05/15/2008

Victim chases car prowler, winds up in ravine
A man who chased a prowler trying to break into his car ended up in a ravine Thursday, police said.

05/14/2008

Vancouver man arrested in child porn case
Police say a 49-year-old Vancouver, Wash., man has been charged with receipt of child pornography.

05/15/2008 Couple charged with plot to cash in on house fire in SW Wash. A couple and their in-laws were charged with arson for a plot to burn down a log cabin home and cash in on the insurance money in Southwest Washington. Also: N. portland home burns

05/12/2008

Vancouver officials discuss waterfront redevelopment
The City of Vancouver and Port Officials will discuss the city's attempt to get state funding for a redevelopment of the waterfront a the port's monthly meeting.

05/02/2008 NTSB: Plane in fatal crash may have hit turbulence A well-known local aviator and hs son were killed when the small plane crashed near Camas.  Raw: Aerials of plane wreckage  Map: Crash location

05/12/2008 Tire slasher hits Longview neighborhood According to the Longview Daily News, 37 cars were hit in the neighborhood near Lake Sacajawea, totaling more than $14,000 in damage.

05/09/2008 Vancouver mom who bit son sentenced A Vancouver woman who bit her son while she allegedly drove drunk was sentenced to a work crew.  Background: Terrified son calls 911

05/08/2008 Man dies after car rolls into slough in Longview area A Longview man died after hitting a power pole and rolling into a slough early Thursday morning, police said.  Video: Sky-8 aerials of crash scene

Vancouver vacant house destroyed by fire
Heavy smoke was billowing out of the house as firefighters hosed it down. Knowing no one lived there, firefighters fought the house fire defensively.

05/06/2008 Driver chased by bat-wielding mob after Kelso park rampage Investigators say, a man drove his truck right through several crowds and softball games before ramming a police vehicle.  Video: Park rampage on tape

Arson suspected in Vancouver business fire Investigators believe an early morning fire at a floor covering business in Vancouver was sparked by an arsonist.  Slideshow: Photos of fire scene

05/02/2008 Vancouver police ask for help to locate missing man Vancouver police say a man, believed to be homeless, has been reported missing and authorities need the public's help.

04/30/2008 Little leaguer who uses oxygen tank allowed to play again The Vancouver Little League player was pulled off the field because the umpire was concerned about his oxygen tank.  Video: KGW report on player  Poll: Agree with decision to let him play?

05/05/2008 Surveillance cam catches Vancouver robber on tape The People's Community Federal Credit Union in Vancouver was robbed for a second time in two weeks.  Video: KGW report on robbery

04/29/2008 Exploding fireworks cause injuries at Evergreen High in Vancouver Firefighters and police responded after a student in a staff area disassembled a small, snap-type firecracker which later exploded.

Gunman opens fire at Vancouver bank, flees with cash The shooter got away after robbing NW Navigation Federal Credit Union. Police closed area streets as they searched for him.  Video: Aerial view of scene  KGW report: Police hunt for robber

04/25/2008 Man stabbed in parking lot at Vancouver Fred Meyer Vancouver officers used a police dog to try to find the attacker but the suspect got away Thursday night, police said.

04/28/2008 Car plows into Vancouver dental office Firefighters said it happened at Advanced Dental Concepts on NE Vancouver Mall Drive.

04/24/2008 Cameras catch Vancouver theater robber on tape According to employees, about 8 p.m., a man in gray sweatshirt and blue jeans approached the concessions counter at Cinetopia.

Vancouver man's very bad day ends with $50,000 win Rick Wagoner was having the type of day where everything seemed to be going wrong. As the day was coming to a close, he decided to buy a lottery ticket.  Poll: How often do you buy scratch tickets?

04/23/2008 Attorneys try to reach deal for mom accused of biting 8-year-old son Paulette Lynn Spears is accused of driving drunk and biting her 8-year-old son to stop him from calling 9-1-1.  Also: Hear scared boy's calls

04/22/2008 Two Vancouver men charged for robbing kids near school One of the suspects, who was driving a stolen car, lost control of the vehicle at Mill Plain Boulevard and Morrison Street. He hit a fire hydrant and a tree.

Bunk bed with 3 sleeping kids catches fire in Vancouver A child’s bunk bed caught fire next to a heater early Tuesday morning, but thankfully, the girl awoke in time to escape without severe burns and alert her siblings and parents.  Slideshow: Bunk bed fire photos

04/21/2008 Mother and 12-year-old daughter killed in I-84 crash The woman’s 10-year-old son was the only survivor of the deadly crash.  Also: Car tumbles into creek  More: Driver killed on Scholls Ferry Road

04/18/2008 Boy accused of throwing knife into other boy's head under house arrest The suspect was appointed an attorney and ordered to undergo counseling once a week. He was also ordered to stay under house arrest when he’s not in school.

04/16/2008 Boy who threw knife to face charges An 11-year-old Vancouver, Wash. boy is recovering after doctors removed a butter knife that lodged in his head after reportedly being thrown by another boy.  Video: Boy describes knife in head

04/15/2008 SUV crashes into Vancouver Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop A driver crashed his sports utility vehicle into a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Clark Co. neighbors sound off about casino proposal A meeting at the Clark County Public Services Center lasted several hours as people sounded off about a possible casino in Clark County, Wash.

Wash. WA jobless rate rises to 4.9 percent
Washington's unemployment rate has jumped fourth-tenths of a percentage point, to 4.9 percent, and payrolls have shrunk by 3,200 jobs.

Pair runs across I-5 near Centralia, one struck and killed
State troopers say two men tried to run across Interstate 5 north of Centralia, and one was fatally struck by a car.

04/14/2008 Car shot up in drive-by near Woodland. Wash. A Vancouver man who went rafting near Woodland returned to find bullet holes in his car and his windows shattered.

04/10/2008 Two men suspected of preying on elderly NW victims Deputies were spreading the word to other agencies up and down the I-5 corridor about two theft suspects of targeting the elderly.

04/14/2008 Not guilty plea entered in Vancouver teen's skateboarding death A Vancouver teen on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges he accidentally ran over and killed a friend last summer.

04/11/2008 Driver arrested for DUI after facing drunk driving charge in court A Vancouver woman accused of driving drunk was arrested again for the crime while driving home from a court appearance on the original charge Friday morning.

04/10/2008

Cop runs over fellow officer's foot during chase
A motorcycle cop was injured while chasing down a suspect in Vancouver Wednesday afternoon, police said.

04/08/2008 Passengers get refund, sent home after fire on Columbia cruise "She grabbed me and said come with me it's a real fire, it's a real fire," a passenger said.  Slideshow: Queen of the West photos  Video: KGW report on ship fire

04/07/2008 Wash. boy snitches on mom for growing pot A 14-year-old boy upset when his mother threatened to send him to military school invited police over to see the pot she was growing in their home, according to a report in the Kitsap Sun Newspaper.

Double whammy: Family faces job loss, two cars stolen In one week Jenapher Dues and Tony McCullough were hit by an unexpected job layoff, then by car thieves.  Video: Cars stolen

Teens held at gunpoint after pellet gun shooting spree at Taco Bell Dispatchers got a call from a man who said he was holding four teens at gunpoint Sunday night after they shot at him in his car.

Gov. Gregoire to campaign in Vancouver Monday Gov. Gregoire starts a re-election tour today in Auburn where she started her first campaign for governor. Gregoire is heading into a rematch with Republican Dino Rossi.

04/06/2008 Party 'gone bad' ends in drive-by shooting Officers said someone leaving the party started getting phone calls from a blocked number, indicating the caller might shoot at the house.

04/03/2008

Beer-loaded backpack chokes man to death
Authorities say a transient climbing over a chain link fence in Vancouver choked to death when he got tangled in the straps of his beer-filled backpack.

Released sex offender re-arrested for trying to evade authorities
Vancouver detectives arrested a homeless man who was previously convicted of sexually assaulting children.

Tunnel-digging treasure hunter's body identified The human remains found while police were searching in a series of tunnels late last month in Vancouver were identified as that of the missing man who had been digging for treasure there the year before.

04/02/2008 City of Vancouver sues Cowlitz tribe to to block casino The debate over a casino near LaCenter, Wash. is getting more contentious and the city of Vancouver has filed a lawsuit in an effort to block the project.  Poll: Build a new casino?

04/01/2008 Boy hurt as flying tire smashes into car on freeway Marianne Redinger told police she had just gotten on Interstate 205 when she saw a tire flying through the sky right at her car.  Video: Tire hits car

Wash. boy dies after accidentally shooting self with dad's gun An 11-year-old boy playing with his father’s gun shot himself at his home in Centralia, Wash. and later, died, according to police.

03/31/2008 Vancouver WA sues over Cowlitz gaming permit The city of Vancouver, Wash., has gone to federal court to try to block one piece to the Cowlitz Tribe's multi-prong approach toward building a big casino in north Clark County.

Man runs back into burning home to save dog Clark County Fire & Rescue said the fire happened at the home on NE North Fork Avenue north of La Center just before 9 a.m.

03/25/2008 Remains found in search for missing Vancouver man Investigators think the missing Vancouver man was accidentally buried and killed while digging for treasure in Clark County.  Raw video: Excavation site

Vancouver cyclists, skaters to get mandatory helmet warnings City leaders passed a new law last month on a 5-1 vote requiring helmets to be for everyone riding bicycles in public areas within the city, including adults.  Your turn: Agree with the helmet law?

Salmonella cases in Ore. & Wash. linked to cantaloupes The president of Honduras dismissed as "unjust" a U.S. alert urging consumers to discard Honduran cantaloupes after a salmonella outbreak sickened 59, including at least 14 in the Pacific Northwest.

03/24/2008 Dad acquitted in sledding accident that killed daughter Peter Gecho was acquitted of vehicular manslaughter in the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Madison, who hit a wall while being towed in the snow behind a truck.  Video: Dad found 'not guilty'

03/21/2008 Hazel Dell man's seeing-eye dog found Clifford Hawkins, 70, was letting his yellow lab, Tucson, out when the dog somehow got away.

03/24/2008 Tonya Harding's neighbors complain about gunfire Neighbors in a Southwest Washington neighborhood called police Sunday morning after hearing gunfire around the home of former Olympic skater Tonya Harding.

03/20/2008 Wash. woman found dead inside trunk of her car Federal Way police have identified the 75-year-old woman whose body was found inside the trunk of her own car Wednesday afternoon.

Great-grandmother tackles armed suspect at Camas KFC Police captured an armed robbery suspect near Kentucky Fried Chicken thanks to Mary Chamberlain. "I wasn’t going to let that happen in Camas," she said.  Poll: What would you do?

03/19/2008 Teen driver charged in deadly skateboard accident A teenage driver was charged with reckless endangerment for an accident that killed his friend who was being towed on a skateboard last summer.

Witnesses take stand in trial of dad accused in daughter's sledding death Madison Gecho, 9, died after hitting a brick wall while her dad illegally towed her on an inner tube behind his pick-up truck.  More: Witnesses describe what happened  Background: Father did not call 9-1-1

Longview teacher accused of sex with student who ran away R.A. Long High School math teacher and assistant soccer coach 25-year-old Joseph Starkey was charged Monday with rape, harboring a runaway and providing liquor to the girl.  Also: Ore. teacher accused of touching student

03/18/2008

LifeFlight will expand its presence in Ore., SW Wash.
LifeFlight -- the emergency medical helicopter transport service -- has announced that it will expand its presence in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

03/17/2008

$1.3 million Vancouver home set ablaze by bark dust
Overheated bark dust is being blamed for a fire that caused $175,000 in damage to a $1.3 million, 4,300-square-foot home and its contents in the Old Evergreen Highway neighborhood in Vancouver.

FBI nabs attempted child sex abuse suspect James E. Eggleston, 59, appeared in court Monday on a criminal complaint charging him with one count of interstate travel with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a person under the age of 12.

03/14/2008

Clark Co. woman admits she fled country with kids
A Clark County woman who fled to Canada with her husband and four children last September will be released from jail after pleading guilty to a charge of custodial interference.

03/13/2008 Severed finger of Ridgefield mom's son sent by kidnappers Jackie Stewart says the FBI confirms they've received a severed finger belonging to her son, who was among five Westerners kidnapped while working in Iraq.  Video: Watch KGW report

Vancouver teen's murder leads to change in Wash. law The Washington governor signed a bill Thursday created in honor of a Vancouver girl who was murdered at the hands of a convicted felon.  Background: Harrison murder case

03/11/2008 Web site helps Vancouver residents keep an eye on crime Ever wonder what kind of crime is happening in your neighborhood? Now people in Vancouver, Wash. don't have to wonder anymore, thanks to a new Web site.

Police: Shoplifting 'gang' thought Longview store had no security An accused shoplifting gang said they went to a Longview clothing store because they had heard there was no security -- only to get a surprise.

03/10/2008

Vancouver father accused of stealing from brain-damaged son
A Vancouver man was found guilty of mishandling more than $400,000 that was supposed to go to his brain-damaged son.

Missing Clark Co. woman found safe CJ Henson, a volunteer with Washougal Fire District 4, located Fleming, 76, walking on the DNR 2000 road above Dougan Falls on the upper Washougal River area.

Wash. boy dies after being buried in sandbox by friends The boy was playing with his friends and they reportedly buried him headfirst in the sandbox after copying a TV cartoon.  Video: Watch KGW report

03/06/2008

Thieves lift huge coils of steel from Vancouver warehouse
The latest in a wave of metal thefts in the Portland-Vancouver area was an especially large heist -- almost 20 tons of stainless steel worth more than $80,000.

03/05/2008 Fire damages Camas home of ex-Seahawks RB The home of former Seattle Seahawks running back Curt Warner has been badly damaged in a fire blamed on children playing with matches.

Residents escape Vancouver house fire Crews found the home on NE 135th Avenue engulfed in smoke and flames Wednesday morning.

02/27/2008 Police: Hostage was in on standoff plot to ambush officers One SWAT officer was shot while trying to enter the home last summer after the 20-hour standoff in Vancouver.   More: Officer shot

03/04/2008

Longview man wins lawsuit over forced urine sample
When a man who was suspected of drunken driving in Longview refused to give blood and urine samples he was taken to a hospital.