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Traffic in Portland heads north on Interstate 5 in April 2015.

Portland pushes immediate tolls on I-5, I-205

Traffic in Portland heads north on Interstate 5 in April 2015.

July 11, 2018, 7:29pm Clark County News

Southwest Washington officials were dismayed Wednesday to learn that the Portland City Council is pushing for immediate tolls on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in lieu of a proposal to phase in tolling on a few sections of the interstate. Read story

Vancouver residents Spencer Vincent, 8, second from right, and Allister Reilly, 9, right, pause to have their photo taken with the snake mask they colored Wednesday during Science in the Park at Esther Short Park.

Science in the Park kicks off with slithery lessons

Vancouver residents Spencer Vincent, 8, second from right, and Allister Reilly, 9, right, pause to have their photo taken with the snake mask they colored Wednesday during Science in the Park at Esther Short Park.

July 11, 2018, 5:44pm Clark County News

Five-year-old Asher McLaine lay down next to a 24-foot-long drawing of a reticulated python, a life-size representation of one of the largest snakes in the world. Read story

Raul Flores makes a first appearance Friday morning, June 29, 2018, in Clark County Superior Court in Vancouver.

Vancouver man arraigned in Brush Prairie murder case

Raul Flores makes a first appearance Friday morning, June 29, 2018, in Clark County Superior Court in Vancouver.

July 11, 2018, 3:51pm Clark County News

A man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Brush Prairie, in what Washington State Patrol troopers have called a drug deal gone wrong, was arraigned Wednesday. Read story

Driver leads police on chase, crashes into bank

July 11, 2018, 2:34pm Clark County News

A vehicle crashed into an Orchards-area bank early Wednesday morning after its driver led officers on a short chase, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Man sentenced to four years in prison in drug overdose death

July 11, 2018, 2:01pm Clark County News

A 22-year-old Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court to four years in prison for providing a friend with heroin and failing to help her when she overdosed. Read story

The damage from a Wednesday early morning fire in Battle Ground, shown here, displaced two people living in the home, according to the city fire marshal's office. The fire appeared to have been caused by improperly discarded ash.

Two displaced after early morning Battle Ground house fire

The damage from a Wednesday early morning fire in Battle Ground, shown here, displaced two people living in the home, according to the city fire marshal's office. The fire appeared to have been caused by improperly discarded ash.

July 11, 2018, 7:47am Clark County News

An early-morning fire at a Battle Ground house displaced two people Wednesday. Read story

Applicants sought for public health council

July 11, 2018, 6:03am Clark County Health

The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants for three positions on the volunteer Public Health Advisory Council: a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Clark County, a Clark County consumer of public health services and a representative from the Clark County Youth Commission or Clark County Youth House… Read story

Elaine Dorset, from left, and Harry Starr follow the lead of instructor Jeff Richardson, center, during saber training at Fort Vancouver in June. Greg Lassila is at the rear, behind Richardson. Starr and Emily Wattez, right, represent red-jacketed British Royal Marines of the 1840s.

Saber training at Fort Vancouver a step back in time

Elaine Dorset, from left, and Harry Starr follow the lead of instructor Jeff Richardson, center, during saber training at Fort Vancouver in June. Greg Lassila is at the rear, behind Richardson. Starr and Emily Wattez, right, represent red-jacketed British Royal Marines of the 1840s.

July 11, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Life

It might conjure up hack-and-slash movie scenes set on old sailing ships, but the focus of summer saber training will represent the history of the Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading center at Fort Vancouver. Read story

Spittlebugs are similar to aphids. In addition to their bubble-making skills, the insects are prodigious jumpers, able to leap 2 feet in a single bound.

Bug’s ‘spit’ not for squeamish

Spittlebugs are similar to aphids. In addition to their bubble-making skills, the insects are prodigious jumpers, able to leap 2 feet in a single bound.

July 11, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

If the spittlebug became a superhero in the vein of Marvel’s “Ant Man and the Wasp,” it would have an unusual set of powers. Read story

Wednesday farmers market opens today in Vancouver

July 11, 2018, 6:01am Clark County Life

A weekly Franklin Street Farmers Market will bring farm-fresh food and regional products to the plaza in front of the Clark County Public Service Center in downtown Vancouver. Read story