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Clark County News

Coaching brothers Biniam Afenegus (Clark College men), left, and Filomon Afenegus (Columbia River High School girls) have their respective teams seeking postseason championships this fall.

Legacy of hard work paying off for coaching brothers

Coaching brothers Biniam Afenegus (Clark College men), left, and Filomon Afenegus (Columbia River High School girls) have their respective teams seeking postseason championships this fall.

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

It is tempting to wonder if an Afenegus family secret has helped the Clark College men's soccer team and the Columbia River High School girls soccer team enjoy sustained success. Read story

Woman hit by vehicle while crossing street in Orchards

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A woman was hit by a vehicle Tuesday evening while she was crossing Northeast Gher Road near St. Andrew Lutheran Church. The accident was reported at 6:05 p.m. in the 5600 block of Gher Road in the Orchards area. Read story

Prep football player of the week: Jacob Dennis, Skyview

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Jacob Dennis of Skyview was voted The Columbian's high school football player of the week, sponsored by Athletes Corner, for the week ending Nov. 9. Read story

Scott Fandrich, seen at a March court date, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for stabbing a man outside the Cascade Park Starbucks.

Ridgefield man gets 15 years in stabbing

Scott Fandrich, seen at a March court date, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for stabbing a man outside the Cascade Park Starbucks.

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Ridgefield man was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for stabbing a 70-year-old man in a random attack March 11 outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Vancouver's Cascade Park. Read story

Clark County Commissioners David Madore, left, and Steve Stuart

Stuart, Madore spar over county ‘integrity resolution’

Clark County Commissioners David Madore, left, and Steve Stuart

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

At one point during the hourslong discussion on Clark County Commissioner David Madore's "integrity resolution" on Tuesday, Commissioner Steve Stuart asked Madore if he was seeking "a pound of flesh" after a C-Tran vote didn't go Madore's way. Read story

Most of the geofoam blocks being used for the Salmon Creek Interchange Project measure 3 feet by 4 feet by 9 feet, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Geofoam fortifies interchange project in Salmon Creek

Most of the geofoam blocks being used for the Salmon Creek Interchange Project measure 3 feet by 4 feet by 9 feet, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

As the forklift lurched toward a nearby truck, its prongs began to slide between two foam blocks loaded on the trailer. An unmistakable squeak followed, like Styrofoam being jammed into a cardboard box. Read story

All transit was stopped on Fruit Valley road, including bus service to the local area, as police investigated a shooting May 9 in Vancouver.

Changes to Vancouver Police department eyed

All transit was stopped on Fruit Valley road, including bus service to the local area, as police investigated a shooting May 9 in Vancouver.

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes, who recently hired a new police chief, announced Tuesday proposed structural and operational changes to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Teen appears in court in Rose Village stabbing

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A 17-year-old appeared Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of twice stabbing a 32-year-old man during a possibly gang-related altercation late Friday in Vancouver's Rose Village. Read story

Port of Vancouver commissioners approve 2014 budget

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Business

The Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a budget of $86.42 million for 2014. That's up roughly 46 percent from this year's total projected budget of about $59 million. Read story

Voters in Washington legalized recreational marijuana in 2012.

State’s marijuana stores could be open by May or June

Voters in Washington legalized recreational marijuana in 2012.

November 12, 2013, 4:00pm Business

Neighborhood marijuana stores could open across Washington as early as May or June, according to state officials who on Monday will launch the licensing process to legalize pot growers, processors and sellers in response to voter-approved Initiative 502, which passed last November. Read story