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High wind advisory goes into effect Tuesday night for Vancouver, Camas

December 5, 2017, 10:54am Clark County News

A wind advisory will be in effect starting midnight Tuesday for the greater Vancouver area and nearby communities due to forecasted winds of 25 to 35 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story

Cody Messick stands in the stairwell of the STEM Building at Clark College, with works of art that were that were crumpled or dented after being dropped from different heights to illustrate the force of gravity. He was part of a project that won the Nobel Prize in physics for discovering gravitational waves.

Clark grad rides a wave after being part of Nobel project

Cody Messick stands in the stairwell of the STEM Building at Clark College, with works of art that were that were crumpled or dented after being dropped from different heights to illustrate the force of gravity. He was part of a project that won the Nobel Prize in physics for discovering gravitational waves.

December 5, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

When Cody Messick switched his major from theater to physics, the drama was just beginning. Read story

Weather Eye: Unusual dry spell could mark long December stretch

December 5, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

It was on the chilly side Monday with a high in Vancouver of only 45 degrees. That is 3 degrees below the average of 48 degrees. The early-morning low was also chilly at 35 degrees, 1 degree below average. So now you know what we should be expecting this time… Read story

Walk & Knock collects estimated 140 tons

December 5, 2017, 5:59am Clark County News

An estimated 129.6 tons, or 259,200 pounds, of nonperishable food and toiletries were collected Saturday through Walk & Knock, Clark County's largest single-day annual food drive. Read story

The Vancouvercenter in downtown Vancouver as seen Wednesday afternoon.

City council paves way for 4th Vancouvercenter tower

The Vancouvercenter in downtown Vancouver as seen Wednesday afternoon.

December 4, 2017, 9:45pm Clark County News

Vancouvercenter has the official go-ahead for its fourth tower. Read story

Motorists traveling north on state Highway 503, left, are routed around construction crews as they install a traffic barrier Friday afternoon in Battle Ground. The city is in the midst of its Congestion Relief Project at the intersection of highways 502 and 503, which sees around 50,000 drivers on an average weekday.

Phase of Battle Ground congestion-relief work wrapping up

Motorists traveling north on state Highway 503, left, are routed around construction crews as they install a traffic barrier Friday afternoon in Battle Ground. The city is in the midst of its Congestion Relief Project at the intersection of highways 502 and 503, which sees around 50,000 drivers on an average weekday.

December 4, 2017, 9:35pm Clark County News

Battle Ground’s population is around 20,000, but more than double that figure travel through the city on a typical weekday. Read story

Sunday night shooting victim should recover

December 4, 2017, 7:13pm Clark County News

The man injured in a shooting Sunday night in the North Image neighborhood of east Vancouver is expected to recover, Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman Kim Kapp said. Read story

A corrections officer monitors security video feeds at the Clark County Jail.

Two ex-inmates, both deaf, sue Clark County Jail

A corrections officer monitors security video feeds at the Clark County Jail.

December 4, 2017, 6:49pm Clark County News

Two former Clark County Jail inmates have filed a lawsuit against Clark County for failure to accommodate a disability. Melody Alvarez and Kalpana Crabtree, both deaf, allege they did not receive proper accommodations while detained at the county jail in August 2016 and December 2014, respectively. Read story

Workers scramble to finish a new building at Ridgefield High School the day before the start of classes in September 2014. A bond issue likely to go before voters in February 2019 would most likely be used to build a new K-4 school and for additional expansions at Ridgefield High School, Superintendent Nathan McCann said.

Ridgefield School District preps for Phase III bond election

Workers scramble to finish a new building at Ridgefield High School the day before the start of classes in September 2014. A bond issue likely to go before voters in February 2019 would most likely be used to build a new K-4 school and for additional expansions at Ridgefield High School, Superintendent Nathan McCann said.

December 4, 2017, 6:39pm Clark County News

Voters in the Ridgefield School District passed a $78 million bond in February, and district officials are already gearing up for its next anticipated bond vote, most likely coming in February 2019. Read story

Triple murderer Brent Luyster appears in Clark County Superior Court Monday for his sentencing, which was delayed until Dec. 15 by Judge Robert Lewis.

Judge agrees to postpone Luyster sentencing

Triple murderer Brent Luyster appears in Clark County Superior Court Monday for his sentencing, which was delayed until Dec. 15 by Judge Robert Lewis.

December 4, 2017, 4:24pm Clark County News

A chaotic scene unfolded Monday after Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis agreed to delay sentencing for triple murderer Brent Luyster. Read story