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Clark County News

Debra Adams, right, director of YWCA Clark County's SafeChoice Domestic Violence program, shown here accepting a contribution from Michelle Bart of Soroptimist International of Southwest Washington, is resigning as part of her own plan to save SafeChoice.

YWCA domestic violence specialist steps down to save program

Debra Adams, right, director of YWCA Clark County's SafeChoice Domestic Violence program, shown here accepting a contribution from Michelle Bart of Soroptimist International of Southwest Washington, is resigning as part of her own plan to save SafeChoice.

January 24, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The director of the YWCA Clark County's domestic violence program is sacrificing her own job to save the ailing agency money. Read story

Employers in Clark County added a net 700 jobs in the 12 months through March, leaving the county with a preliminary unemployment rate of 9.3 percent, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday.

County sees no progress on joblessness

Employers in Clark County added a net 700 jobs in the 12 months through March, leaving the county with a preliminary unemployment rate of 9.3 percent, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday.

January 24, 2012, 4:00pm Business

Clark County made no real progress in shrinking its unemployment in December, reporting a preliminary unemployment rate of 9.2 percent that could climb to 11.4 percent after unemployed county residents who work in Oregon are added into the count, said state regional economist Scott Bailey. Read story

Washougal woman charged with stealing from Little League

January 24, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

A one-time president of East County Little League has been charged with embezzling more than $11,000 from the league by writing checks to herself between 2009 and 2010. Read story

Tanya Quinata, a Washougal woman convicted by a Clark County jury of stabbing her boyfriend in the heart in 2010, was sentenced Tuesday to 117 months in prison for first-degree assault.

Washougal woman gets 10 years for 2010 stabbing

Tanya Quinata, a Washougal woman convicted by a Clark County jury of stabbing her boyfriend in the heart in 2010, was sentenced Tuesday to 117 months in prison for first-degree assault.

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Washougal woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the heart in 2010 was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for first-degree assault. Read story

Washougal council discusses coal trains

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Representatives from the Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Sierra Club, as well as other local residents, are concerned about the potential effects of having an additional 20 coal trains travel through Washougal and Camas each day. Currently, there are two coal trains that travel through the local area per… Read story

Water rushed across M Street, at 39th Street, from culvert to culvert, on Thursday following rainfall that totalled approximately 3 inches.

Heavy rains douse C-W

Water rushed across M Street, at 39th Street, from culvert to culvert, on Thursday following rainfall that totalled approximately 3 inches.

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Snowfall and heavy rains caused a number of problems with flooding in the local area last week. Read story

Camas unveils new city website

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

For the first time in more than 10 years, the City of Camas has launched a new website that will offer a variety of unique services and tools. Today the city rolls out the major overhaul that was initiated by Mayor Scott Higgins, who has an interest in technology and… Read story

A mail carrier walks down steep steps after delivering mail to a home on West 21st Street in the Hough neighborhood.

Mailboxes kicked to curb in Hough neighborhood

A mail carrier walks down steep steps after delivering mail to a home on West 21st Street in the Hough neighborhood.

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Many homes in the Hough neighborhood have remained largely unchanged since they were first built in the early to mid-1900s. Bungalows, foursquare and Victorian homes line the streets in the west Vancouver neighborhood, but residents say one thing is starting to stick out like a sore thumb: curbside mailboxes. Read story

Two injured in crash on SR-500

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

Two people were sent to the hospital with neck and back pain after a Tuesday morning crash on state Highway 500. Read story

The Vancouver-based Columbia Land Trust this week finalized the purchase of a 920-acre ranch near Goble, Ore., just across the Columbia River from Kalama.

Local land trust purchases 920 acres of Columbia River habitat

The Vancouver-based Columbia Land Trust this week finalized the purchase of a 920-acre ranch near Goble, Ore., just across the Columbia River from Kalama.

January 23, 2012, 4:00pm Clark County News

The Vancouver-based Columbia Land Trust this week finalized the purchase of a nearly 1,000-acre ranch along the Columbia River -- the biggest such acquisition in nearly 40 years, according to the trust. Read story