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2 arrested in death of Ryderwood man

April 9, 2019, 10:18pm Clark County News

Two Centralia residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a Ryderwood man in March, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office. Read story

Man appears in court in WSP chase, crash on I-5

April 9, 2019, 8:47pm Clark County News

A Bremerton man who allegedly struck a tank truck Monday while fleeing Washington State Patrol troopers on Interstate 5 made a first court appearance Tuesday. Read story

Officials investigate after a fast-moving fire destroyed a home March 6 in the Five Corners area of Vancouver. A relative said a family of six lost their home and their belongings in the blaze. The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the fire started from damaged electrical wiring.

Damaged electrical wires caused March house fire north of Five Corners

April 9, 2019, 8:37pm Clark County News

Damaged electrical wiring is to blame for a March house fire north of Five Corners that briefly trapped a young boy inside, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools' central administrative office.

Vancouver Public Schools may face $17 million deficit

April 9, 2019, 7:21pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools’ projected budget deficit keeps growing, with the district now announcing it could be facing $17 million in cuts for the coming school year. Read story

Water moves in April 2018 through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota. A group of Washington utility districts, ports and business organizations are urging the state Senate to remove a $750,000 provision from its proposed state budget that would put together an advisory body to look at the question of breaching lower Snake River dams for the sake of salmon and orca.

Groups oppose plan for advisory body to look at breaching dams

April 9, 2019, 6:23pm Clark County News

A group of Washington utility districts, ports and business organizations are urging the state Senate to remove a $750,000 provision from its proposed state budget that would put together an advisory body to look at the question of breaching lower Snake River dams for the sake of salmon and orca. Read story

Gun seizures in Clark County surge in law’s 2nd year

The number of extreme risk protection orders issued in Clark County has increased since lawmakers passed legislation two years ago allowing law enforcement and family members to file petitions seeking to confiscate firearms from people who may be threats to themselves and others. Read story

Group sues to prohibit Mount St. Helens’ drilling

A view of the area, top right, where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling. This photo was taken in October 2011.

A conservation group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management over the agencies’ decision to allow exploratory drilling in the upper Green River Valley at Goat Mountain, near the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Read story