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Stories by Chrissy Booker

Columbian staff writer

Completed homes sit at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity&rsquo;s Johnson Village neighborhood in east Vancouver.

Habitat for Humanity completes 2 more homes in Johnson Village in east Vancouver

Completed homes sit at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity&rsquo;s Johnson Village neighborhood in east Vancouver.

April 25, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

When Karla Alvarado Martinez moved to Vancouver in 2018, she didn’t think homeownership was possible. Six years later, she was handed the keys to her new home at Johnson Village, an affordable housing community established by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center registered nurse Sarah Collins, right, joins colleagues as they picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

PeaceHealth nurses picket Vancouver hospital, demanding safe staffing and fair wages

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center registered nurse Sarah Collins, right, joins colleagues as they picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

April 18, 2024, 3:15pm Business

Picketing nurses decked out in blue crowded the sidewalks along Mill Plain Boulevard in front of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center before dawn Thursday. Read story

Clark County ranks among the most charitable counties in the state.

Clark County a generous place: Study finds county ranked 4th in state in charitable giving

Clark County ranks among the most charitable counties in the state.

April 17, 2024, 6:22pm Clark County News

A recent study from financial technology company SmartAsset found Clark County is among the most generous counties in Washington. Read story

Hazel Dell Elementary School fourth-grader DJ Sanders, 10, strikes a strong pose in an AI photo booth at the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s Clinton &amp; Gloria John Clubhouse on Thursday.

Students strike a pose with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington’s new AI photo booth

Hazel Dell Elementary School fourth-grader DJ Sanders, 10, strikes a strong pose in an AI photo booth at the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s Clinton &amp; Gloria John Clubhouse on Thursday.

April 17, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Students are striking their best pose with the help of the newest addition to Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington. Read story

Dr. Jason Hanley, left, and site superintendent Joe Newman stand outside of a new emergency department building Friday at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The first section of the new emergency department is scheduled to open this summer.

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s new emergency department will open in July

Dr. Jason Hanley, left, and site superintendent Joe Newman stand outside of a new emergency department building Friday at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The first section of the new emergency department is scheduled to open this summer.

April 16, 2024, 6:05am Business

After two years of construction, the first part of a redesigned and expanded emergency department at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will open July 16. Read story

A honeybee collects nectar and pollen from a seablush flower in April at the wildflower restoration meadow at the Gates Foundation campus in Seattle.

Warmth brings rise in pollen count in Clark County

A honeybee collects nectar and pollen from a seablush flower in April at the wildflower restoration meadow at the Gates Foundation campus in Seattle.

April 13, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

Temperatures in Clark County will rise this weekend — and so will the pollen count. Read story

An ambulance passes PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on in September 2021.

PeaceHealth nurses announce plan to picket outside hospital April 18

An ambulance passes PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on in September 2021.

April 10, 2024, 4:44pm Business

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will picket outside the hospital April 18. Read story

Steve and Cheryl Irvin pictured together.

Death certificate debacle: Communication, software, state rules cause delay after Vancouver woman’s husband dies

Steve and Cheryl Irvin pictured together.

April 10, 2024, 6:07am Business

When Cheryl Irvin’s 72-year-old husband died at their home near Vancouver from a heart attack Feb. 25, she expected to obtain his death certificate, cremate him and hold a memorial within a week. Instead, his body was refrigerated at a funeral home for a month. The memorial went forward with… Read story

A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Andresen Road on Saturday.

22-year-old man in fatal car crash Saturday on Andresen identified

A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Andresen Road on Saturday.

April 3, 2024, 6:51pm Clark County News

The 22-year-old man who died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash has been identified as Victor Celedonio Montes, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office. His place of residence is unknown. Read story

Ospreys survey their surroundings from their nest in Ridgefield.

Birds of prey: Raptor cam livestreams ospreys’ return to Port of Ridgefieldvideo icon

Ospreys survey their surroundings from their nest in Ridgefield.

April 3, 2024, 3:55pm Clark County News

After six months in South America, two Ospreys have returned to Ridgefield to nest, rest and lay eggs — and the Port of Ridgefield is capturing it all on a livestream. Read story