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Visitors to Johnston Ridge Observatory near Mount St. Helens will be greeted by a new outdoor amphitheater finished late last year. Johnston Ridge and other facilities near the mountain are free today, the anniversary of the mountain's 1980 eruption.

Mount St. Helens monument gets new life

Steven Lane/The Columbian
Visitors to Johnston Ridge Observatory near Mount St. Helens will be greeted by a new outdoor amphitheater finished late last year. Johnston Ridge and other facilities near the mountain are free today, the anniversary of the mountain's 1980 eruption.

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it! Read story

Arianna Jordan, 11, is moving to Vancouver from Spokane with her family this summer, so that she can attend the Washington State School for the Blind.

Event gives blind students rare chance to run without aid

Arianna Jordan, 11, is moving to Vancouver from Spokane with her family this summer, so that she can attend the Washington State School for the Blind.

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Little sneakers slapped the ground, pigtails bounced and parents cheered -- the sounds of any school track meet. Read story

Two file for positions in the 49th District

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Two new legislative candidates -- a former Oregon lawmaker and an avid public meeting attendee -- have filed to run for office in the 49th District. Read story

Dozen stormwater projects to split $5.7M in Ecology grants

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Washington Department of Ecology has awarded $68 million in grants for 117 stormwater construction projects statewide, and $5.7 million will be used for a dozen local projects. Read story

Friday is final day of candidate filing week

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

State Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, has filed for state auditor according to an updated candidate list released Thursday by the Clark County Elections Office. Read story

STEVEN LANE/The Columbian
Flag-bearers from a multi-agency honor guard wait to raise the flag to half-staff during the annual Clark County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Thursday at the Clark County Public Service Center.

Clark County honors fallen officers at annual ceremony

STEVEN LANE/The Columbian
Flag-bearers from a multi-agency honor guard wait to raise the flag to half-staff during the annual Clark County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on Thursday at the Clark County Public Service Center.

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A bagpipe rendition of "Amazing Grace" rang out in front of the Clark County Public Service Center. Police officers with K9s lined the courtyard while a group of Clark County's top law enforcement officials -- dressed in their best -- watched the honor guard raise an American flag to half-mast. Read story

Elena Lawler, center, launched Northwest Interpreters Inc. in 1992 after arriving in Vancouver from Kazakhstan.

Northwest Interpreters Inc.: Talk globally, interpret locally

Elena Lawler, center, launched Northwest Interpreters Inc. in 1992 after arriving in Vancouver from Kazakhstan.

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Elena Lawler arrived in Vancouver in 1991, accompanied by her 9-year-old son and her dream of a better life. Read story

John Eckhart and Alayna Higdon

Imprisonment trial set to begin Monday

John Eckhart and Alayna Higdon

May 17, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Opening statements are expected Monday in the trial of a Vancouver couple accused of imprisoning two young autistic boys in a dark, mostly empty room. Read story

Motorists on Monday make their way through a rearranged intersection at St. Johns Boulevard and state Highway 500, where construction has temporarily eliminated all turns from the highway to St. Johns. Crews are transforming the intersection into a freeway-style interchange, which will send St. Johns up and over the highway on a new bridge.

Live chat with transportation departments set for May 24

Motorists on Monday make their way through a rearranged intersection at St. Johns Boulevard and state Highway 500, where construction has temporarily eliminated all turns from the highway to St. Johns. Crews are transforming the intersection into a freeway-style interchange, which will send St. Johns up and over the highway on a new bridge.

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

Bring your questions about road construction projects in progress -- or projects slated to begin later this year Read story

Eleven more state liquor stores closing Tuesday

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

Eleven state-run liquor stores across the state will close for good Tuesday in a second round of store closures as Washington prepares to hand over hard liquor sales on June 1 to private retail businesses. Read story