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Clark County Sheriff’s Office: Man climbed into Hazel Dell Starbucks’ ceiling, flooding business, damaging salon next door

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December 6, 2023, 5:34pm Business

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after Clark County sheriff’s deputies say he climbed into the ceiling of a Starbucks Coffee store in Hazel Dell, flooding the business and damaging a Great Clips hair salon next door. Read story

Felicia Adams listens Wednesday during sentencing for her and her husband, Jesse Franks, at the Clark County Courthouse. The pair were found guilty of homicide by abuse and second-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of their adopted 15-year-old son, Karreon Franks, after a two-week trial in October.

Karreon Franks’ adoptive parents sentenced to decades in prison for his murder

Felicia Adams listens Wednesday during sentencing for her and her husband, Jesse Franks, at the Clark County Courthouse. The pair were found guilty of homicide by abuse and second-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of their adopted 15-year-old son, Karreon Franks, after a two-week trial in October.

December 6, 2023, 1:44pm Clark County News

With tears welling in her eyes, Judge Suzan Clark on Wednesday sentenced the adoptive mother and father of a 15-year-old boy they starved to death to 35 years and 30 years in prison, respectively. Read story

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver in 2020 (The Columbian files)

Judge awards $1.3M in fees to 3 Latino Clark County Public Works employees who won hostile workplace lawsuit

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver in 2020 (The Columbian files)

December 5, 2023, 5:55pm Clark County News

A federal judge Friday awarded three Latino Clark County Public Works employees $1.3 million in attorney fees after a jury previously found in favor of their hostile work environment claims against the county. Read story

A screen shot from a Battle Ground City Council meeting on Nov. 20.

Battle Ground city council meeting livestream interrupted by pornography broadcast

A screen shot from a Battle Ground City Council meeting on Nov. 20.

December 5, 2023, 5:16pm Clark County News

Battle Ground residents tuning into the city council’s regular meeting Monday night got more than they bargained for when the YouTube livestream was suddenly interrupted by a graphic broadcast of pornography. Read story

The Lower White Salmon Coalition, a collection of local organizations, recently published its 157-page package touching on conservation, landownership and recreation strategies for the titular waterway. The group created the document to serve as guidance during eventual land sales from PacifiCorp, the company that owns 550 acres surrounding the White Salmon River.

Lower White Salmon Coalition releases its long-range vision for White Salmon River corridor

The Lower White Salmon Coalition, a collection of local organizations, recently published its 157-page package touching on conservation, landownership and recreation strategies for the titular waterway. The group created the document to serve as guidance during eventual land sales from PacifiCorp, the company that owns 550 acres surrounding the White Salmon River.

December 5, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

In October 2011, the ground shuddered as 700 pounds of dynamite exploded Condit Dam to release the White Salmon River from its century of captivity. Read story

Leticia Amezcua looks for clothes Aug. 16 at The Giving Closet. Amezcua said she&rsquo;s been shopping for her family here for 15 years.

‘We’ve been saved’: Community steps up for The Giving Closet in Vancouver, keeping store for low-income people open

Leticia Amezcua looks for clothes Aug. 16 at The Giving Closet. Amezcua said she&rsquo;s been shopping for her family here for 15 years.

December 5, 2023, 6:05am Business

A few months ago, Denise Currie thought her store with free items for people with low incomes, The Giving Closet, would close by Christmas. But after media outlets, including The Columbian, shared her plight, the donations came flooding in from community members. Read story

Abe Lepak speaks to the media after five people were killed Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide in his Orchards neighborhood, according to the Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, as seen Monday morning.

Shooter kills wife, adult daughters and brother before turning gun on himself in apparent murder-suicide in Orchards

Abe Lepak speaks to the media after five people were killed Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide in his Orchards neighborhood, according to the Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, as seen Monday morning.

December 4, 2023, 3:15pm Clark County News

A man shot his wife, their two adult daughters and his adult brother before turning the gun on himself, leaving five dead Sunday in an Orchards house. The apparent murder-suicide shocked neighbors who said the family was friendly but largely kept to themselves. Read story

Can you get a ticket for running a broken red light in Washington? Maybe.

What should you do if a red light won’t change? Can you run it? Here’s what WA law says

Can you get a ticket for running a broken red light in Washington? Maybe.

December 2, 2023, 2:46pm Editor's Choice

Have you ever stopped at a red light and waited for the signal to turn green, but it was taking longer than usual or it never turned green? Read story

Mount Adams rises above Trout Lake in Klickitat County. The U.S. Geological Survey&rsquo;s Cascades Volcano Observatory is proposing to install five real-time monitoring stations around the volcano to detect lahars, which would give neighboring communities time to evacuate.

A lahar on Mount Adams would put thousands at risk but monitoring stations would warn of dangerous flows

Mount Adams rises above Trout Lake in Klickitat County. The U.S. Geological Survey&rsquo;s Cascades Volcano Observatory is proposing to install five real-time monitoring stations around the volcano to detect lahars, which would give neighboring communities time to evacuate.

December 2, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News

As Pat Arnold plucked weeds from her yard with a view of snow-capped Mount Adams, she navigated around large boulders that hint at the volcano’s destructive past. Read story

A rendering showing the nearly complete design of the Main Street Promise project. Construction on the multimillion-dollar downtown Vancouver project is slated to begin early next year.

Main Street in downtown Vancouver ready for makeover as city strives to assure businessesvideo icon

A rendering showing the nearly complete design of the Main Street Promise project. Construction on the multimillion-dollar downtown Vancouver project is slated to begin early next year.

December 2, 2023, 6:08am Business

When Seanette Corkill moved from the Midwest to Vancouver in 1989, Main Street was hardly bustling. Like many, she picked Vancouver for tax purposes and its proximity to Interstate 5. Read story