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The teenage son of a man wanted in the death of a Camas woman appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Thursday morning to face allegations that he lied to police about helping his father after the slaying.
Andrew Javier Juarez-Hunt, 19, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree rendering criminal assistance. Court records show an arrest warrant was issued for Juarez-Hunt in mid-June.
Investigators say fireworks most likely sparked the blaze that destroyed a home and two outbuildings, and threatened nearby structures, in the Rose Village neighborhood Thursday.
The fire, which burned at 3100 Z St., near St. Johns Boulevard, starting around 6 p.m., burned out of control for about 40 minutes.
C-Tran is appealing three citations from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries that amounted to $13,000 in fines.
The transit agency was cited for seven safety violations. Four were general violations and corrected during the inspection. The remaining three were serious violations; the agency was fined $3,000, $4,000 and $6,000, respectively.
L&I spokesman Tim Church said general violations are the state’s lowest level of penalty and typically do not carry fines.
The Trump administration is proposing to sell the Bonneville Power Administration’s transmission assets, despite previous assurances from some administration officials that it would be left alone.
The proposed sale was included in the White House’s plan to substantially overhaul much of the federal government. The plan, titled, “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations,” was released late last month.
A strong economy is starting to put more dollars in the hands of local workers, but some occupations are paying better than others.
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released wage data showing jobs in technology, finance and health care have surged in recent years in the Vancouver-Portland metropolitan area, while many blue-collar jobs are laboring against low pay.
