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A semi hauling cardboard bales caught fire Tuesday night along Interstate 84 near Hood River, Ore., forcing the freeway to close.

Highway 14 reopens to commercial traffic after semi fire closed I-84 in Oregon

A semi hauling cardboard bales caught fire Tuesday night along Interstate 84 near Hood River, Ore., forcing the freeway to close.

August 14, 2024, 10:30am Clark County News

State Highway 14 was closed overnight to all commercial vehicle traffic over 10,000 GVW between Evergreen Boulevard and the Hood River Bridge due to a wildfire near Hood River, Ore., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. It reopened this morning. Read story

Preschooler Kymber McIntyre, 4, left, enjoys some playtime with Kim Frosh, Child Care Aware Specialist with Educational Service District 112, as she takes a tour of the Educational Opportunities for Children and Families' location in northeast Vancouver in August 2023.

‘I really don’t know where we go from here’: Analysis highlights Washington child care crisis

Preschooler Kymber McIntyre, 4, left, enjoys some playtime with Kim Frosh, Child Care Aware Specialist with Educational Service District 112, as she takes a tour of the Educational Opportunities for Children and Families' location in northeast Vancouver in August 2023.

August 14, 2024, 6:08am Business

A statewide research analysis published in July revealed the lack of access to child care has resulted in a $6 billion loss to Washington’s economy. Read story

After earlier announcing it would close at the end of August, Divine Consign will continue to operate under new ownership.

Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver gets a reprieve from closure under new owner

After earlier announcing it would close at the end of August, Divine Consign will continue to operate under new ownership.

August 14, 2024, 6:07am Business

After announcing in July that it would close after 20 years in business, Divine Consign found a savior who will continue running the beloved downtown Vancouver secondhand store. Read story

The sun&rsquo;s magnetic polarity appears to reverse at a super-fast speed &mdash; every 11 years. The cycle produces sunspots, solar flares and huge coronal mass ejections.

Get a look at sunspots using sun-filtered telescopes at the Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell

The sun&rsquo;s magnetic polarity appears to reverse at a super-fast speed &mdash; every 11 years. The cycle produces sunspots, solar flares and huge coronal mass ejections.

August 14, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

The maximum of the Perseid meteor shower turned out to be pretty minimal for local stargazers. Thanks to partly cloudy, smoky skies, meteor viewing was a washout on Monday, the highly anticipated night of peak activity. The viewing party we previewed in the Columbia River Gorge at Rooster Rock State… Read story

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Vancouver man charged with having 5 pounds of meth in Longview Safeway parking lot

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August 13, 2024, 7:44pm Clark County News

A man police say was arrested with nearly 5 pounds of meth in his SUV has pleaded not guilty to possession with intent to deliver. Read story

10 pharmacists, technicians at Salmon Creek Walgreens Pharmacy seek to join union

August 13, 2024, 5:53pm Business

A group of 10 pharmacists and technicians at the Salmon Creek Walgreens Pharmacy filed a petition last week with the National Labor Relations Board to vote on joining The Pharmacy Guild, an IAM Healthcare-affiliated union seeking to unionize pharmacy workers nationally. Read story

Claudia Iniguez-Diarte filed suit against a former employer alleging she was fired for being pregnant.

Vancouver woman alleges restaurant fired her because she was pregnant

Claudia Iniguez-Diarte filed suit against a former employer alleging she was fired for being pregnant.

August 13, 2024, 1:10pm Business

A Vancouver woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a Mexican restaurant chain, which she alleges fired her because she was pregnant. Read story

Williams Mine Fire on the southwest flank of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest continues to grow.

Fire on flank of Mount Adams in Gifford Pinchot National Forest grows to 10,000 acres

Williams Mine Fire on the southwest flank of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest continues to grow.

August 13, 2024, 1:06pm Clark County News

The Williams Mine Fire on the southwest flank of Mount Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest has grown to more than 10,500 acres. Officials reported Tuesday that firefighters have established a southern containment line and stopped southerly movement of the blaze. Read story

Clark County sheriff's deputies founded loaded guns near Interstate 205 and Orchards Park while pursuing two teens on Monday night.

Teens, ages 13 and 14, face firearms charges after shooting in Orchards Park; no one injured

Clark County sheriff's deputies founded loaded guns near Interstate 205 and Orchards Park while pursuing two teens on Monday night.

August 13, 2024, 7:49am Clark County News

Two teens are facing firearms allegations and resisting arrest after Clark County sheriff’s deputies apprehended the pair, along with the loaded weapons they had reportedly been carrying, Monday afternoon in the Orchards area, according to the sheriff’s office. Read story

A motorist passes the demolition of several buildings including the old Vancouver Funeral Chapel in downtown Vancouver.

More on Vancouver’s Main Street: Seven-story 12th & Main building will include 198 apartments

A motorist passes the demolition of several buildings including the old Vancouver Funeral Chapel in downtown Vancouver.

August 13, 2024, 6:08am Business

Work has begun on one of the last sparsely developed sites located along downtown Vancouver’s Main Street. Read story