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Clark County News

New lane open on I-205 south in Oregon

April 5, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

PORTLAND -- A new lane on Interstate 205 southbound opened Wednesday as part of an Oregon Department of Transportation project to improve safety on the highway from Johnson Creek Boulevard to the Glenn Jackson Bridge. Read story

Katie Didyk of Battle Ground holds her son Benny, 9 months, and reads with her son Artem, 4, at the Battle Ground Community Library, which will close for three weeks starting Monday for upgrades, one of which is rearranging furniture to make the children’s area more comfortable for families. While Battle Ground will have some minor upgrades, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries is also in the process of trying to build four new buildings to increase services around the county.

Libraries hustling, growing to keep up with demand

Katie Didyk of Battle Ground holds her son Benny, 9 months, and reads with her son Artem, 4, at the Battle Ground Community Library, which will close for three weeks starting Monday for upgrades, one of which is rearranging furniture to make the children’s area more comfortable for families. While Battle Ground will have some minor upgrades, Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries is also in the process of trying to build four new buildings to increase services around the county.

April 5, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

BATTLE GROUND -- It's a busy time for Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries, and not solely due to Michelle Obama. Read story

Live music by a chamber group from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and visiting pianist-arranger Rodney Sauer will provide the spooky soundtrack to the classic 1925 version of “The Phantom of the Opera,” starring Lon Chaney, Sunday afternoon at the Kiggins Theatre.

‘Phantom of the Opera’ scores assist from VSO musicians, special guest

Live music by a chamber group from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and visiting pianist-arranger Rodney Sauer will provide the spooky soundtrack to the classic 1925 version of “The Phantom of the Opera,” starring Lon Chaney, Sunday afternoon at the Kiggins Theatre.

April 5, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Old-timers used to talk about a ghost haunting the Kiggins Theatre. No ghost has been sighted recently, as far as we know, but on Sunday you can experience a terrifying theatrical haunting there while live musicians scare up an appropriately creepy score. Read story

De-escalating some groups’ encounters with police focus of meeting

April 4, 2019, 9:56pm Clark County News

Bill Langfitt, whose son Billy Langfitt was shot and killed by a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy in March 2018, has called for better police training since his son’s death. Read story

State Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, speaks during the annual Legislative Outlook Breakfast in December.

Stonier-sponsored bill addressing public-sector unions advances

State Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, speaks during the annual Legislative Outlook Breakfast in December.

April 4, 2019, 9:00pm Clark County News

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that could undercut financial support for public-sector unions, a bill is advancing through the state Legislature that critics say undermines the ruling. Read story

Kelly Childress of Vancouver changes out his tires at Bike Clark County's Community Hub bike shop on Main St. in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2019. The non-profit opened up shop in Uptown Village about two years ago, but the organization has been running for about eight years. The shop offers a work station for the community to use. Childress said he stops by the shop often to work on his bike or check out new and used parts. "It has everything you need," he said.

One-stop bike shop in Vancouver’s Uptown Village

Kelly Childress of Vancouver changes out his tires at Bike Clark County's Community Hub bike shop on Main St. in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2019. The non-profit opened up shop in Uptown Village about two years ago, but the organization has been running for about eight years. The shop offers a work station for the community to use. Childress said he stops by the shop often to work on his bike or check out new and used parts. "It has everything you need," he said.

April 4, 2019, 8:15pm Clark County Life

Bike Clark County’s Community Hub bike shop on Main Street in downtown Vancouver's Uptown Village opened about two years ago, but the nonprofit organization has been running for about eight years. Read story

MoveOn.org organizes Mueller report protest

April 4, 2019, 8:04pm Clark County News

A few dozen people gathered Thursday evening in Vancouver's Esther Short Park to urge federal officials to release the entire Mueller report summarizing the special counsel's investigation into Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Read story

Clark County Fire District 3 crews were dispatched Feb. 7 to 23019 N.E. 182nd Ave., Battle Ground, for a report of a shop fire. A barn appeared fully engulfed in flames by the time the first fire engine arrived. The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office was unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze.

Cause of Battle Ground barn fire undetermined

Clark County Fire District 3 crews were dispatched Feb. 7 to 23019 N.E. 182nd Ave., Battle Ground, for a report of a shop fire. A barn appeared fully engulfed in flames by the time the first fire engine arrived. The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office was unable to determine the exact cause of the blaze.

April 4, 2019, 7:27pm Clark County News

The Clark County Fire Marshal's Office was unable to determine the exact cause of a February fire that destroyed a barn in Battle Ground. Read story

The Hart family at a rally in Portland on March 25, 2016.

Jury rules murder-suicide in Woodland family’s cliff deaths

The Hart family at a rally in Portland on March 25, 2016.

April 4, 2019, 6:07pm Clark County News

A special coroner’s jury in California ruled the deaths of two women and their six adopted children was a murder-suicide after hearing testimony that one of the women had searched death by drowning online and the other deliberately stepped on the gas, sending their SUV plunging off a cliff. Read story

The Flores family sits for a portrait at their dining room table in Vancouver on Aug. 23, 2017. Since Ramon Flores-Garcia was deported in August 2017 to Mexico, after staying at a Motel 6 in Everett, his family has become homeless and moved to Chula Vista, Calif., to be closer to him.

Man deported from Vancouver may get part of Motel 6 ICE settlement

The Flores family sits for a portrait at their dining room table in Vancouver on Aug. 23, 2017. Since Ramon Flores-Garcia was deported in August 2017 to Mexico, after staying at a Motel 6 in Everett, his family has become homeless and moved to Chula Vista, Calif., to be closer to him.

April 4, 2019, 5:51pm Clark County News

The family of a Vancouver man, who was deported after staying at an Everett Motel 6 in February 2017, may be entitled to a portion of a $12 million settlement announced Thursday between the motel chain and the state Attorney General’s Office. Read story