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Eddie D. Anzalone, 47, of Battle Ground makes a first appearance March 26, 2019, in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree rape and indecent liberties. Anzalone, a licensed massage therapist, is accused of inappropriately touching two female clients.

Former Battle Ground massage therapist gets 3 years for inappropriately touching female patients

Eddie D. Anzalone, 47, of Battle Ground makes a first appearance March 26, 2019, in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree rape and indecent liberties. Anzalone, a licensed massage therapist, is accused of inappropriately touching two female clients.

April 12, 2023, 5:07pm Clark County News

A former Battle Ground massage therapist was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for inappropriately touching two female patients. Read story

The city of Vancouver's latest per- and polyflouoroalkyl substances findings show that three water stations contain PFAS exceeding state action levels, meaning the drinking water could potentially lead to adverse health effects.

City of Vancouver finds 3 of its water stations exceed state levels for PFAS

The city of Vancouver's latest per- and polyflouoroalkyl substances findings show that three water stations contain PFAS exceeding state action levels, meaning the drinking water could potentially lead to adverse health effects.

April 12, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver has found that three of its nine well fields exceed state levels for “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” compounds harmful to both humans and the environment in testing in late February. Read story

Barista Karlie Ramirez serves coffee to customers at the new Motor Moka in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Motor Moka started decades ago in Portland as a drive-thru coffee chain before drive-thru coffee shops were all the rage.

Lower taxes lure business from Portland to Clark County

Barista Karlie Ramirez serves coffee to customers at the new Motor Moka in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Motor Moka started decades ago in Portland as a drive-thru coffee chain before drive-thru coffee shops were all the rage.

April 12, 2023, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Motor Moka was a Portland landmark — a drive-thru coffee joint before that was a popular thing. Read story

Traffic travels south on Interstate 5 as the new ilani hotel that is currently under construction continues to take shape near La Center. The hotel will have nearly 300 guest rooms.

Cowlitz Tribe to end relationship with Mohegan Tribe, ilani casino operator

Traffic travels south on Interstate 5 as the new ilani hotel that is currently under construction continues to take shape near La Center. The hotel will have nearly 300 guest rooms.

April 11, 2023, 5:51pm Business

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe announced Tuesday that it will end its six-year relationship with the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribe, which oversees operations of its highly profitable ilani casino near Ridgefield. Read story

City of Vancouver refining Tower Mall Development plans within Heights District

April 11, 2023, 1:22pm Business

Vancouver is making adjustments to ensure that a central development will ultimately become a “20-minute community.” Read story

A landslide sent debris across all northbound lanes of Interstate 5 north of Woodland on Monday afternoon.

I-5 reopens more than three hours after landslide blocks northbound lanes

A landslide sent debris across all northbound lanes of Interstate 5 north of Woodland on Monday afternoon.

April 10, 2023, 6:45pm Clark County News Free

Freeway lanes reopened on northbound Interstate 5 more than three hours after a landslide blocked traffic at Milepost 24 near Dike Access Road in Cowlitz County, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Lanes reopened at 6:30 p.m. Read story

Oregon State football player Jack Colletto participates in a position drill at the school's NFL Pro Day, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Corvallis, Ore.

‘Jackhammer’ Colletto knocking on NFL’s door

Oregon State football player Jack Colletto participates in a position drill at the school's NFL Pro Day, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Corvallis, Ore.

April 10, 2023, 6:30pm College

With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State in hand, Jack Colletto’s interviews with companies as a prospective junior engineer are on pause these days. Read story

Mario D. Andrews, 40, of Vancouver appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree kidnapping, theft of a motor vehicle and reckless endangerment, along with allegations in other cases. Andrews is accused of stealing a car Saturday morning with a month-old baby inside.

Vancouver man accused of stealing car with a baby inside

Mario D. Andrews, 40, of Vancouver appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree kidnapping, theft of a motor vehicle and reckless endangerment, along with allegations in other cases. Andrews is accused of stealing a car Saturday morning with a month-old baby inside.

April 10, 2023, 4:50pm Clark County News

A judge set a Vancouver man’s bail at $900,000 Monday in three new cases, including one in which he’s accused of stealing a car with a baby inside Saturday in Hazel Dell. Read story

Jerrad Isch walks down the exterior stairs of his Airbnb in Vancouver. He been renting out the unit for about five years and says that it has been a largely positive experience for him and his neighbors.

City of Vancouver turns focus to short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, other sites

Jerrad Isch walks down the exterior stairs of his Airbnb in Vancouver. He been renting out the unit for about five years and says that it has been a largely positive experience for him and his neighbors.

April 10, 2023, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

There are more than 300 short-term rentals — such as Airbnbs and Vrbos — in Vancouver. Due to zoning laws, almost all of them are illegal. Read story

The Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Pasco in 2013.

U.S. House Republicans halt plans to breach Washington’s Snake River dams

The Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Pasco in 2013.

April 10, 2023, 6:02am Editor's Choice

When Democrats won control of the White House and Congress in the 2020 elections, efforts to breach four dams on Washington’s Snake River to save endangered salmon moved onto the federal fast track. Read story