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Clark County News

Sterling to rename California banks

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Sterling Financial Corp., which acquired Vancouver-based First Independent in 2012, will rename its California operations under the Argent Bank brand, The Spokesman-Review has reported. The decision reflects a push by Spokane-based Sterling, parent of Sterling Bank, to grow operations in California, said company President and COO Ezra Eckhardt. The move… Read story

Chuck’s Produce sets ribbon-cutting for Salmon Creek store

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Organic grocer Chuck's Produce & Street Market will celebrate the opening of its new Salmon Creek store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at 2302 N.E. 117th St. Read story

Freeholder candidates host kickoff event

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County freeholder candidates Temple Lentz and Jim Mains are co-hosting "Get to Know Your Freeholder Candidates" at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Latte Da Coffeehouse and Wine Bar, 205 E. 39th St. Read story

C-Tran began exploring a possible bus rapid transit system for Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor in early 2011; the C-Tran board endorsed the concept in the form of a locally preferred alternative in 2012.

Panel has three options for allocating C-Tran power

C-Tran began exploring a possible bus rapid transit system for Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor in early 2011; the C-Tran board endorsed the concept in the form of a locally preferred alternative in 2012.

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The committee weighing a possible shake-up of the C-Tran Board of Directors has narrowed its options to three proposals -- two of which would shift more power to the county's smaller cities. Read story

Lisa Walters poses for a portrait inside the Battle Ground City Council chambers at City Hall in 2012.

B.G. weighs next step as Walters prepares to depart

Lisa Walters poses for a portrait inside the Battle Ground City Council chambers at City Hall in 2012.

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Battle Ground Mayor Lisa Walters' announcement Monday that she planned to resign from city council came as a surprise to colleagues, who are now tasked with figuring out what happens next to fill positions. Read story

Matthew Starr, right, waits as his attorney, John Henry Browne, reviews documents at a motion-to-dismiss hearing July 15 in Clark County Superior Court Judge Rich Melnick's courtroom.

Motion to dismiss murder charge denied in Starr case

Matthew Starr, right, waits as his attorney, John Henry Browne, reviews documents at a motion-to-dismiss hearing July 15 in Clark County Superior Court Judge Rich Melnick's courtroom.

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Clark County judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss a first-degree murder charge against Matthew E. Starr after detectives placed an informant in Starr's jail cell for two days in November. Read story

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray takes the lectern Tuesday in dedicating the Interstate 5 interchange at Ridgefield.

Sen. Murray: Let’s get moving on infrastructure

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray takes the lectern Tuesday in dedicating the Interstate 5 interchange at Ridgefield.

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

RIDGEFIELD -- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray signaled support Tuesday for the latest push to revive the Columbia River Crossing, saying the effort to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge should remain a priority. Read story

Firefighters with the Vancouver Fire Departmaent respond to a grass fire along Highway 14 eastbound at Exit 4 near Ellsworth Road in late June.

Fire risk is high in Clark County, likely to shoot up

Firefighters with the Vancouver Fire Departmaent respond to a grass fire along Highway 14 eastbound at Exit 4 near Ellsworth Road in late June.

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

While clouds have been seen over Clark County in recent days, fire officials are reminding citizens that fire danger remains high and that the heightened fire season is right around the corner. Read story

Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins adjusts his helmet at the team's first football practice earlier this month.

UW’s Seferian-Jenkins breaks pinkie, needs surgery

Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins adjusts his helmet at the team's first football practice earlier this month.

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins has a small fracture in his right pinkie and will need surgery with an unknown timetable on when he'll return. Read story

Kaiser plans chosen for county small businesses

August 13, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Clark County small-business owners will have their choice of a handful of employee health plans eligible for increased tax credits. But all of the plans come from the same insurer: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest. Read story