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Awkwafina, from left, Dwayne Johnson, and Karen Gillan in &quot;Jumanji: The Next Level.&quot; (Frank Masi/Sony Pictures)

City of Vancouver offers drive-in movie series

Awkwafina, from left, Dwayne Johnson, and Karen Gillan in &quot;Jumanji: The Next Level.&quot; (Frank Masi/Sony Pictures)

August 28, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Life

Drive-in movies are the hot trend this summer, and now the city of Vancouver is getting in on the act. Read story

Sun filters through the branches of the Old Apple Tree in 2001. The Clark County History Museum is hosting an online memorial service of sorts for the tree, which died in June at 194 years old.

Remembering Vancouver’s Old Apple Tree

Sun filters through the branches of the Old Apple Tree in 2001. The Clark County History Museum is hosting an online memorial service of sorts for the tree, which died in June at 194 years old.

August 8, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Perhaps you feel an emotional need to mark the recent death of the Old Apple Tree, a Vancouver landmark. Or maybe you just want to find out why the gnarled tree was such a big deal. Read story

Asian giant hornet.

Painful sting, Asian giant hornets aren’t big killers

Asian giant hornet.

August 4, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Asian giant hornets have captured our imagination, and people are spotting them everywhere. Or at least they think they are. Read story

Leah Jackson arranges artwork for a 2017 show on the male form at Angst Gallery in downtown Vancouver. She&#039;s closing the gallery to focus on her adjoining Main Street business, Niche Wine Bar.

Downtown Vancouver’s Angst Gallery to close July 31

Leah Jackson arranges artwork for a 2017 show on the male form at Angst Gallery in downtown Vancouver. She&#039;s closing the gallery to focus on her adjoining Main Street business, Niche Wine Bar.

July 23, 2020, 6:02am Business

Downtown Vancouver’s Angst Gallery will close July 31 after more than a decade of displaying emerging artists’ work. Read story

Library assistant Larisa Muntean drops off an order for a visitor at Vancouver Community Library on Tuesday afternoon.

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries open for curbside pickup

Library assistant Larisa Muntean drops off an order for a visitor at Vancouver Community Library on Tuesday afternoon.

June 26, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Life

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries have begun accepting returns as well as offering books for curbside pickup. Read story

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Motorcyclist dies in Orchards crash

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June 13, 2020, 8:14am Clark County News

A 23-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash around midnight Friday in Orchards, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

Wilson Cady is in charge of tracking bird sightings for the Vancouver Audubon Society.

Vancouver Audubon Society expert offers bird-watching insight

Wilson Cady is in charge of tracking bird sightings for the Vancouver Audubon Society.

May 26, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Life

If you’ve run out of things to stream online while you’re isolating at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, just look out your window. Read story

Cars line Main Street in Vancouver on Friday.

Impromptu cruise takes over Vancouver’s Main Street

Cars line Main Street in Vancouver on Friday.

May 15, 2020, 9:15pm Clark County News

Hundreds cruised Main Street in downtown Vancouver on Friday evening, with a stream of cars stretching a mile-and-a-half north from Sixth Street. Read story

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For Mother’s Day, Columbian readers share words of wisdom from mom

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May 10, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life

When The Columbian asked readers to share favorite advice from their moms, Debby Gage thought of all she learned from her mother. Read story

A live-stream is set up for family and friends to tun in to the burial of Velda Bridger at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver on Monday. With current social distancing orders in place, only two family members could stand by the gravesite for the burial.

Funeral directors help Clark County families mourn amid pandemic

A live-stream is set up for family and friends to tun in to the burial of Velda Bridger at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver on Monday. With current social distancing orders in place, only two family members could stand by the gravesite for the burial.

May 3, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life

Even in the midst of a pandemic, life — and death — go on. COVID-19 has killed about two dozen people in Clark County, but hundreds of people die each month of other causes. Now their families must attend to the painful details of making arrangements and saying a final… Read story