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Clark County News

Pleasant Valley Middle School won the Band Sweepstakes award at the junior parade, part of the Portland Rose Festival.

Clark County bands clean up at Rose Festival junior parade

Pleasant Valley Middle School won the Band Sweepstakes award at the junior parade, part of the Portland Rose Festival.

June 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

PORTLAND -- Under picture-perfect skies, young Clark County musicians took home six of seven band awards at Wednesday's 2013 Fred Meyer Junior Parade, part of the Portland Rose Festival. Read story

Anglers surly over potential steelhead changes

June 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

It's been 15 years since wild steelhead in lower Columbia River tributaries were listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. And while there have been recovery plans written, habitat restoration started and angling rules tweaked, the hit on fishermen has been relatively mild. Read story

Nathan Jenisch sings a solo during a rehearsal of the Clark College Jazz Ensemble.

Clark College student goes from Stage IV to center stage

Nathan Jenisch sings a solo during a rehearsal of the Clark College Jazz Ensemble.

June 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Nathan Jenisch had been feeling bad for months. He was suffering from a nasty, persistent cough, like a smoker's lung-rattle after inhaling a pack of unfiltered cigarettes. Read story

Grant will go toward playground equipment at Washougal park

June 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Parks Foundation of Clark County has given Washougal a grant worth nearly $24,000 to pay for new equipment at Hartwood Park. Read story

Toyota Motor Corp. will upgrade its partnership with Clark College by making changes next fall in a training program for automotive students.

Toyota tunes up program with Clark College

Toyota Motor Corp. will upgrade its partnership with Clark College by making changes next fall in a training program for automotive students.

June 5, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Toyota Motor Corp. is upgrading a partnership with Clark College, and about 40 other community colleges and vocational schools nationwide, that provides training and jobs for automotive students. Read story

Hazardous materials by rail topic of Port of Vancouver meeting

June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Business

The Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners will convene a public workshop next week to learn about who's responsible for handling hazardous materials by rail. Read story

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A coal train idles in front of the Decker Coal Mine near the Wyoming border in Decker, Mont.

Sierra Club sues BNSF over coal dust from trains

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A coal train idles in front of the Decker Coal Mine near the Wyoming border in Decker, Mont.

June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Business

SEATTLE -- The Sierra Club is suing BNSF Railway in federal court in Seattle over coal dust that blows off trains into Washington rivers and Puget Sound. Read story

Crews move a crane, in pieces, into place near southbound Interstate 5 in preparation for this weekend's girder installation.

Weekend-long closure planned for I-5 in Salmon Creek area (with video)

Crews move a crane, in pieces, into place near southbound Interstate 5 in preparation for this weekend's girder installation.

June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Around-the-clock work over Interstate 5 in Salmon Creek will completely close both directions of the freeway this weekend. Read story

Washington Dems back away from business tax extension

June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

OLYMPIA -- Democrats in the Washington Legislature are backing away from a plan that would have raised money by extending a business tax, as lawmakers sought an elusive budget compromise Wednesday in the final week of an overtime legislative session. Read story

Dennis Wolter, accused of killing his estranged  girlfriend and dumping her body along Old Evergreen Highway, turns during a recess of his trial in Judge Robert Lewis' courtroom, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

Psychologist: Murder defendant’s actions consistent with brain malady

Dennis Wolter, accused of killing his estranged  girlfriend and dumping her body along Old Evergreen Highway, turns during a recess of his trial in Judge Robert Lewis' courtroom, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

June 4, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Murder suspect Dennis Wolter's public school records showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome as early as kindergarten, a defense expert testified today. Read story