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Ore. officer arrested at Wash. home in assault

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:52:06 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A suburban Portland police officer already accused of food stamp fraud has been arrested by SWAT officers at his Vancouver, Washington, home in connection with the sexual assault of a 5-year-old child.

Officer late to work spots escaped inmate

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:40:06 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Sometimes tardy is timely.

Inslee signs $8.7 billion transportation budget

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:58 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - Gov. Jay Inslee signed off on an $8.7 billion transportation budget Monday that puts money toward maintaining state roadways and continues spending on existing big-ticket projects.

Land trust opens new Oregon office, raises profile

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:10:12 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A Vancouver, Washington-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Oregon, in an effort to raise its profile.

WA man pleads guilty to selling illegal airbags

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:14:06 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A 25-year-old Vancouver, Washington, man has pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit vehicle airbags.

Tiny baby finally leaves Wash. hospital

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:17 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Little Harley Gulliksen has gone home after five months in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Vancouver, Washington, hospital.

Tiny baby finally leaves Wash. hospital

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:13 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Little Harley Gulliksen has gone home after five months in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Vancouver hospital.

Cowlitz Jail inmate dies at Vancouver hospital

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:18 -0400

LONGVIEW, Washington - An inmate who collapsed at the Cowlitz County Jail died Thursday at a Vancouver hospital.

3 arrested in Vancouver, Wash., bar incident

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:32 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Three Clark County, Washington, men have been arrested for investigation of felony assault and racially motivated malicious harassment in a March 18 disturbance at a Vancouver bar.

Relocated deer adapting in southwest Washington

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:41:02 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - More than a month after an elaborate multi-agency operation moved some three dozen endangered Columbian white-tailed deer to protected habitat in Clark County, the animals are adapting to their new surroundings.

Vancouver apartment fire kills woman

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:10:35 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A woman who was pulled from her burning apartment in Vancouver has died at a Portland hospital.

Timbers defeat Chivas USA 3-0

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51:16 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter let his players loose on Sunday against Chivas USA.

Cougar captured in Vancouver yard

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:39:39 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Wildlife agents captured a cougar early Friday in the backyard of a Vancouver home.

1 man dead, 1 arrested in Vancouver home shooting

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:26:04 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Vancouver police say a man is dead and another one is in custody after a shooting inside a home.

Clark commissioners criticized for hiring Benton

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:32:38 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A crowd at the Tuesday night Clark County Commission meeting stayed past midnight to criticize two Republican commissioners who hired GOP state Sen. Don Benton as the county's director of environmental services.

Coast Guard plans hearings on Columbia bridge

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:22:57 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - The U.S. Coast Guard plans public hearings on the proposed $3 billion Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River, which some say would be too low.

Bones identified as missing Vancouver man

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:53:24 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Bones found along Interstate 5 in Clark County two weeks ago have been identified by the Clark County medical examiner's office 29-year-old Jesse Joseph Klein of Vancouver. He disappeared in August 2011.

Correction: McKenna-Campaigners Pay story

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:40:40 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - In a story May 2 about disputed campaign payments concerning gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna, The Associated Press reported erroneously that one of the campaign's last transactions was $300,000 for campaign manager Randy Pepple and his wife. The Pepples were paid about $300,000 throughout the entire course of the campaign.

US Rep. Herrera Beutler expecting first child

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:25:07 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is expecting her first child.

Brush Prairie man convicted of killing father

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:32:26 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - A Brush Prairie man was convicted Tuesday of murder in the death of his father.

2 women killed in Vancouver crash

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:13 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - Police say two Vancouver women died when a pickup truck crashed into a tree and light pole early Saturday in Vancouver.