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Clark County News

Lou Brancaccio is The Columbian's editor emeritus. His column of personal opinion appears the first Saturday of every month.

Salmonella sickens man after using kratom

March 3, 2018, 6:01am Clark County Health

A Clark County man is among 40 people sickened by salmonella bacteria in a national outbreak linked to kratom. Read story

State employee allegedly stole fuel totaling $80,000

March 2, 2018, 9:40pm Clark County News

A Southwest Washington employee of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has been fired after the agency alleged that he stole more than $80,000 in fuel. Read story

Local paramedic Rick Futrell of Vancouver retires at the end of this year from a career in emergency response that spans nearly 45 years, including a recent stint with American Medical Response.

Vancouver paramedic relives long career on road

Local paramedic Rick Futrell of Vancouver retires at the end of this year from a career in emergency response that spans nearly 45 years, including a recent stint with American Medical Response.

March 2, 2018, 8:42pm Clark County News

Vancouver’s Rick Futrell leafed through his reams of newspaper clippings, photos, commendations and other documents built up over more than 40 years working on ambulances. Read story

The Washington State Capitol, also known as the Legislative Building, in April in Olympia.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Legislators look forward to better public records bill

The Washington State Capitol, also known as the Legislative Building, in April in Olympia.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

March 2, 2018, 8:38pm Clark County News

After widespread outcry this week, local lawmakers had a change of heart on a bill they and other legislators quickly rushed through both chambers that would’ve shielded them from most of the requirements of the state’s public records law. Read story

Megan Webb, 26, of Portland, pets Jille, a 9-year-old Gypsy drum horse at the Washington State Horse Expo at the Clark County Event Center, Friday March 2, 2018.

Washington State Horse Expo opens

Megan Webb, 26, of Portland, pets Jille, a 9-year-old Gypsy drum horse at the Washington State Horse Expo at the Clark County Event Center, Friday March 2, 2018.

March 2, 2018, 8:24pm Clark County News

Portland’s Megan Webb, 26, pauses to pet Jillie, a 9-year-old Gypsy drum horse on Friday, the opening day of the Eighth annual Washington State Horse Expo at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. Read story

Jonathan Sall, an investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard, enters not-guilty pleas Friday in Clark County Superior Court to second-degree rape and indecent liberties without forcible compulsion. Sall is accused of raping a co-worker's girlfriend at the couple's Hazel Dell residence.

Coast Guard agent pleads not guilty in rape case

Jonathan Sall, an investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard, enters not-guilty pleas Friday in Clark County Superior Court to second-degree rape and indecent liberties without forcible compulsion. Sall is accused of raping a co-worker's girlfriend at the couple's Hazel Dell residence.

March 2, 2018, 2:57pm Clark County News

An investigator with the U.S. Coast Guard who's accused of raping a co-worker's girlfriend at a Hazel Dell residence entered not-guilty pleas Friday in Clark County Superior Court. Read story

School district issues ‘stranger danger’ alerts

March 2, 2018, 2:45pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools sent out two "stranger danger" alerts Friday after receiving reports of two students being approached or followed by strangers as they walked to and from their respective schools. Read story

Camas police are asking for help in locating 17-year-old Felicity A. Vandel, who left her foster home in Camas on Jan. 27.

Camas police seek runaway girl

Camas police are asking for help in locating 17-year-old Felicity A. Vandel, who left her foster home in Camas on Jan. 27.

March 2, 2018, 2:07pm Clark County News

The Camas Police Department is asking for help in locating a 17-year-old runaway. Read story

State employee in Cowlitz County allegedly stole $80,000 worth of fuel

March 2, 2018, 12:38pm Clark County News

A Southwest Washington employee of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has been fired after the agency alleged that he stole more than $80,000 in fuel. Read story