East Vancouver

Communities 3 arrested in racially motivated Vancouver bar fight, police say

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 17, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 12:36 PM PDT

Three men have been arrested in connection to a racially motivated March fight at a Vancouver bar, police said.

Communities Cougar tranquilized in Vancouver neighborhood (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Lincoln Graves, KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 7:03 AM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 3:13 PM PDT

Officials said finding a cougar in a neighborhood can be like finding a needle in a haystack, but luckily a neighbor’s dog spotted the animal in a tree and started making noise.

Communities Vancouver police investigating fatal shooting (Video)

By KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 6:45 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:20 PM PDT

Police are investigating a fatal shooting this evening near the corner of West 27th Avenue and Thompson Street.

Communities Double standard? State senator defends job appointment (Video)

By Dan Tilkin KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 8:56 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 10:33 AM PDT

Republican state Sen. Don Benton, who represents Vancouver, is in familiar territory. He once went on KATU questioning whether a political opponent negotiated a backroom deal.

Communities Skeletal remains identified as missing Vancouver man

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 11:17 AM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 11:18 AM PDT

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s office says skeletal remains found along Interstate 5 in Vancouver were from a man reported missing in 2011.

Communities Driver in Vancouver crash dies in hospital (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 7:24 AM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 9:50 AM PDT

The driver in a crash that split a car in half in Vancouver early Monday morning has died in the hospital, police said.

Communities 18-month-old child's leg cut off by lawnmower

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 5, 2013 at 3:48 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 9:52 AM PDT

An 18-month-old child's leg was cut off by a riding lawnmower Sunday afternoon in Clark County, the sheriff's office said.

Communities After son falls out window, mom hopes you'll heed safety advice (Video)

By Mary Loos KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 9:47 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 9:47 PM PDT

Now, the family has become an advocate for window stops and guards as the only safety mechanism that will prevent these types of accidents. They want their story to be the example for other families to learn from.

Communities Woman finds 'ick' in her bottled water. Is it dangerous? (Video)

By Ian Parker KATU News Published: May 1, 2013 at 8:48 PM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 12:15 AM PDT

KATU got the sealed bottle from Dorothy Bliss, a Vancouver woman who found a semi-solid white substance floating in two bottles of "Northwest!" lemon-flavored water she bought from WinCo days prior.

Communities Bill would allow businesses to deny service to homosexuals (Video)

By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 12:26 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 8:23 PM PDT

Several Republican lawmakers filed a bill Thursday seeking an exemption to the state's anti-discrimination laws just weeks after legal action was taken against a Richland florist who denied service to a gay couple for their upcoming wedding.

Communities Inmate accidentally set free is captured (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 2:58 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:05 PM PDT

A man who was accidentally released from the Clark County jail is now back in custody.

Communities Eyman files a 'Super Bowl' anti-tax initiative in WA

By Jonathan Kaminsky, Associated Press Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 12:55 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:05 PM PDT

Initiative promoter Tim Eyman filed a ballot measure Wednesday to make all tax hikes passed by the Washington state Legislature expire after a year.