Skamania County News

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity have helped keep a forest fire near Mount Adams from actively growing over the past few days, but fire officials expect hotter temperatures, lower humidity and higher ...

Skamania County is considering opening wide swaths of land to renewable-energy development.

Pedal power - Mountain bikers and road riders alike have plenty of options FACTBOX FIND OUT MORE ALLAN BRETTMAN VANCOUVER -- Bicyclists in Clark County have it all.

A western Wahkiakum County child is being vaccinated after being bitten by a rabid bat, county Health and Human Services Administrator Judy Bright said Tuesday.

Location: Columbia Gorge, Skamania County. Habitat: 4,690-acre park with coniferous forest, rock cliffs and wetlands on Columbia River.

A 91-year-old Roseburg woman who went missing for 12 hours was found safe after she was involved in a traffic collision Thursday night at Highway 14 and Interstate 205.

A Washougal family said a neighbor stabbed their goat to death Tuesday after it wandered into their yard.

Authorities were investigating Thursday the stabbing death of a goat that had wandered into a neighboring yard Tuesday morning east of Washougal.

Benton County In April 2003, the Nursing Assistant Program denied the application of Julie A. Gibbs to practice as a nursing assistant .

Saturday, May 24, 2008 By STEPHANIE RICE, Columbian Staff Writer A severe thunderstorm warning for Skamania County was issued Saturday evening by the National Weather Service in Portland.

A westward-moving thunderstorm weakened Saturday evening as it passed through Clark County, but still prompted 911 calls about motorists stranded in water and flooding problems at apartment complexes in east ...

Janet L. Mathews William Bliege of Vancouver, left, fishes Monday at Battle Ground Lake State Park.

The bodies of all three Yakama tribal fishermen missing in the Columbia River since their boat capsized May 7 have now been found.

Thursday, May 22, 2008 By JOHN BRANTON, Columbian staff writer A Vancouver woman told police someone posing as an official with the Internal Revenue Service sent her an e-mail claiming she was getting a tax ...

The body of a second missing Yakama tribal fisherman has been found on the Columbia River near Carson.

The body of a Yakama Indian fisherman missing since May 7 was recovered Sunday, but two others remain lost. via The Seattle Times

“That's at the top of our list”

That's how Scott Prior, vice president of marketing at Lacamas Community Credit Union, described Clark County's financial market. via Vancouver Business Journal

“We consider compliance essential, but we can't always inspect every single project. We haven't had our compliance (effort) up and running at full speed”

Most of us would complain if police routinely ignored speeders and red-light runners. via The Columbian

“For any group to file suit against the county on an action that has not yet been applied for, it's confusing to me to know what might be ripe and ready for a suit.”

The Skamania County prosecutor is asking a judge to throw a wind farm challenge out of court. via KUOW-FM Seattle

“People plant these as ornamentals and they get loose and spread out into wildlife areas and ruin animal habitat and forage and fisheries and that's really the big problem”

Attention gardeners: step away from the butterfly bush and put down the English ivy. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA