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Clark County News

Local legislators cool to fine proposal

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

While state Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Vancouver, said he's frustrated with how long it took state lawmakers to pass a budget this year, he said Sen. Rodney Tom's idea to fine sluggish lawmakers is the wrong approach to solving the problem. Read story

Procession for fallen firefighter to close I-205 onramps in Oregon on Wednesday

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A procession escorting the remains of an Oregon native killed in a wildfire will close all southbound onramps to Interstate 205 between Portland International Airport and Lake Oswego, Ore., today, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Read story

John Enslow, left, helps Ecology Youth Corps member Jake Jonas, 17, pick up trash along Interstate 5. Enslow visits different youth corps crews once a week to make sure they adhere to guidelines and safety procedures. Below: Alexandria Williams, 15, picks up trash along Interstate 5 on Monday.

State program puts local teens to work collecting trash along roadways

John Enslow, left, helps Ecology Youth Corps member Jake Jonas, 17, pick up trash along Interstate 5. Enslow visits different youth corps crews once a week to make sure they adhere to guidelines and safety procedures. Below: Alexandria Williams, 15, picks up trash along Interstate 5 on Monday.

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Dressed in an orange vest and plastic hard hat, 17-year-old Keziah Black was ready to clean the littered roadside of Interstate 5. Her goal to major in environmental biology prompted her decision to join a six-member crew of teens hired to clean along the roadways. Read story

John Blom named to Clark County Planning Commission

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously selected John Blom to fill a seat on the county's planning commission. Read story

Thursday open house to focus on bridge alternatives

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

An open house Thursday will look at alternative proposals to the Columbia River Crossing, the failed megaproject now in the process of shutting down. Read story

International Longshore and Warehouse Union members John Seidl, from left, Bob Poppe and Shawn Unger picket outside the Port of Vancouver on May 6.

Longshore workers ask Port of Vancouver to take a stand

International Longshore and Warehouse Union members John Seidl, from left, Bob Poppe and Shawn Unger picket outside the Port of Vancouver on May 6.

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Local members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, locked out of United Grain Corp. at the Port of Vancouver for nearly five months, took their protest to port commissioners Tuesday. A union leader urged the port to stop being neutral in the dispute and to explain its recent actions,… Read story

Clark County Democratic Party reverses course on endorsements

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Clark County Democratic Party decided not to make endorsements in nonpartisan races for the primary election after all. Read story

Workers comb through the debris Tuesday in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

Criminal probe opened in Canada oil train derailment

Workers comb through the debris Tuesday in Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

July 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec -- Canadian authorities said Tuesday they have opened a criminal investigation into the fiery wreck of a runaway oil train in this small town as the death toll climbed to 15, with dozens more bodies feared buried in the burned-out ruins. Read story

Effort aids enrichment programs for youth

July 8, 2013, 5:00pm Business

A locally led effort that funds student enrichment opportunities around the country through credit card purchases is looking to boost its impact in the Vancouver area. Read story

Steven W. Timmons, 54, of Camas is arraigned today on a charge of first-degree assault.

Man pleads not guilty to brandishing gun over hydrant color

Steven W. Timmons, 54, of Camas is arraigned today on a charge of first-degree assault.

July 8, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Camas man pleaded not guilty today in Clark County Superior Court to threatening a city employee with a gun June 17 after the employee informed him that he had painted a city fire hydrant the wrong color. Read story