Former Vancouver Public Schools’ Superintendent Steve Webb has been hired as interim superintendent in Oregon’s St. Helens School District, where teachers have been arrested on…
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Port of Vancouver will spend $50M of $112M budget for 2025 on capitol projects
Port of Vancouver commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a $112.7 million budget for 2025. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County Council ends plan for levy lid lift request on February ballot
The Clark County Council will not move forward with a February ballot measure asking voters to boost staffing at the sheriff’s office after a Monday…
Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrest third suspect in string of armed robberies
Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a third man believed to be involved in a string of robberies and thefts targeting people selling things online. Two…
Vancouver police arrest man suspected in string of bank robberies
Vancouver police arrested a man Saturday in connection with a string of area bank robberies. Read more… Source: The Columbian
From the Newsroom: We don’t mean to be confusing
I will be the first to admit that our election coverage was a little confusing to print readers. As I previously reported, we pushed the…
Severe weather shelters to merge in Washougal to expand services
WASHOUGAL — Washougal’s two severe weather shelters are merging in an effort to expand life-saving services needed by residents. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Camas police chief says department faces ‘retirement cliff’ in next 5 years
CAMAS — What keeps Camas Police Chief Tina Jones awake at night? There are a few things, actually, but the “retirement cliff” facing the department…
911 callers had reported gun carried by man fatally shot by Vancouver police officer was a replica
Callers told emergency dispatchers the man a Vancouver police officer would later fatally shoot in downtown Vancouver had a replica gun. But investigators failed to…
Pedestrian killed while crossing street in east Vancouver
A pedestrian in a crosswalk crossing an intersection against the light was hit by a car and killed Thursday night in east Vancouver, according to…