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Desiree Barrera-Poulsen, right, and about a dozen other pregnant and parenting teens are recognized for completing the GRADS program during a ceremony at the Bates Center in Vancouver Wednesday.

Pregnant and parenting teens recognized for finishing high school

Desiree Barrera-Poulsen, right, and about a dozen other pregnant and parenting teens are recognized for completing the GRADS program during a ceremony at the Bates Center in Vancouver Wednesday.

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Adilene Miranda planned to drop out of high school when she got pregnant at 16. The whispers and stares in the hallway made school unbearable. But she wanted to do what her parents never did: graduate from high school. Read story

Covington band is No. 1 at parade

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Five Clark County-area middle school bands won awards in the Fred Meyer Junior Parade on Wednesday in Portland. Read story

UPDATE: Clark County Jail had record number of suicide attempts in 2011

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A record number of suicide attempts at the Clark County Jail was among key points highlighted in a study of county services. Read story

Fort Vancouver to host national parks’ ‘Get Outdoors Day’ on Saturday

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver's national park is working with like-minded agencies from down the street and across the Northwest in an effort Saturday to get people outdoors. Read story

Bill Minton was one of eight members of a U.S. Navy Armed Guard detail assigned to a Liberty ship, the S.S. William Dawes.

Camas man honors shipmates killed in WWII submarine attack

Bill Minton was one of eight members of a U.S. Navy Armed Guard detail assigned to a Liberty ship, the S.S. William Dawes.

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

CAMAS -- This was the second time Bill Minton had floated on that piece of the Pacific Ocean, about 12 miles off the Australian coast. Read story

Supporters stack boxes of petitions for Referendum 74 along a wall in the Secretary of State's office to stop Washington's gay marriage law Wednesday in Olympia. The law was blocked from taking effect as opponents filed more than 200,000 signatures seeking a public vote on the issue in November. Preserve Marriage Washington submitted the signatures just a day before the state was to begin allowing same-sex marriages.

Opponents block gay marriage law from taking effect

Supporters stack boxes of petitions for Referendum 74 along a wall in the Secretary of State's office to stop Washington's gay marriage law Wednesday in Olympia. The law was blocked from taking effect as opponents filed more than 200,000 signatures seeking a public vote on the issue in November. Preserve Marriage Washington submitted the signatures just a day before the state was to begin allowing same-sex marriages.

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

OLYMPIA -- Opponents of same-sex marriage in Washington turned in petitions bearing more than 200,000 signatures Wednesday, stalling implementation of the law and likely triggering a decisive public vote in November. Read story

An older Target store at the Jantzen Beach Center mall, at left, will be replaced by a larger store now under construction, right, and expected to open in October with fresh groceries, such as wrapped meat and produce.

Jantzen Beach Target nears transition

An older Target store at the Jantzen Beach Center mall, at left, will be replaced by a larger store now under construction, right, and expected to open in October with fresh groceries, such as wrapped meat and produce.

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Business

The Target store at the Jantzen Beach Supercenter mall in North Portland will close Saturday and await demolition as contractors continue to work on a larger replacement store that's set to open in October. Read story

State’s GDP climbs 2% in 2011; durable goods manufacturing cited

June 6, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Washington's real gross domestic product grew by 2 percent in 2011, giving the state the 11th fastest growth rate in the nation by that measure, according to a new report released by the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Read story

Sterling Bank, which this year acquired Vancouver-based First Independent Bank, on Monday will begin to fully integrate former First Indy customers into its system.

Sterling will lay off 63 employees in Vancouver

Sterling Bank, which this year acquired Vancouver-based First Independent Bank, on Monday will begin to fully integrate former First Indy customers into its system.

June 5, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Sterling Bank, which this year acquired Vancouver-based First Independent Bank, has filed notice that it will lay off 63 workers in Vancouver beginning Aug. 3. Read story

Monday downpour sets rainfall record

June 5, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A strong shot of June rain in Vancouver on Monday set a new record for that date, according to the National Weather Service. Read story