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Police say Washougal man stabbed neighbor

August 20, 2018, 8:50pm Clark County News

A Washougal man was arrested on suspicion of assault after, according to police, he stabbed a neighbor during a dispute over the weekend. Read story

Lisa Abrahamsson, assistant director of development and alumni relations, joins Erich Orth of the class of 1999 to wave the Washington State University banner on Monday morning at Washington State University Vancouver. Dozens of WSU staff, alumni and friends turned out for the daylong ritual. Held on the first day of classes, the volunteers took hourlong turns standing on three street corners leading to the Salmon Creek campus, welcoming new and returning students.

Alumni welcome students to Washington State University Vancouver

August 20, 2018, 7:12pm Clark County News

Lisa Abrahamsson, assistant director of development and alumni relations, joins Erich Orth of the class of 1999 to wave the Washington State University banner on Monday morning at Washington State University Vancouver. Read story

Vancouver Education Association members at a meeting at Columbia River High School on Thursday. Over the weekend, union members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a work stoppage if a new teacher contract is not in place before the start of the school year.

Vancouver Public Schools teachers vote to approve work stoppage

August 20, 2018, 5:23pm Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools and the teachers union are still having disagreements a little more than a week before school is scheduled to start. Read story

The sun is seen through smoky air as it sets, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, behind the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash. Poor air quality will be common across parts of the Pacific Northwest this week as winds push smoke from surrounding wildfires into the region, forecasters and regulators said, and air quality alerts are in effect for much of Washington state through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Haze will stick around Clark County until at least Wednesday

August 20, 2018, 4:35pm Clark County Health

Clark County residents woke up to expected smoky skies Monday morning, and air quality officials continue to deem the area’s conditions as moderate. Read story

Firefighters with the Vancouver Fire Department combat a house fire at 3605 N.E. 44th St., Monday.

Fire burns home in Minnehaha area

August 20, 2018, 4:33pm Clark County News

A Monday afternoon fire in a home in the Minnehaha area, just outside of Vancouver city limits, displaced eight people, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Read story

Share your breast cancer survivor story

The Columbian is looking for breast cancer patients and survivors to share what they’ve learned since their diagnosis. What would you tell your past self upon hearing that you had breast cancer? What advice would you give that person in that moment? Submissions of 250 words or less should be… Read story

Vehicles seized by Clark County Sheriff’s Office released

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Clark-Vancouver Regional Drug Task Force have agreed to return three vehicles allegedly involved in drug trafficking to their owners. The county also agreed to pay $10,000 to the owners for damage the vehicles may have sustained while they were seized. Read story