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Joyce Kilpatrick, former executive director of YWCA Clark County, center, is joined by YWCA staff, volunteers and supporters at the organization&#039;s 100th anniversary celebration Sunday afternoon at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver.

YWCA Clark County celebrates 100 years

Joyce Kilpatrick, former executive director of YWCA Clark County, center, is joined by YWCA staff, volunteers and supporters at the organization&#039;s 100th anniversary celebration Sunday afternoon at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver.

July 10, 2016, 9:41pm Clark County News

In the 1970s, four women dubbed the Esther Short Lunch Bunch came up with a revolutionary idea. Over lunch in the park, they decided to pool their money together and rent an apartment for women escaping violent relationships. Read story

David Ellis of Washougal, right, leads a candlelight vigil Sunday evening at Esther Short Park in Vancouver to honor the police officers slain Thursday in Dallas.

Vancouver vigil honors police slain in Dallas

David Ellis of Washougal, right, leads a candlelight vigil Sunday evening at Esther Short Park in Vancouver to honor the police officers slain Thursday in Dallas.

July 10, 2016, 8:49pm Clark County News

More than 100 people gathered beneath the clock tower in Esther Short Park on Sunday evening to honor the police officers killed Thursday night in Dallas, and to say thanks to local law enforcement. Read story

This aerial view provided by the Washington State Department of Ecology shows scattered and burned oil tank cars June 4 after a train derailed and burned near Mosier, Ore. Union Pacific Railroad said it had recently inspected the section of track near Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland, and that it had been inspected at least six times since March 21.

Inslee calls for timely walking inspections of rail lines

This aerial view provided by the Washington State Department of Ecology shows scattered and burned oil tank cars June 4 after a train derailed and burned near Mosier, Ore. Union Pacific Railroad said it had recently inspected the section of track near Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland, and that it had been inspected at least six times since March 21.

July 10, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee is calling on federal regulators to issue an emergency order demanding railroads that haul Bakken crude send safety inspectors to physically walk the rail lines at least 24 hours before transporting the volatile oil. Read story

Bonneville Dam fish count 7/10

July 10, 2016, 6:04am Clark County News

Fish count and water temperature at Bonneville Dam Read story

Student volunteers Phillip Andrews, left, and Justin Beck pull English ivy in Blanford Canyon.

8 ways students can volunteer in Clark County this summer

Student volunteers Phillip Andrews, left, and Justin Beck pull English ivy in Blanford Canyon.

July 10, 2016, 6:03am Clark County News

Students have about 50 days of summer break stretching ahead of them before they head back to school. Read story

A hike in the Ape Cave, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is a good outing, but visitors should adhere to a few guidelines.

Forest Service asks visitors to treat Ape Cave with TLC

A hike in the Ape Cave, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, is a good outing, but visitors should adhere to a few guidelines.

July 10, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

The popularity of Mount St. Helens as a tourist destination, combined with its proximity to the Seattle and Portland areas, make the Ape Cave a well-known and well-trodden feature of the area. But with just a little careful planning, visits to the Ape Cave can also be a much more… Read story

Weather Eye: Nature’s mix of tricks continues in this unusual start to July

July 10, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

How do you like our interlude from summer weather? Clouds, showers, wind and maybe scattered thunderstorms today have been in nature’s mix of tricks. Read story

This car was traveling at more than 90 mph when it crashed on Northeast 99th Street.

Burglary suspect caught after chase

This car was traveling at more than 90 mph when it crashed on Northeast 99th Street.

July 9, 2016, 10:44pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a burglary suspect early Saturday morning after he led them on a high-speed car chase, eluded them, crashed his car and took off on foot. Read story

Participants march in Vancouver&#039;s first Dyke March, part of the Saturday in the Park pride event at Esther Short Park. The annual gay pride event celebrates the local gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community.

March swells with Pride

Participants march in Vancouver&#039;s first Dyke March, part of the Saturday in the Park pride event at Esther Short Park. The annual gay pride event celebrates the local gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community.

July 9, 2016, 8:29pm Clark County News

Mary Blanchette remembers when being openly gay was risky. Her children were bullied at school. Someone painted explicit graffiti on their house. Read story

The Port of Vancouver's 218-acre Terminal 5 was the proposed site for the nation's largest oil-by-rail terminal.

Risks key topic at EFSEC hearings

The Port of Vancouver's 218-acre Terminal 5 was the proposed site for the nation's largest oil-by-rail terminal.

July 9, 2016, 5:26pm Business

Analysts, scientists and Tesoro Corp. and BNSF railroad officials took the stand as Vancouver Energy continued to make its case, during the second week of adjudication hearings, that the nation’s largest rail-to-marine oil terminal would be operated safely and should be approved by the state. Read story