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July 24, 2025
Regional fire authority proposition heads back to voters
A proposal to create a regional fire authority in Camas and Washougal is headed back to voters.
A proposal to create a regional fire authority in Camas and Washougal is headed back to voters.
For most of the year, the pedestrian bridge off Northeast Everett Street in Camas that crosses the confluence of Lacamas and Round lakes is an unassuming pathway, a route from one side of the lake to the other.
Camas officials will soon decide if they will resurrect a regional fire authority proposal that Camas-Washougal voters rejected less than four months ago.
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.