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Passengers board a TriMet MAX light-rail train at the Delta Park/Vanport light-rail transit station. A Cowlitz County judge Wednesday delayed until March a decision on a lawsuit over a state law that says if a person signs a petition more than once, all their signatures must be rejected.

Light-rail funding plan not settled; C-Tran fares to rise

Passengers board a TriMet MAX light-rail train at the Delta Park/Vanport light-rail transit station. A Cowlitz County judge Wednesday delayed until March a decision on a lawsuit over a state law that says if a person signs a petition more than once, all their signatures must be rejected.

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A month after starting a wider search for ways to pay for operating light rail in Vancouver, the C-Tran Board of Directors indicated Tuesday that process isn't finished yet. Read story

After remaining stubbornly high, the average price of gasoline in Vancouver dropped by 17 cents in the past week to $4.10, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported.

Fuel prices stubbornly high around Northwest

After remaining stubbornly high, the average price of gasoline in Vancouver dropped by 17 cents in the past week to $4.10, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported.

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Gas prices are dropping dramatically in much of the nation, but the cost of fuel is trending down far more slowly in the Northwest, including the Vancouver-Portland area, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Read story

Vancouver woman still serious after I-5 crash

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman remained in serious condition late Tuesday with injuries suffered when the car she was driving collided with a parked tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Interstate 5 near the Siskiyou summit in Oregon. Read story

Bicyclist’s condition improves to serious

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The condition of a 47-year-old Vancouver bicyclist who sustained life-threatening injuries April 27 in a collision with a minivan in Hazel Dell has improved from critical to serious, according to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Read story

Jo Marie and Steve Hansen, right, are honored Tuesday as 2012 Philanthropists of the Year by last year's winners, Connie and Lee Kearney, left, at the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington's annual luncheon at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Community Foundation honors seasoned, new philanthropists

Jo Marie and Steve Hansen, right, are honored Tuesday as 2012 Philanthropists of the Year by last year's winners, Connie and Lee Kearney, left, at the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington's annual luncheon at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Some philanthropists are blessed with the means to give a lot, all at once. Others, with pockets not quite so deep, manage to give a lot, too -- but in a steady stream, across a lifetime of measured generosity. Some have a wealth of knowledge about financial markets and community… Read story

Winterhawks sign top defenseman Jones

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Seth Jones, one of the top young defensemen in the world, and the Portland Winterhawks announced on Tuesday that he has signed with the Western Hockey League team. Read story

A 6,300-foot-long BNSF Railway train pulled by a GE-made Evolution diesel electric locomotive emerges from the Cape Horn tunnel on its way to Iowa in a TV commercial.

Simply gorgeous film site

A 6,300-foot-long BNSF Railway train pulled by a GE-made Evolution diesel electric locomotive emerges from the Cape Horn tunnel on its way to Iowa in a TV commercial.

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

When General Electric wanted to put its work on display, the showcase included a stretch of the Columbia River Gorge a few miles east of Washougal. Read story

Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif.

More request whooping cough vaccinations

Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif.

May 8, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County health care providers are fielding more requests for the whooping cough vaccine as the epidemic continues to spread across the county and state. Read story

A letter from the Clark County commissioners asks the state to establish a local advisory commission for setting toll rates for a new Interstate 5 bridge.

CRC passed over for $1 billion federal loan

A letter from the Clark County commissioners asks the state to establish a local advisory commission for setting toll rates for a new Interstate 5 bridge.

May 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Lack of backing from Oregon and Washington legislatures makes it ineligible for money Read story

A photograph of Maria Delos-Carrasco Angulo is part of a memorial near the Fourth Plain Boulevard crosswalk where she was killed by a hit-and-run driver last week.

Woman’s death spurs concern over crosswalks

A photograph of Maria Delos-Carrasco Angulo is part of a memorial near the Fourth Plain Boulevard crosswalk where she was killed by a hit-and-run driver last week.

May 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Neighbors are hoping the death of a Vancouver woman will prompt the city to upgrade crosswalks that use flashing yellow overhead lights along Fourth Plain Boulevard. Read story