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Trial begins for Washington fire battalion chief accused in wife’s murder

Kevin West, a Camas-Washougal battalion chief, is on trial for allegedly strangling his wife in January 2024, after a medical examiner determined her death was a homicide.
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Prosecutor: Camas-Washougal Fire Department battalion chief strangled his wife to death

A prosecutor on Tuesday told jurors the wife of a Camas-Washougal Fire Department battalion chief died at her husband’s hands, not of a seizure as initially believed.
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Vancouver triplex fire displaces 7, firefighter hospitalized

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire at a Vancouver triplex left seven people displaced and one firefighter hospitalized late Saturday morning. At around 11:30 a.m., crews from Vancouver Fire Department and ...
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Clark County assessor clears up questions about property taxes

Each January, the Clark County assessor’s office updates property values for taxes due next year. For property owners, the relationship between property values and property taxes, how taxes are ...