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The Savage rail facility in Trenton, N.D., on Aug.

Bakken oil boom echoes in Clark County

The Savage rail facility in Trenton, N.D., on Aug.

August 17, 2014, 12:00am Business

On a rare day off, Chris Piche reached into the bed of his pickup truck and pulled out a small plastic container holding his livelihood. The former Battle Ground resident opened it and poured its contents into an empty water bottle. The thin, dark orange-tinted liquid, about the consistency of… Read story

Vancouver man kills himself in vehicle in central Oregon

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Oregon State police say a Vancouver man shot and killed himself in his vehicle following a standoff with police on Highway 20 near Bend. Read story

Firefighters respond early Sunday morning to a fire that tore through Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Hazel Dell. Investigators said the fire started outside, and they are asking for any witnesses in the case to contact them.

Fire causes $1.5 million in damage to Hazel Dell church

Firefighters respond early Sunday morning to a fire that tore through Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Hazel Dell. Investigators said the fire started outside, and they are asking for any witnesses in the case to contact them.

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A fire ripped through a Hazel Dell church early Sunday morning, causing an estimated $1.5 million in damage, and investigators are asking for any witnesses to come forward in the case, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal's Office. Read story

She Who Watches, or Tsagaglalal, is the most well known of the Native American pictographs and petroglyphs that can be viewed at the Horsethief Lake unit of Columbia Hills State Park about 100 miles east of Vancouver in the Columbia River Gorge.

Aboriginal art comes with a view

She Who Watches, or Tsagaglalal, is the most well known of the Native American pictographs and petroglyphs that can be viewed at the Horsethief Lake unit of Columbia Hills State Park about 100 miles east of Vancouver in the Columbia River Gorge.

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

DALLESPORT -- From her perch high atop a basalt cliff, Tsagaglalal watches over the Columbia River with large, round eyes. Her mouth forms a circle, as if she's surprised. Read story

Strictly Business: Visionary Fred Meyer

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Business

As a teenager, Fred Grubmeyer decided to explore life beyond Brooklyn and headed west. He briefly tried his hand at gold mining in Alaska but realized his small miner's shovel was no match for the mountain in front of him. The young man found his way to Portland, shortened his… Read story

Author, child-abuse survivor to speak at foundation benefit

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Dave Pelzer, a survivor of childhood abuse who has told his story in many books including the bestselling memoir, "A Child Called 'It'," will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation Cares Luncheon. Read story

Salmon Creek interchange scheduled to open Aug. 27

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The wait is over: At the end of this month, drivers will have their first chance to use the new freeway interchange at Northeast 139th Street in Salmon Creek. Read story

Clark County Commissioner David Madore is championing a plan to build a bridge from Southeast 192nd Avenue in Vancouver to Northeast Airport Way in Portland, but developers of a major mixed-use project at 192nd, just north of Highway 14, said the Washington State Department of Transportation wouldn't have sold them the property if they believed it was a good place for a bridge.

New snag for bridge plan?

Clark County Commissioner David Madore is championing a plan to build a bridge from Southeast 192nd Avenue in Vancouver to Northeast Airport Way in Portland, but developers of a major mixed-use project at 192nd, just north of Highway 14, said the Washington State Department of Transportation wouldn't have sold them the property if they believed it was a good place for a bridge.

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Business

A mixed-use development at Southeast 192nd Avenue just north of Highway 14 appears to illustrate another problem for Clark County Commissioner David Madore's east county bridge proposal. Read story

Weather Eye: Warmth today, heat Monday may lead to a cool week

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Typical summery weather returned Saturday with a few patchy clouds and hazy afternoon sunshine. Temperatures were a bit above normal and will remain warm today -- and maybe near 90 Monday. Read story

Detroit Tigers pitcher David Price pitched eight innings of one-hit ball against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, in Detroit. The Tigers won 4-2.

Price helps Tigers beat Mariners 4-2

Detroit Tigers pitcher David Price pitched eight innings of one-hit ball against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, in Detroit. The Tigers won 4-2.

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

David Price pitched eight innings of one-run ball, and the Detroit Tigers snapped Seattle's five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory over Felix Hernandez and the Mariners on Saturday night. Read story