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Clark County News

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday marked the full opening of a new interchange at St. Johns Boulevard and state Highway 500 in Vancouver. Crews opened the interchange three months early, but other parts of the $48 million project are expected to continue until the end of this year.

St. Johns interchange opens

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian
A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday marked the full opening of a new interchange at St. Johns Boulevard and state Highway 500 in Vancouver. Crews opened the interchange three months early, but other parts of the $48 million project are expected to continue until the end of this year.

September 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Transportation officials on Wednesday fully opened the new interchange at St. Johns Boulevard and state Highway 500, allowing access to all four ramps connecting the two thoroughfares for the first time. Read story

The site of a proposed casino along Interstate 5 in La Center.

Feds seek to revisit casino decision

The site of a proposed casino along Interstate 5 in La Center.

September 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

In a surprising twist in the federal legal battle over the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's proposal to build a casino near La Center, the federal government asked a judge to temporarily halt the proceedings in order to reconsider its initial determination that the tribe could establish a reservation. Read story

A fire started by a Sifton teen, Alex Michael Smith, destroyed this house the morning of May 13, 2011.

Sifton teen guilty of setting his home on fire

A fire started by a Sifton teen, Alex Michael Smith, destroyed this house the morning of May 13, 2011.

September 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Alex Michael Smith suffered a traumatic brain injury eight days before he allegedly burned his family's house down in May 2011. Read story

Washington Business Alliance: We can help state

September 12, 2012, 5:00pm Business

The Washington Business Alliance has little interest in partisan politics even in this year's heightened political climate, but instead suggests that Washingtonians tap business expertise to help solve some of the state's most vexing social, economic, and environmental challenges. Read story

Firefighters had to cut the top off of a Lotus sports car when it drove up an embankment and crashed into a tree in Ridgefield on Wednesday afternoon.

Sports car hits tree in Ridgefield

Firefighters had to cut the top off of a Lotus sports car when it drove up an embankment and crashed into a tree in Ridgefield on Wednesday afternoon.

September 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A man was seriously injured after he swerved his car and crashed into a tree along Northeast 10th Avenue in Ridgefield Wednesday afternoon. Read story

Fire damages pilings below Vancouver Red Lion

September 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A fire this afternoon damaged pilings below the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, but did not extend into the business. Read story

911 centers slammed from Eastern Wash. wildfires

September 11, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

As smoke from Eastern Washington wildfires carries smoke west, 911 centers in Southwest Washington have been slammed with false fire reports. Read story

Median income plummets in the West

September 11, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The West's median income declined by 4.1 percent in 2011, a greater loss than anywhere else in the nation. Read story

Talayna Dunaway, 7, of Battle Ground, does her best to stay atop a mechanical bull while her grandfather David Green watches from the background at Harvest Days in Battle Ground on July 22.

Battle Ground one of country’s best communities for youth

Talayna Dunaway, 7, of Battle Ground, does her best to stay atop a mechanical bull while her grandfather David Green watches from the background at Harvest Days in Battle Ground on July 22.

September 11, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

When it comes to caring for young people, Battle Ground is one of the best communities in the country. Read story

The Clark County Jail has had three inmates commit suicide this year, including a 55-year-old man found early Wednesday.

County jail sued over brother ID mix-up

The Clark County Jail has had three inmates commit suicide this year, including a 55-year-old man found early Wednesday.

September 11, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Sibling spent 10 days in jail after his brother lied to officers about identity. Read story