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Here are some of the stories that grabbed our readers’ attention this week.
Vancouver police had one suspect in custody following a shooting near the near the intersection of East 18th Street and Todd Road in the Maplewood neighborhood Thursday afternoon that left one person injured.
The shooting was reported at 3:06 p.m. in the 1900 block of Todd Road.
The victim told police he’d been shot by a man with a large gun, possibly a shotgun, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.
School bus routes on East 18th Street and Todd Road were diverted and police evacuated a nearby apartment. Todd Road and a block of East 18th Street were cordoned off to traffic, and an armored police vehicle and a police dog were brought in.
Read more about the shooting.
Although the Archer Mountain Fire was declared fully contained Wednesday morning, and all evacuations lifted, firefighters will continue working in the area for several days.
Typically, when a fire is declared “contained,” it means fire managers think the perimeter around the fire, whether fire lines or natural breaks in vegetation, are secure enough the fire won’t spread past them, said Nancy Marvin, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources.
The fire is not “out,” she said.
Find out more about the work still facing fire crews.
A man detained and released by police after allegedly nearly driving over counterprotesters at a rally in Vancouver on Sunday may yet face charges, according to the Vancouver Police Department.
Vancouver police officers present at the rally Sunday are forwarding their reports to prosecutors, Vancouver Police Lt. Kathy McNicholas said. She said the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will make the decision on whether to file charges.
The man, whose name was not released, was driving a black, lifted Chevrolet Silverado with two American flags flying from its hood along Columbia Street near the Vancouver Convention Center following a rally thrown Sunday by local conservative activist Joey Gibson at the Vancouver waterfront.
Learn more about the incident.
After some confusion, and no small amount of consternation, three Vancouver residents will not be on the hook to pay for the damage after part of an oak tree at Sacajawea Elementary School crashed on their parked cars.
Gregory Nelson rents a home with his wife and a roommate on Northeast 112th Street, across the street from the school’s front entrance and parking lot in the Felida neighborhood.
At around 2:40 p.m. Sept. 4, Labor Day, a huge branch snapped from the tree, near its base. Nelson, who drives a garbage truck, and his wife and roommate were all home at the time, he said. His wife saw the thick, low branching trunk come down on their three cars.
Read more about the dispute.
LA CENTER — If you ever wanted to live like a 19th Century lumber baron, a retired couple in La Center has a house for you. You just have to haul it away.
Marsha and Lloyd Lytton bought their 20-acre ranch off Northeast 379th Street in La Center in 2012. On the property is a three-story home built in 1889 by Portland lumber baron Olaf B. Aagaard, who owned the West Highland and East Highland mills. His La Center property was used as a summer home.
Learn more about the historic home.
