January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and hailing one of its own senators who returned a year after being felled by a stroke. Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
A 25-year-old Vancouver man was treated for a gunshot wound early Thursday morning after he told police he was the victim of a drive-by shooting, Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman Kim Kapp said. Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
Clark Public Utilities crews are investigating a power outages that have left a reported 40 people without power. Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
Cold enough for you? Wow, those strong east winds in the east Clark County lowered wind chills significantly. Wind speeds of near 100 mph were occurring in the west end of the Columbia River Gorge. The areas out of the wind had very low overnight temperatures. Vancouver officially dropped to… Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
A new law went into effect in Washington on Jan. 1 requiring manufacturers of compact fluorescent light bulbs to pay for a state-run recycling program for their products. The law aims to keep CFLs out of landfills to prevent the small amount of mercury the bulbs contain from getting into… Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
Fur, real and faux is the hot seller this season, with Crate & Barrel and Pottery Barn reporting that furry pillows and blankets are selling out in some stores. Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
Now that we have had a bout of real winter weather, our gardens should remain in a somewhat suspended state of dormancy for the rest of the winter season. I won't call it a permanent state of dormancy because experience in the Northwest garden has shown that dormancy in our… Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
A weekly list of gardening events in Clark County. Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
I've had two rosemary plants for several years in pots. I've been bringing them indoors over winter. I've learned I need to water them very little and keep them cool in winter for dormancy. I've read that folklore says a blooming rosemary brings good luck to the household. Read story
January 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News
Two local groups want to build a domestic violence shelter that would accept people and their pets. It would also board pets of elderly people in crisis. Read story
