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Clark County News

Three lectures tonight reflect area history

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

It will be a history-enhanced evening, with three public lectures today that reflect different aspects of local and regional history. Read story

The 2013 Clark County fireworks season, while busy and noisy as usual, ended with less property damage from fireworks than in 2012. There will be no new restrictions for the 2014 fireworks season. County residents passed a nonbinding advisory vote in favor of tightened restrictions on fireworks in November, but commissioners say they are behind schedule in potentially drafting a new ordinance to do that.

Damage from fireworks dips in Clark County

The 2013 Clark County fireworks season, while busy and noisy as usual, ended with less property damage from fireworks than in 2012. There will be no new restrictions for the 2014 fireworks season. County residents passed a nonbinding advisory vote in favor of tightened restrictions on fireworks in November, but commissioners say they are behind schedule in potentially drafting a new ordinance to do that.

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The 2013 Clark County fireworks season, while busy and noisy as usual, ended with less property damage from fireworks than in 2012. Read story

Clark County Commissioners Tom Mielke, from left, David Madore and Steve Stuart

Clark County commissioners mull advisory vote despite CRC’s demise

Clark County Commissioners Tom Mielke, from left, David Madore and Steve Stuart

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Columbia River Crossing project is dead, but that doesn't mean an advisory vote won't end up on your November ballot. Read story

Campaign Trail: Vancouver City Council

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver City Council Position 2: Alishia Topper will host a public coffee and conversation event 9:30 a.m. Saturday at River Maiden, 602 N. Divine Road in Vancouver. For more information about Topper, visit http://www.electtopper.com. Read story

Kemp's Ridley turtles were near the Deep Horizon accident site in June 14, 2010.

Sea turtles in harm’s way in Gulf

Kemp's Ridley turtles were near the Deep Horizon accident site in June 14, 2010.

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

LOS ANGELES -- Federal scientists have mapped the migration patterns and feeding grounds of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico, and the study reveals that the favored feeding sites for the endangered turtles overlap with the most damaged areas of the Gulf. Read story

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Insitu celebrates new Bingen production facility

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July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Business

BINGEN -- Insitu, a Boeing Co. subsidiary that is on the cutting edge of the booming unmanned aircraft industry, is digging deeper roots in the rural Columbia River Gorge town of Bingen. Read story

Local repeat offender sentenced to 7.5 years on drug charges

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A local repeat offender, with the longest criminal record one federal judge said he's ever seen, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on Tuesday. Read story

Report: Use of coal for U.S. power on the rise

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- Power plants in the United States are burning coal more often to generate electricity, reversing the growing use of natural gas and threatening to increase domestic emissions of greenhouse gases after a period of decline, according to a federal report. Read story

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, center, is accompanied by Assessor Peter Van Nortwick and Commissioner Steve Stuart on Wednesday to discuss the county charter process at a lunch event.

Assessor backs county executive model

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, center, is accompanied by Assessor Peter Van Nortwick and Commissioner Steve Stuart on Wednesday to discuss the county charter process at a lunch event.

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County Assessor Peter Van Nortwick stood beside Auditor Greg Kimsey and Commissioner Steve Stuart Wednesday afternoon at the Hazel Dell/Salmon Creek Business Association to discuss a potential home rule charter in Clark County. Read story

The remains of John Percin Jr. are carried into the Lake Oswego Fire Department Lake Oswego, Ore., where they will lie in state until Friday morning. A public memorial service is scheduled 1 p.m.

Oregon Hotshot’s remains returned

The remains of John Percin Jr. are carried into the Lake Oswego Fire Department Lake Oswego, Ore., where they will lie in state until Friday morning. A public memorial service is scheduled 1 p.m.

July 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. -- The ashes of an Oregon high school graduate who was among 19 firefighters killed while battling an Arizona wildfire have been returned home. Read story