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Construction is complete at the Columbia River Watershed art installation at the Waterfront Vancouver, pictured Wednesday. Gramor Development, the waterfront’s developer, solicited donors for the project and will eventually gift the piece to the city, Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle said.

Waterfront Vancouver’s fountain feature soon to make a splash

Construction is complete at the Columbia River Watershed art installation at the Waterfront Vancouver, pictured Wednesday. Gramor Development, the waterfront’s developer, solicited donors for the project and will eventually gift the piece to the city, Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle said.

June 19, 2019, 8:38pm Clark County News

A fountain feature at The Waterfront Vancouver designed to mimic the topography of the Columbia River Basin was still damp Wednesday morning with the remnants of a test run. Read story

The Port of Vancouver (The Columbian files)

Physicians call for halt to natural gas fracking projects

The Port of Vancouver (The Columbian files)

June 19, 2019, 8:37pm Clark County Business

Two physicians groups have issued a 145-page report calling for an immediate halt to projects involving hydraulically fracked natural gas in the Northwest. Read story

Howard Seaworth, center, embraces his stepmother Brenda Seaworth, left, and father Stephen Seaworth after the commencement ceremony for Clark College graduates at Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt on Wednesday. Seaworth recently completed his General Educational Development certificate.

Clark College graduates at Larch ‘ready to move forward’

Howard Seaworth, center, embraces his stepmother Brenda Seaworth, left, and father Stephen Seaworth after the commencement ceremony for Clark College graduates at Larch Corrections Center in Yacolt on Wednesday. Seaworth recently completed his General Educational Development certificate.

June 19, 2019, 8:30pm Clark County News

YACOLT -- Shawn Bjorne walked into Lauren Zavrel's class three weeks ago, sat down and announced he wouldn't be doing anything. Read story

Robert W. Burdick, 56, appears in Clark County Superior Court, facing an allegation of first-degree murder on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Burdick called 911 at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday from an apartment complex in the 600 block of West Lookout Ridge Drive. He said he was armed with butcher knives and was holding his wife hostage in their home, according to a Washougal Police Department news release. Linda Burdick 49, died later at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver after undergoing emergency surgery for multiple stab wounds to the upper body.

Washougal man faces murder allegation in wife’s stabbing death

Robert W. Burdick, 56, appears in Clark County Superior Court, facing an allegation of first-degree murder on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Burdick called 911 at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday from an apartment complex in the 600 block of West Lookout Ridge Drive. He said he was armed with butcher knives and was holding his wife hostage in their home, according to a Washougal Police Department news release. Linda Burdick 49, died later at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver after undergoing emergency surgery for multiple stab wounds to the upper body.

June 19, 2019, 9:31am Clark County News

Prosecutors say a Washougal man accused of stabbing his wife to death early Tuesday morning held off on attacking her until police arrived at the couple’s apartment. Read story

Agency marks World Refugee Day with update forum

June 19, 2019, 6:06am Clark County News

Every quarter, the Vancouver Lutheran Community Services Northwest office hosts a forum to update people on its refugee resettlement work. Employees often refer to refugees as “global citizens.” The next forum is Thursday, which happens to be World Refugee Day. Read story

Caples Terrace was strategically placed in the Skyline Crest neighborhood close to the Bridgeview Education and Employment Resource Center and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington’s Heights O.K. 2 Clubhouse.

Caples Terrace soon to house homeless youth, those aging out of foster care

Caples Terrace was strategically placed in the Skyline Crest neighborhood close to the Bridgeview Education and Employment Resource Center and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington’s Heights O.K. 2 Clubhouse.

June 19, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

Homeless unaccompanied youth and those aging out of foster care will soon have an apartment complex in Vancouver specifically for them. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame Celebration, Sunday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Inslee salutes Vancouver’s affordable housing plan

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame Celebration, Sunday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

June 18, 2019, 7:18pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee lauded Vancouver for its affordable housing plan, recognizing the city with one of 13 Smart Communities Awards in a declaration last week. Read story

Shauna Walters of Battle Ground hugs a supporter outside Yacolt Town Hall after the town council voted to declare itself a sanctuary from Initiative 1639, a gun measure state voters passed in November.

Yacolt stands against gun-control law

Shauna Walters of Battle Ground hugs a supporter outside Yacolt Town Hall after the town council voted to declare itself a sanctuary from Initiative 1639, a gun measure state voters passed in November.

June 18, 2019, 7:09pm Clark County News

Town councilors voted unanimously Monday night to pass a resolution declaring Yacolt a sanctuary from Initiative 1639, the gun-control measure passed by Washington voters last November. Read story

A Clark County Sheriff's deputy sustained injuries that were not life-threatening after being T-boned in a five-car crash Monday on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast 162nd Avenue.

Injured deputy released from hospital after five-car crash

A Clark County Sheriff's deputy sustained injuries that were not life-threatening after being T-boned in a five-car crash Monday on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and Northeast 162nd Avenue.

June 18, 2019, 6:04pm Clark County News

A Clark County sheriff’s deputy has been released from the hospital after being injured in a crash Monday in northeast Vancouver. Read story

A reward of more than $3,000 has been offered for information leading to Jack the Cat's whereabouts. A surveillance video caught a teen removing the cat from a Vancouver porch June 5.

Police refer charges against Vancouver teen in alleged cat theft

A reward of more than $3,000 has been offered for information leading to Jack the Cat's whereabouts. A surveillance video caught a teen removing the cat from a Vancouver porch June 5.

June 18, 2019, 5:59pm Clark County News

Police say they have referred charges against a Vancouver teenager after he allegedly snatched a cat from the porch of home in the Hough neighborhood earlier this month. Read story