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Water line work to close Highway 14 offramp

December 8, 2017, 5:58am Clark County News

The westbound offramp to Evergreen Boulevard on state Highway 14 will be closed from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 11 through Dec. 15. Read story

Collection sites sought for aid drive

December 8, 2017, 5:57am Clark County News

Organizers of the #Every28Days drive are seeking collection sites for feminine hygiene products. Read story

Singing Christmas Tree in Ridgefield marks 40th anniversary

December 8, 2017, 5:55am Clark County News

 Ridgefield Nazarene Church will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Singing Christmas Tree. Read story

The city of Vancouver will utilize its own mix of de-icer to keep the streets drivable this winter.

Vancouver lays de-icer on streets to get ahead of snow

The city of Vancouver will utilize its own mix of de-icer to keep the streets drivable this winter.

December 7, 2017, 7:45pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is snow ready. In fact, preventive measures have already occurred. The city applied de-icer to streets Monday evening for the first time this year. Read story

Audit: County failing to keep track of keys, tools and supplies

December 7, 2017, 6:40pm Clark County News

A new county audit shows that Clark County’s facilities management needs to keep better track of its stuff. Read story

Salmon Creek Watershed Council board chair Maury Harris describes the benefits of the pond at Pleasant Valley Park on Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, 2017. The rearing pond provides a side channel habitat for juvenile salmon as well as a thriving habitat for the insects that the salmon will feed off of. The Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group built the habitat in 2011 and the Salmon Creek Watershed Council has taken over managing the habitat to ensure it thrives and continues to assist the native wildlife.

Salmon Creek Watershed Council questions its future

Salmon Creek Watershed Council board chair Maury Harris describes the benefits of the pond at Pleasant Valley Park on Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, 2017. The rearing pond provides a side channel habitat for juvenile salmon as well as a thriving habitat for the insects that the salmon will feed off of. The Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group built the habitat in 2011 and the Salmon Creek Watershed Council has taken over managing the habitat to ensure it thrives and continues to assist the native wildlife.

December 7, 2017, 5:59pm Clark County News

The Salmon Creek Watershed Council that has championed restoration, stewardship and advocacy for the rapidly urbanizing riparian area for more than a decade is facing something of a watershed moment that could determine its future. Read story

Kyle Holder, the father accused of nearly beating his 2-year-old daughter to death outside a Salmon Creek motel, is escorted into Clark County Superior Court on Thursday for a hearing to determine if he was legally insane at the time of the June 2016 attack.

Judge rules father in child’s beating legally insane

Kyle Holder, the father accused of nearly beating his 2-year-old daughter to death outside a Salmon Creek motel, is escorted into Clark County Superior Court on Thursday for a hearing to determine if he was legally insane at the time of the June 2016 attack.

December 7, 2017, 5:49pm Clark County News

A father charged with trying to kill his 2-year-old daughter after brutally beating her outside a Salmon Creek motel was legally insane at the time of the June 2016 attack, a judge ruled Thursday. Read story

Security agents took this X-ray of a Vancouver police detective's purse while she recently went through an airport checkpoint. According to a report from Port of Portland Police Department, the gun was removed and the police officer passed through for her flight while a friend came to retrieve her gun.

Vancouver detective forgets gun in purse when passing through PDX security

Security agents took this X-ray of a Vancouver police detective's purse while she recently went through an airport checkpoint. According to a report from Port of Portland Police Department, the gun was removed and the police officer passed through for her flight while a friend came to retrieve her gun.

December 7, 2017, 2:25pm Clark County News

A Vancouver police officer traveling on a work assignment was stopped and then interviewed when airport security at Portland International Airport spotted a handgun in her bag, according to officials. Read story

Firefighters from Fire District 6 and the Vancouver Fire Department work the scene of a house fire at Northwest Bernie Drive on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. A fire district spokesman said the fire was contained within five minutes.

Vancouver firefighters extinguish fire that damaged home’s living room; occupant treated for minor injuries

Firefighters from Fire District 6 and the Vancouver Fire Department work the scene of a house fire at Northwest Bernie Drive on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. A fire district spokesman said the fire was contained within five minutes.

December 7, 2017, 11:21am Clark County News

Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire Thursday morning on Northwest Bernie Drive in Vancouver that left the home's occupant with minor injuries. Read story

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Clark County deputies call off pursuit of alleged thief in Felida area

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December 7, 2017, 7:08am Clark County News

A police pursuit stemming from a report of theft in the Felida area was called off in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to the Clark County Sherriff’s Office. Read story