Andy Matarrese
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DUI patrols shift into high gear for marijuana holiday
Additional state troopers and officers from local agencies will be out on the roads today for statewide emphasis patrols looking for impaired drivers. → Read More
C-Tran’s possible elimination of Route 39 stirs anxiety, anger
Carolyn Hayden, known to some as the bread lady, has been baking bread for C-Tran staff for years, dropping off loaves at the Vancouver Mall or Fisher's Landing transit centers. → Read More
Candidate emerges for Oliver’s seat on Port of Vancouver board
Vancouver accountant Dan Barnes announced this week that he will run for a seat on the Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners. → Read More
PacifiCorp to spend $20M for fish habitat
PacifiCorp, which has more than 130,000 customers in Washington, will spend more than $20 million on habitat improvement for salmon and steelhead in the Lewis River watershed. → Read More
Northbound lanes of Interstate Bridge closed for emergency sign repair
The northbound lanes of the Interstate Bridge are temporarily closed for "emergency sign repair," according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. → Read More
Impact of bike lanes, parking on property values difficult to determine
The potential loss of on-street parking for protected bike lanes along Columbia Street in Vancouver has prompted Glen Yung of the Hough neighborhood to pack up and leave. → Read More
‘I can hear them!’ Beeping Easter egg hunt brings joy
April Bennett and two of her boys, 3-year-old Peter and 5-year-old Joel, piled into the car and drove all the way from Seattle for Saturday’s beeping Easter egg hunt at the Washington State School for → Read More
Groups oppose plan for advisory body to look at breaching dams
A group of Washington utility districts, ports and business organizations are urging the state Senate to remove a $750,000 provision from its proposed state budget that would put together an advisory → Read More
Group sues to prohibit Mount St. Helens’ drilling
A conservation group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management over the agencies’ decision to allow exploratory drilling in the upper Green River Valley at Goat → Read More
Above-normal fire potential, four-month forecast says
Early forecasting shows above-normal potential for large, costly fires west of the Cascades through spring into early summer, according to officials at the National Interagency Fire Center. → Read More
Pacific Highway west of La Center reopens
Northwest Pacific Highway west of La Center is back open after heavy rainfall and flooding washed out large chunks of the road in February, leaving the way closed for weeks. → Read More
Geologists take on mysteries of volcanoes in Cascade Range
There are roughly 20 major volcanoes in the Cascade Range, and while scientists might know about them individually, they don’t know as much about why volcanoes in a chain might vary in composition, th → Read More
Vancouver to delay plans for Columbia Street bike lanes
Vancouver will delay plans to add protected bike lanes along Columbia Street downtown, opting for a fuller review and more public outreach work, following criticism from neighbors. → Read More
Two overdue hikers rescued off Mount St. Helens
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said it received word from the Tigard, Ore., Police Department about two overdue hikers on Mount St. Helens Sunday. → Read More
$500 million ODOT plan addresses Rose Quarter bottleneck issue
For years, Clark County critics of the failed Columbia River Crossing project complained that Oregon should work first to fix the bottleneck on Interstate 5 through the Rose Quarter. → Read More
C-Tran seeks input on proposed bus route changes
C-Tran will hold the first of several public meetings Tuesday to gather public feedback on proposed bus route changes, slated to take effect in September, including closing Route 39 and adding a route → Read More
Some Clark PUD customers will get credit on April bill
Clark Public Utilities customers will see a credit on their April bill after the utility board approved a $10 million credit from 2018 surplus funds. → Read More
Speed limits topic of county council talk
The Clark County Council will hear public comments regarding potential changes to speed limits on several stretches of roadway around the county at the council’s next meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday. → Read More
Kimsey seeks to keep wastewater district commissioner seat
Neil Kimsey will run for re-election to keep his seat as a commissioner for the Clark Regional Wastewater District. → Read More
C-Tran approves basic outline for new bus rapid transit line
C-Tran’s board earlier this week approved the basic outline for a bus rapid transit line along Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard from downtown Vancouver to just west of Southeast 192nd Avenue — an early → Read More