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Vancouver, Washington is located in Clark County. Zip codes in Vancouver, WA include 98683, 98664, and 98661. More Vancouver information.

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19 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Man sentenced for WA bank robberies

A 43-year-old California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to several bank robberies in Washington state.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Columbian

Vancouver Kmart closing

Vancouver's Big Kmart store on Andresen Road will close in February after 35 years of operation.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Columbian

Vancouver woman wounded in shooting

Robert James Beiser and Teresa Marie Beiser are shown in a Christmas portrait with their daughter, now 14, and son, now 11.

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Oregonlive.com

Vancouver fire destroys duplex, leaves family homeless

An early-morning fire destroyed a Vancouver, Wash. duplex and displaced a family of two adults and two children, a Vancouver Fire spokesman said.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Columbian

Vancouver budget woes may spur a new normal'

Vancouver's city budget will limp through December without any more cuts to the 2009 budget - but city leaders are already sharpening their scalpels for 2010 and beyond.

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KOMOradio

Woman killed, man hurt in bridge crash

A 51-year-old Long Beach, Wash., woman was killed and a Vancouver, Wash., man was seriously injured in a head-on crash that closed the Astoria-Megler Bridge across the Columbia River for about four hours.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

The Columbian

Vancouver schools' employee data breached

Vancouver Public Schools said on Monday it had discovered a "security breach" in its payroll data system that threatens the release of district employees' personal information, such as names, birth dates and Social Security numbers.

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KPTV Beaverton

Girl Hit By Car Outside Vancouver School

A girl was hospitalized Friday afternoon after she was struck by a car outside a Vancouver school.

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The Columbian

Gigs abound for Vancouver Symphony guest conductor

Richard Rintoul, who will conduct the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this weekend, knows how to keep several balls in the air at the same time.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

The News Tribune - Homepage - News, S...

Vancouver man arrested in I-205 shooting, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend in Oregon

CLACKAMAS, Ore. - Sheriff's deputies say a Beaverton woman escaped with the help of a passerby after her ex-boyfriend shot at her car along Interstate 205, kidnapped her and brought her to Washington state.The victim, Yesenia Vehar-Fombona, showed up at the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office on Saturday afternoon to describe her ordeal.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

KING5 Seattle News

Wash. man arrested in Oregon shooting, kidnapping

A Vancouver man was arrested by Clackamas County sheriff's deputies Saturday evening after he forced his former girlfriend at gunpoint to pull over on I-205, from where she was taken to a remote area near Battle Ground, escaping with the man's gun after he fell asleep.

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The Columbian

Vancouver schools set levy measure

The Vancouver district school board on Tuesday agreed to submit to voters a three-year replacement local tax levy, to be placed on the Feb.

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The Columbian

Tom Koenninger, Nov. 11: Past vital to Vancouver's future brand

Red, white and blue are the official colors of the Port of Vancouver for a specific reason.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Columbian

The Vancouver Clinic opens breast care center

The Vancouver Clinic has opened a breast care center at its Northeast 87th Street building in Vancouver.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

KPTV Beaverton

2008 Vancouver Tornado

A rare tornado touched down Thursday in a residential area of Vancouver, downing power lines, uprooting trees, tossing shopping carts into cars and causing moments of fear.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

State Board of Education will consider state intervention in failing schools

On the agenda at the State Board of Education this week is a proposal for state intervention in failing schools.

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The Columbian

Body of Vancouver soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives home

The body of Pfc. Ian Walz returned home this afternoon, 16 days after the Vancouver soldier was killed in Afghanistan.

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The Columbian

Off Beat: Da oh Canada: Vancouver B.C. gets...

Changing the name of Clark County's biggest city is once again a topic of discussion in Vancouver both of them.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Vancouver, Wash.: FBI investigating threat against Rep. Baird

The FBI is investigating a death threat against Congressman Brian Baird. U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Vancouver WA mayor interested in Triple-A baseball

The new mayor of Vancouver, Wash. says he's very interested in talking about a possible move of the Triple-A Portland Beavers across the Columbia River to Vancouver.

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