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Trooper Brandon Kesler and other WSP troopers are working to increase enforcement for the &quot;move over law,&quot; which requires motorists to move to the left when any emergency vehicle is parked on the shoulder.

WSP enforcing state’s move-over law

Trooper Brandon Kesler and other WSP troopers are working to increase enforcement for the &quot;move over law,&quot; which requires motorists to move to the left when any emergency vehicle is parked on the shoulder.

October 26, 2015, 6:03am Clark County News

State Trooper Brandon Kesler was working on the coast some time ago when he pulled over a driver, and because the shoulders in the area were so narrow, he had to approach the vehicle from the driver's side. Read story

Randy Hopfer, owner of HD Aluminum Prints, is pictured with aluminum prints at his shop Thursday.

Working in Clark County: Randy Hopfer, print artisan

Randy Hopfer, owner of HD Aluminum Prints, is pictured with aluminum prints at his shop Thursday.

October 26, 2015, 6:03am Business

Randy Hopfer learned photography nearly 20 years ago and fell in love with it, mostly focusing his lens in the direction of wildlife. Many photographers don't get into the print business, but once Hopfer began exploring the dye sublimation process -- fusing dyes onto coated aluminum panels -- he found… Read story

Actor Tricia Castañeda-Gonzales provides the voices for Count Plaqula, left, and Braces the Bat during a presentation of &quot;The Adventures of the Tartar Patrol&quot; on Tuesday afternoon at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver. The puppets taught a class of third-graders about the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth.

The play’s the thing to teach kids dental health

Actor Tricia Castañeda-Gonzales provides the voices for Count Plaqula, left, and Braces the Bat during a presentation of &quot;The Adventures of the Tartar Patrol&quot; on Tuesday afternoon at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver. The puppets taught a class of third-graders about the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth.

October 26, 2015, 6:03am Clark County Health

Plaque and tartar might not be the most exciting classroom topics for third-graders. But when the message comes from puppets with names such as Count Plaqula and Braces the Bat, learning suddenly becomes more fun. Read story

Veterinarian William McGee, 98, who has seen six Triple Crown winners, pats 2015 Triple Crowner American Pharoah (held by the hand of trainer Bob Baffert) at his June 12, 2015, morning jog at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. As a boy, McGee attended what then was Shumway Junior High in Vancouver.

Off Beat: From Shumway student to Man o’ War’s veterinarian

Veterinarian William McGee, 98, who has seen six Triple Crown winners, pats 2015 Triple Crowner American Pharoah (held by the hand of trainer Bob Baffert) at his June 12, 2015, morning jog at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. As a boy, McGee attended what then was Shumway Junior High in Vancouver.

October 26, 2015, 6:00am Clark County News

It was an image for the ages: an AP photograph that showed a 98-year-old retired veterinarian seeing his sixth Triple Crown winner. Read story

Courtney Carlson, 4, and her father, Mike Carlson, look for the perfect pumpkin Sunday at the Bi-Zi Farms pumpkin patch in the Brush Prairie area.

Rain doesn’t deter families hunting for pumpkins

Courtney Carlson, 4, and her father, Mike Carlson, look for the perfect pumpkin Sunday at the Bi-Zi Farms pumpkin patch in the Brush Prairie area.

October 25, 2015, 9:15pm Clark County News

Last weekend day before Halloween finds families hunting for remaining gourds Read story

New TV option may be coming

October 25, 2015, 8:44pm Business

In January, Vancouver and unincorporated Clark County residents may have a TV delivery option besides Comcast for the first time. Read story

Glass on roadway closes I-5 northbound

October 25, 2015, 8:30pm Clark County News

All lanes of Interstate 5 were blocked this evening after a tractor-trailer lost its load, reportedly sending glass onto the freeway. Read story

A man is in the hospital in critical condition Sunday night after the green pickup he was driving crashed head-on with another truck early Sunday morning in the 7000 block of Northeast Andresen Road.

Driver critically injured in head-on crash

A man is in the hospital in critical condition Sunday night after the green pickup he was driving crashed head-on with another truck early Sunday morning in the 7000 block of Northeast Andresen Road.

October 25, 2015, 7:11am Clark County News

A man sustained critical injuries early Sunday morning in a three-vehicle crash in the Walnut Grove area. Read story

Woman hurt when car hits highway barrier

October 25, 2015, 6:52am Clark County News

An Oregon woman was taken to a hospital Saturday night after the car she was driving struck a concrete barrier on a highway in east Vancouver, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

Bonneville Dam fish count 10/25

October 25, 2015, 6:06am Clark County News

Saturday's fish count at Bonneville Dam Read story