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Dave Mallahan holds his personal best, a 22-pound Cowlitz late-run coho that topped 22 pounds. He took the fish in 2010. Cowlitz late run coho often reach into the upper teens.

Late-run coho salmon a good catch in Columbia River tributaries

October 21, 2023, 5:55am Editor's Choice

Fall salmon fishing has been very good this year, and now that the mainstem Columbia is finally cooling off for Chinook, many anglers will be looking to the tributaries for late returning coho salmon. Read story

Kikarson Asan, 16, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault and one count each of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a deadly weapon on school grounds. He is accused of shooting at two teens near Evergreen High School on Thursday, prompting lockdowns at several area schools.

16-year-old Vancouver boy in court accused of shooting at two teens

October 20, 2023, 5:21pm Clark County News

A 16-year-old Vancouver boy accused of shooting at two teens Thursday outside of Evergreen High School, prompting lockdowns at several area schools, appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court. Read story

Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart.

Kirkland Warren, suspect in death of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart, facing new allegation of child rape

October 20, 2023, 11:59am Clark County News

The man accused of killing Vancouver mother and daughter, Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart, appeared Friday in court on a new allegation of first-degree rape of a child involving the 7-year-old. Read story

A homeless encampment is pictured in northeast Vancouver.

Clark Asks: ‘Do homeless people actually want to get off the streets?’

October 20, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Experiencing homelessness isn’t easy. Read story

Washougal senior lineman Jose Alvarez-Cruze stands for a portrait Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at Washougal High School. Alvarez-Cruze considered giving up football after suffering a head and neck injury in the last game of his junior season.

Washougal’s Jose Alvarez-Cruze walked away from football after injury, but was pulled back to the Panthers for senior year

October 20, 2023, 6:01am Editor's Choice Subscriber Exclusive

Washougal lineman Jose Alvarez-Cruze chose to walk away from football after suffering a head, neck and back injury in a state playoff game last November. After making a full recovery, he felt a pull to return to the Panthers last summer. Read story

Campaign cash pouring into Southwest WA congressional race

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visits the Source Climbing Center in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 10, 2023.

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat whose unexpected win in 2022 flipped a Republican-held seat in southwest Washington, has amassed $2.1 million for a re-election bid next year, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. Read story

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Late-run coho salmon a good catch in Columbia River tributaries

16-year-old Vancouver boy in court accused of shooting at two teens

Kirkland Warren, suspect in death of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart, facing new allegation of child rape

Clark Asks: ‘Do homeless people actually want to get off the streets?’

Washougal’s Jose Alvarez-Cruze walked away from football after injury, but was pulled back to the Panthers for senior year

1,300 PeaceHealth workers voted to strike; company says they would lose insurance benefits

Campaign cash pouring into Southwest WA congressional race

Neighbors say Chelatchie project has damaged streams; Clark County, state, federal officials see for themselves

One person dead in Brush Prairie-area motorcycle crash

Activists plant seeds of change with victory garden at The Outpost in east Vancouver