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June 26, 2025
Camas weighs revising regional fire authority proposition
Council resurrects issue for possible Nov. vote
Council resurrects issue for possible Nov. vote
Two months after voters rejected the formation of a Camas-Washougal regional fire authority, the head of the local firefighters’ union is urging officials to revamp the proposal and get it back on the ballot as soon as possible.
The Little Bronze Girl, a 3-foot-tall metal statue of a child reading a book, has been a beloved part of downtown Camas since being installed on a bench at the corner of Northeast Fourth Avenue and Northeast Cedar Street in 2002.
During a time of extreme partisanship, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to work on a problem that seems to unite most Americans in disdain: overly bright headlights.
A wrong-way driver hit another car head-on Monday night on state Highway 14 in Camas, killing one person and injuring two others, according to the Washington State Patrol. Erik…
The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching a seemingly vacant intersection. The next minute, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction was turning into Handley’s path, giving the on-duty officer a split second to react.
WASHOUGAL — With Chief Zane Freschette settling into his new position, the Washougal Police Department will undergo some changes in 2025.
Although it’s often touted as one of the safest cities in Washington, Camas still grapples with crime.
A proposal to create a regional fire district in Camas and Washougal was failing in early election returns Tuesday. Proposition 1 sought to alter the governance of the Camas-Washougal…
Skamania County experienced a sixfold increase in search and rescue operations during the first quarter of 2025 over the same time period last year, the county sheriff’s office reported Tuesday.