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Silver Star Search and Rescue medical officer Jeff Berner, right, and board member Tom Nichols look at the front of East County Fire and Rescue&rsquo;s Station 92 on May 13.

Silver Star Search and Rescue personnel settle into East County Fire and Rescue’s Station 92

Silver Star Search and Rescue medical officer Jeff Berner, right, and board member Tom Nichols look at the front of East County Fire and Rescue&rsquo;s Station 92 on May 13.

May 18, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Silver Star Search and Rescue is settling into its new home north of Camas and Washougal. Read story

The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens generated worldwide media coverage. But how would it be covered in the internet era?

From the Newsroom: How we’d cover the Mount St. Helens eruption today

The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens generated worldwide media coverage. But how would it be covered in the internet era?

May 18, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Read story

Gardening with Allen: How to mow and care for a lawn

May 18, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Many of my neighbors have their lawns mowed by a landscaper. I think I can do a better job for what they pay. What is the best way to mow and care for a lawn? Read story

Born in Albany, Ore., in 1863, Minnie Mossman Hill was only about 19 years old when she was licensed to pilot a steamship after learning the trade from her husband, Charles. She was the first female west of the Mississippi River to captain a steamship.

Clark County History: Minnie Hill captained steamers on the Columbia and Willamette rivers

Born in Albany, Ore., in 1863, Minnie Mossman Hill was only about 19 years old when she was licensed to pilot a steamship after learning the trade from her husband, Charles. She was the first female west of the Mississippi River to captain a steamship.

May 18, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

When Minnie Mossman married Charles Hill in 1883, she signed on as a life mate and as first mate on his steamer. Minnie Mossman Hill soon became the first licensed woman steamship operator in the West and the second in the nation. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, second from right, joined Dannie Nordsiden of Clark College, right, on a tour of the auto shop as students work nearby in May 2023. Clark received $1 million in federal funding to develop new clean energy technician programs and classes in the school in the years to come.

Clark College developing clean-energy programs with classes possibly starting in a year

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, second from right, joined Dannie Nordsiden of Clark College, right, on a tour of the auto shop as students work nearby in May 2023. Clark received $1 million in federal funding to develop new clean energy technician programs and classes in the school in the years to come.

May 18, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Education in clean-energy technologies will play a big role in Southwestern Washington’s future as the region adapts to climate change, according to a Clark College faculty member. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Chance of rain ahead after our pleasant weekend

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 18, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

I think the cooler weather on Friday was enjoyable although I know many of you like those 80-degree high temperatures and some even tolerate that 90-degree stuff. Whew, too hot for me. When it is above 80 degrees, I keep in the shade like my old puppy dog. Good news… Read story

Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

Youth pull together at Vancouver Lake: Regional rowing championships continue through weekend

Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

May 17, 2024, 8:40pm Clark County News

Rowers from across the region traveled to Vancouver Lake Park on Friday to compete for a chance to qualify for the June national championships. Read story

Salvador Aguilar, 31, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle. He&rsquo;s accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting outside a Clark College building.

Bail set at $500,000 for suspect in stabbing at Clark College

Salvador Aguilar, 31, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle. He&rsquo;s accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting outside a Clark College building.

May 17, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

A judge set bail at $500,000 for a Vancouver man accused of stabbing a Clark College employee in the neck Tuesday while she sat outside a campus building. Read story

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Vancouver man sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for illegally buying guns, claiming to be a citizen

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May 17, 2024, 4:58pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to 30 months in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms, lying in connection with the purchase of firearms, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and unlawfully possessing a firearm silencer. Read story

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Man indicted in Oregon in three women’s deaths, including one found dead in Clark County

Joanna Speaks

May 17, 2024, 3:48pm Clark County News

A Multnomah County, Ore., grand jury Thursday indicted a man on murder charges in the deaths of three woman, including one whose body was found in April 2023 near an abandoned barn in Ridgefield. Read story