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Clark County News

The Battle Ground Public Schools board meets during a district meeting in January.

Battle Ground to convert Maple Grove campus to address growth

The Battle Ground Public Schools board meets during a district meeting in January.

January 14, 2019, 8:47pm Clark County News

Maple Grove School will be a kindergarten through fourth-grade campus next fall. That comes after a divided vote by the Battle Ground Public Schools board of directors Monday night to convert the school in order to tackle overcrowding throughout the district’s south end. Read story

Tom Mielke, from left, accepts a plaque acknowledging his work on the Clark County Council in December 2016 with then-Chair Marc Boldt nearby. Mielke's name is on a list of candidates, released by the local GOP, seeking to complete the term of Republican county Councilor Eileen Quiring, the new council chair.

Mielke, 10 others file for Quiring’s seat

Tom Mielke, from left, accepts a plaque acknowledging his work on the Clark County Council in December 2016 with then-Chair Marc Boldt nearby. Mielke's name is on a list of candidates, released by the local GOP, seeking to complete the term of Republican county Councilor Eileen Quiring, the new council chair.

January 14, 2019, 6:56pm Clark County News

Former Republican Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke is trying to get his old job back. Read story

JHB introduces bill to uphold pre-existing condition protection

January 14, 2019, 4:29pm Clark County News

Southwest Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler introduced a bill Wednesday to guarantee health care coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, regardless of Obamacare’s legal status. Read story

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, right, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 in Washington during the opening session of the 116th Congress.

Rep. Herrera Beutler pregnant with third child

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, right, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 in Washington during the opening session of the 116th Congress.

January 14, 2019, 3:28pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and her husband Dan Beutler announced earlier this month she is expecting her third child. Read story

Registered sex offender accused in child porn case

January 14, 2019, 3:14pm Clark County News

A 27-year-old man on parole for soliciting nude photos from a teenage girl now faces allegations of child pornography possession. Read story

Vancouver man sentenced for stealing diamond worth $100K

January 14, 2019, 3:11pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man who used a military uniform and story about a fake wedding engagement to steal a diamond worth $100,000 from a Bellevue jewelry store was sentenced to three years in prison. Read story

Brian C. Toombs, 28, appears in the Clark County Superior Court on Monday morning to face a charge of 1st-degree attempted domestic violence murder for allegedly stabbing his 57-year-old mother.

Man accused of stabbing mother in Vancouver appears in court

Brian C. Toombs, 28, appears in the Clark County Superior Court on Monday morning to face a charge of 1st-degree attempted domestic violence murder for allegedly stabbing his 57-year-old mother.

January 14, 2019, 9:20am Clark County News

Brian C. Toombs, 28, appeared Monday morning in Clark County Superior Court to face an allegation of attempted first-degree domestic violence murder. He stands accused of stabbing his mother Friday night at their home in the Wildwood neighborhood of Vancouver. Read story

Drivers traveling along Highway 14 navigate smoky conditions during their commute while near the Lieser Road exit Thursday morning. Smoke from Canadian and Oregon wildfires combined with stagnant air conditions throughout the region are leading to thick haze in the Vancouver area.

Stagnant air, wind advisories issued for Clark County

Drivers traveling along Highway 14 navigate smoky conditions during their commute while near the Lieser Road exit Thursday morning. Smoke from Canadian and Oregon wildfires combined with stagnant air conditions throughout the region are leading to thick haze in the Vancouver area.

January 14, 2019, 6:53am Clark County News

The National Weather Service issued an air stagnation advisory Monday morning for Clark County, warning residents that diminished air quality could negatively impact the health of sensitive groups. Read story

Lynn Goss and her daughter Maddison, 12, of Vancouver play Sunday with their newly adopted service dog Hooch, also pictured at top, who was previously Robert Scott McCubbins’ dog until McCubbins passed away in November.

Community rallies to find new home for veteran’s service dog

Lynn Goss and her daughter Maddison, 12, of Vancouver play Sunday with their newly adopted service dog Hooch, also pictured at top, who was previously Robert Scott McCubbins’ dog until McCubbins passed away in November.

January 14, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Robert Scott McCubbins didn’t have a lot of visitors. Read story

Marc Kramer, associate professor at WSU Vancouver (Sydnie Kobza, courtesy of Marc Kramer)

WSUV professor helps reveal scale of carbon in surface soils

Marc Kramer, associate professor at WSU Vancouver (Sydnie Kobza, courtesy of Marc Kramer)

January 14, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

A Washington State University Vancouver professor’s research has revealed the scale of carbon locked in the Earth’s surface soils and potentially found insight into possible means to capture that carbon to fight global climate change. Read story