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Bail $200,000 for Washougal woman accused of shooting former boyfriend on I-205

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

April 18, 2024, 6:08pm Clark County News

A Washougal woman is accused of shooting her former boyfriend March 21 while driving on northbound Interstate 205 following an altercation at his birthday celebration at an east Vancouver bar. Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center registered nurse Sarah Collins, right, joins colleagues as they picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

PeaceHealth nurses picket Vancouver hospital, demanding safe staffing and fair wages

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center registered nurse Sarah Collins, right, joins colleagues as they picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

April 18, 2024, 3:15pm Business

Picketing nurses decked out in blue crowded the sidewalks along Mill Plain Boulevard in front of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center before dawn Thursday. Read story

Photo contributed by the Vancouver Police Department Cristina Ase

Police tracked missing Vancouver woman’s cellphone through SE Portland

Photo contributed by the Vancouver Police Department Cristina Ase

April 18, 2024, 3:03pm Clark County News Free

The Vancouver Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 61-year-old Cristina Ase, who has been missing since March 26. Police have not identified any people of interest in Ase’s disappearance. Read story

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Vancouver men indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

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April 18, 2024, 1:25pm Clark County News

Two Vancouver men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of drug trafficking, conspiracy and illegal weapons possession, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington. Read story

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Clark County Council pushes to provide more ‘middle housing,’ aiming to increase access to homeownership

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

April 18, 2024, 6:09am Business

As part of a long effort to create a greater variety of housing options with potential for smaller, more affordable homes, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to revise rules governing residential development. Read story

Try this: Spring Makers Market, Vancouver Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Fair, ‘Common Ground’

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

Five things to do this week Read story

Officer Andrea Mendoza of the Vancouver Police Department escorts a suspected shoplifter into a patrol car Oct. 12, 2022, at the Fred Meyer store in Cascade Park. Mendoza is facing fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, after she was captured on video threatening to use her Taser on the genitals of a suspected shoplifter in May.

Trial to begin for Vancouver police officer captured on video threatening to use Taser on suspect’s genitals

Officer Andrea Mendoza of the Vancouver Police Department escorts a suspected shoplifter into a patrol car Oct. 12, 2022, at the Fred Meyer store in Cascade Park. Mendoza is facing fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, after she was captured on video threatening to use her Taser on the genitals of a suspected shoplifter in May.

April 18, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

The misdemeanor assault trial for Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza begins today in Clark County District Court. Read story

Burgerville crew member Ruby Runnels, 19, greets a customer while working the drive-thru at the restaurant&rsquo;s Salmon Creek location Wednesday afternoon. Several industries in Clark County rely heavily on teens for jobs that peak in demand during the summer. A spokeswoman for Burgerville said the fast-food chain expects to hire 150 additional employees at its Clark County stores between now and July 1.

Summer jobs picture upbeat for Clark County teens

Burgerville crew member Ruby Runnels, 19, greets a customer while working the drive-thru at the restaurant&rsquo;s Salmon Creek location Wednesday afternoon. Several industries in Clark County rely heavily on teens for jobs that peak in demand during the summer. A spokeswoman for Burgerville said the fast-food chain expects to hire 150 additional employees at its Clark County stores between now and July 1.

April 18, 2024, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Teen employment in Clark County has been on the decline for years but not anymore — good news for teens wanting to earn some money this summer. Read story

Cruz Williams of the Camas Rugby Club is tackled during a match against Budd Bay of Olympia at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

Tim Martinez: High school rugby leaves it all on the field

Cruz Williams of the Camas Rugby Club is tackled during a match against Budd Bay of Olympia at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

April 18, 2024, 6:05am Newsletter

Tim Martinez: high school sports Read story

Susan Dingle, the 2024 Clark County poet laureate, recites poems at the Attic Gallery April 5 in Camas.

‘Everybody has a voice’: Clark County’s poet laureate Susan Dingle promotes poetry

Susan Dingle, the 2024 Clark County poet laureate, recites poems at the Attic Gallery April 5 in Camas.

April 18, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

When she was a kid in school, Susan Dingle detested poetry. Read story