was attached to the submerged pickup, which was pulled out of the water and impounded by the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office.

December 5, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A pickup left Dike Road and landed in the Columbia River slough Friday afternoon in Woodland. The driver hasn't been found by firefighters searching the water and shoreline. Read story

Crews respond to a collision on Instate 205 in Vancouver on Wednesday. Craig Johnson died after his vehicle collided with this truck.

Impact of live-tweeted I-205 crash felt here, abroad

Crews respond to a collision on Instate 205 in Vancouver on Wednesday. Craig Johnson died after his vehicle collided with this truck.

December 5, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

News of a Vancouver woman's horrifying realization that she had live-tweeted the auto accident that claimed her husband's life went global Thursday, generating an outpouring of support and media inquiries from around the world. Read story

Woman airlifted from Mount St. Helens after fall

December 5, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was airlifted off Mount St. Helens on Thursday after falling into a snow cave late Wednesday night. Read story

Japanese man who headed for Mount St. Helens still missing

December 5, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Japanese man who set off to climb Mount St. Helens on Nov. 27 is still missing. Read story

Summer B.

Police arrest one suspect in search for endangered 5-month-old boy

Summer B.

December 4, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver police are seeking help from the public in finding a missing, endangered 5-month old boy. Jaxon Smith is believed to be with one or both of his parents, Summer B. Smith, 36, and Kasey McKernan, 31. Read story

Vancouver woman rescued from Mount St. Helens

December 4, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was airlifted off of Mount St. Helens this morning after falling into a snow cave late Wednesday night. Read story

A Vancouver man driving a Hyundai sedan died in a Wednesday afternoon crash on I-205 southbound.

Vancouver woman learns husband killed while live tweeting about crash

A Vancouver man driving a Hyundai sedan died in a Wednesday afternoon crash on I-205 southbound.

December 3, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

In an achingly sad unfolding of events, a Vancouver woman unwittingly live-tweeted the fatal crash that killed her husband Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 205. Read story

Clark County sheriff's Sgt.

County shapes panhandling response

Clark County sheriff's Sgt.

December 3, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

The sheriff's office hopes to curb aggressive panhandling through an ordinance that would restrict where panhandling occurs and how it's done. Clark County sheriff's Sgt. Randon Walker hosted an informal public forum Tuesday evening to explain the draft ordinance and get feedback. Read story