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Clark County News

School notes for April 2, 2013

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Skills Center students compete for state After capturing regional titles, sixteen students from the Clark County Skills Center will compete in the State SkillsUSA competition next month in Renton, Wash. There, they will vie for state championships and trips to the national SkillsUSA this June in Kansas City, Mo. Read story

The U.S.

High-skilled visa requests likely to exceed supply

The U.S.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days, one of the fastest runs on the much-sought-after work permits in years and a sign of continued economic recovery amid new hiring by U.S. technology companies. Read story

A coal train travels through Bellingham in 2011.

Groups to sue BNSF, others over coal in waterways

A coal train travels through Bellingham in 2011.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Business

SEATTLE -- Several conservation groups on Tuesday announced plans to sue Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and several top U.S. coal producers, claiming they spill coal into Washington state waterways in violation of federal law. Read story

Power lines were knocked down along Northeast 219th Street west of Battle Ground after a noninjury accident about 11 a.m.

Power restored, Highway 502 reopens after accident

Power lines were knocked down along Northeast 219th Street west of Battle Ground after a noninjury accident about 11 a.m.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A teenage driver hit a power pole on Northeast 219th Street near Battle Ground at 11 a.m. today, causing a power outage and closing one of the main traffic routes into the city. Power has since been restored, and the highway is open. Read story

Robert D.

Man arrested after attempted robbery at downtown bank

Robert D.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was arrested after allegedly attempting to rob the downtown Vancouver branch of Chase Bank at 11:30 a.m. today, prompting police to set up a containment zone around much of the central business district. Read story

A private security services guard, right, stands in front of the bank's main door as people wait outside a branch of Laiki Bank in Nicosia on March 28.

Euro area unemployment at record 12 percent

A private security services guard, right, stands in front of the bank's main door as people wait outside a branch of Laiki Bank in Nicosia on March 28.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Business

LONDON -- The eurozone economy has passed another bleak milestone. Read story

People gather near 13th and J streets to watch firefighters as they recover the body a man hanging from a rope tied to a balcony.

Vancouver man ID’d in Sacramento high-rise death

People gather near 13th and J streets to watch firefighters as they recover the body a man hanging from a rope tied to a balcony.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento County coroner has identified the body found hanging from a downtown office tower as a 30-year-old Washington state man. Read story

Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Newberry walks by a burning garage last week at the first of two training fires.

FD 6 plans controlled burn of old home April 9

Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Newberry walks by a burning garage last week at the first of two training fires.

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County Fire District 6 plans to set the second of two training fires in the Salmon Creek area next week. Read story

911 dispatcher calls her mom to rescue boater

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

CATHLAMET -- A 911 dispatcher in Washington called on her own mother to rescue a stranded boater in the Columbia River, knowing her mother could kayak to the area faster than sending the sheriff's office patrol boat. Read story

Bowling milestone in the making for Neth

April 1, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

In four decades of bowling in the Cosmopolitan League at Husted's Hazel Dell Lanes, Doug Neth has made many memories. Read story