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The Arctic Challenger is a containment barge designed to capture oil spilled during drilling.

Spills plague oil containment barge work near Bellingham

The Arctic Challenger is a containment barge designed to capture oil spilled during drilling.

August 16, 2012, 5:00pm Business

BELLINGHAM -- Minor oil spills have plagued construction of an oil spill containment barge Shell Oil will use to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska. Read story

Groundbreaking event set for net-zero energy home

August 16, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Vancouver -- A Saturday groundbreaking event will help Vancouver-based Urban NW Homes celebrate the construction start of the company's first net-zero energy home in the Wild Glen subdivision at N.W. 151st Street and 26th Avenue in Vancouver's Salmon Creek area. Read story

Washington 14th-highest wind power generator

August 16, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Vancouver -- A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy says an estimated 5.5 percent of electricity generated from Washington at the end of 2011 came from wind energy. Washington was the 14th-highest wind power generator in the nation using that measure, which was based on wind power capacity. Read story

Clark Public Utilities exceeds efficiency goals

August 16, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Vancouver -- Washington's 17 largest electric utilities, including Clark Public Utilities, have exceeded initial energy efficiency goals of the state's voter-approved clean energy law and easily exceeded its renewables standard, according to a new report from the Northwest Energy Coalition. Read story

Weeds reach as high as some people are tall in planters at the former Vancouver City Hall, located at 210 E. 13th St. The building was formerly leased by the city from the Vancouver School District. The district is now in charge of the space, and it's grown derelict over the summer.

Old city hall building in sorry state

Weeds reach as high as some people are tall in planters at the former Vancouver City Hall, located at 210 E. 13th St. The building was formerly leased by the city from the Vancouver School District. The district is now in charge of the space, and it's grown derelict over the summer.

August 16, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Until about a year ago, Vancouver's former City Hall was a place where powerful people brokered big deals. Recently, it's become a place where transients relieve themselves. Read story

Hot weather drove crowds to Frenchman's Bar in early July, and will likely do the same later this week as temperatures flirt with 100.

Tips to stay cool as temperature climbs

Hot weather drove crowds to Frenchman's Bar in early July, and will likely do the same later this week as temperatures flirt with 100.

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

As Southwest Washington marches toward possible triple-digit heat today and Friday, local officials are offering tips for how to stay cool. Read story

Voters pass Camas EMS levy increase

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Camas residents will be paying a higher levy rate starting in 2013 thanks to a levy rate increase approved by voters. The six-year levy received over and above the required simple majority by earning 55.83 percent approval in the Aug. 7 Primary Election. Read story

Jeremiah Thompson, a 19-year-old Prairie High School student, has been charged with third-degree rape of a child.

Sex offender pleads guilty to raping Prairie High classmate

Jeremiah Thompson, a 19-year-old Prairie High School student, has been charged with third-degree rape of a child.

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A registered sex offender accused of having sexual contact with a 14-year-old Prairie High School classmate has pleaded guilty to third-degree rape of a child. Read story

The Port of Camas-Washougal Executive Director David Ripp, center, speaks during the official groundbreaking for the Steigerwald Commerce Center on Thursday.

Port of Camas-Washougal breaks ground on Steigerwald industrial property

The Port of Camas-Washougal Executive Director David Ripp, center, speaks during the official groundbreaking for the Steigerwald Commerce Center on Thursday.

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm Business

The Port of Camas-Washougal, joined by other east Clark County officials, kicks off construction of infrastructure to entice employers to build Read story

Homemade gel packs can keep you cool

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Homemade ice packs can keep you cool as the heat wave crests today and Friday. Read story