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Clark County News

Vancouver Chamber asks businesses to share experiences

June 5, 2012, 5:00pm Business

An invitation to business owners willing to share their experience with fellow businesses has been extended by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, which is working on a project with developers of VancouverBusinessResource.org. Read story

Woman suspected of DUI after I-205 crash

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

A Wilsonville woman was cited on suspicion of DUI and assault after allgedly causing a crash on Interstate 205 and hitting a firefighter on scene late Tuesday, Washington State Patrol said. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey.

Blazers new general manager hits ground running

Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey.

June 5, 2012, 5:00pm Blazers

Neil Olshey came to terms with the Trail Blazers from Los Angeles on Monday, flew into Portland on Tuesday afternoon, and was expected to hop on a plane to Chicago at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Read story

C-Tran began exploring a possible bus rapid transit system for Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor in early 2011; the C-Tran board endorsed the concept in the form of a locally preferred alternative in 2012.

Bus rapid transit plan hits bump

C-Tran began exploring a possible bus rapid transit system for Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor in early 2011; the C-Tran board endorsed the concept in the form of a locally preferred alternative in 2012.

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

Bus rapid transit plans ran into a possible snag Tuesday as a key group signaled it is not ready to pull the trigger on the controversial project. Read story

The Vancouver City Council has twice removed Jeanne Stewart from boards for breaking council policy.

City council yanks Stewart from transportation board

The Vancouver City Council has twice removed Jeanne Stewart from boards for breaking council policy.

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

Vancouver City Councilor Jeanne Stewart attended Tuesday's Southwest Regional Transportation Council meeting, but not at her usual spot among the board of directors: city councilors pulled her from the board Monday night after she said she wouldn't support bus rapid transit. Read story

Michelle Pitel, 20, who is a student of Clark College astronomy and science teacher Dick Shamrell, holds a clipboard with an image of the sun projected onto it as Venus passes across the sun's face Tuesday.

Venus in view in front of sun

Michelle Pitel, 20, who is a student of Clark College astronomy and science teacher Dick Shamrell, holds a clipboard with an image of the sun projected onto it as Venus passes across the sun's face Tuesday.

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

On Dec. 7, 1882, a New York City newspaper proclaimed that those who, "through smoked glasses ...caught a glimpse" of the sun the day before, had "witnessed one of the rarest and most important of astronomical events." Read story

Nurses Fatima Guillen, left, and Fran Wendt, right, give Kimberly Magdeleno, 4, a Tdap whooping cough booster shot as she is held by her mother, Claudia Solorio, on May 3 at a health clinic in Tacoma.

Free vaccines offered as whooping cough rages

Nurses Fatima Guillen, left, and Fran Wendt, right, give Kimberly Magdeleno, 4, a Tdap whooping cough booster shot as she is held by her mother, Claudia Solorio, on May 3 at a health clinic in Tacoma.

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

As the whooping cough epidemic continues across the state, local health agencies are opening their doors to offer free vaccinations against the disease. Read story

Candidate Haugen has ‘fairly horrible experience’ at Dems’ convention

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

Congressional candidate Jon Haugen didn't receive the nomination from his party on Saturday at the Democratic State Convention in Seattle, mainly because of his stance on the Columbia River Crossing project. Read story

Bar Owner Chuck Chronis makes sure that all is going smoothly while he serves up a free Thanksgiving meal to those who need it at Chronis' Restaurant &amp; Lounge on November 25, 2010.

Restaurant owner fears potential rise in cocktail prices

Bar Owner Chuck Chronis makes sure that all is going smoothly while he serves up a free Thanksgiving meal to those who need it at Chronis' Restaurant &amp; Lounge on November 25, 2010.

June 5, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Vancouver restaurant and lounge owner Chuck Chronis believes the state's newly enacted system of private liquor sales will drive up the price of cocktails in Clark County's already competitive bar scene. Read story

Police, firefighters and paramedics respond to a fatal accident involving a pedestrian and a C-Tran bus at the intersection of 8th Street and Washington Street in downtown Vancouver.

C-Tran bus driver involved in fatality will not face charges

Police, firefighters and paramedics respond to a fatal accident involving a pedestrian and a C-Tran bus at the intersection of 8th Street and Washington Street in downtown Vancouver.

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

Prosecutors said Tuesday they will not charge a C-Tran driver whose bus hit and killed a pedestrian in downtown Vancouver on Dec. 2. Read story