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Columbian Breaking News Reporter

ATV, motorcycle collide in La Center

August 27, 2020, 3:49pm Clark County News

An all-terrain vehicle and a motorcycle collided on private property Wednesday in La Center, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Read story

Vancouver Fire Department firefighters battle a fire in east Vancouver that started after a car crashed into a house.

Car crashes into house, sparks house fire in east Vancouver

Vancouver Fire Department firefighters battle a fire in east Vancouver that started after a car crashed into a house.

August 26, 2020, 4:50pm Clark County News

A car crashed into a home and caught fire, setting the residence's siding ablaze, just outside east Vancouver city limits Wednesday. Read story

The fire that severely damaged this east Vancouver home at 903 S.E. 147th Ave. on Saturday was likely caused by malfunctioning electronics, according to the fire marshal. A family of five have been displaced.

Vancouver house fire likely sparked by malfunctioning laptop

The fire that severely damaged this east Vancouver home at 903 S.E. 147th Ave. on Saturday was likely caused by malfunctioning electronics, according to the fire marshal. A family of five have been displaced.

August 26, 2020, 11:12am Clark County News

A Saturday fire that severely damaged an east Vancouver home was likely ignited by a malfunctioning laptop, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Portland man gets 2 years for La Center robbery

August 25, 2020, 5:37pm Clark County News

A Portland man was sentenced Monday in Clark County Superior Court to 28 months in prison for robbing another man at a La Center gas station. Read story

Clark County deputies say missing girl, 15, found safe

August 25, 2020, 4:14pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a missing teenager has been located and is safe.  Read story

Vancouver man sentenced to 6 months in jail, treatment for sexual deviancy

August 24, 2020, 7:34pm Clark County News

A 20-year-old Vancouver man, who was originally charged as a teenager, was sentenced to six months in jail and to undergo sexual deviancy treatment in two separate cases stemming from an investigation into child sexual exploitation imagery. Read story

In October, the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Fire Department and American Medical Response-Clark County Operations contracted with Healthcare Equity Group to evaluate equity in emergency medical service treatments in Vancouver. The treatment equity analysis for both pain management and cardiac chest pain found treatment disparities in EMS services to some marginalized communities.

Vancouver, fire department, AMR aim to improve emergency medical services equity

In October, the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Fire Department and American Medical Response-Clark County Operations contracted with Healthcare Equity Group to evaluate equity in emergency medical service treatments in Vancouver. The treatment equity analysis for both pain management and cardiac chest pain found treatment disparities in EMS services to some marginalized communities.

August 24, 2020, 4:54pm Clark County News

Research commissioned by the Vancouver Fire Department found that racial minorities, women and the poor and elderly receive a lower quality of treatment for emergency medical services when compared with white male patients. Read story

Officer Tyler Chavers stops to check on a homeless encampment near Share House in downtown Vancouver in July 2020.

The cost of policing in Vancouver and Clark County

Officer Tyler Chavers stops to check on a homeless encampment near Share House in downtown Vancouver in July 2020.

August 9, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Amid calls for defunding law enforcement, local agencies explain their budgets, where the money goes Read story

Fire damages Battle Ground home

August 7, 2020, 6:17pm Clark County News

A Battle Ground home was damaged in a fire Friday. Read story

A consultant for the city of Vancouver has issued a report with a comprehensive set of 84 recommendations that will serve as a road map to reform the Vancouver Police Department's culture, policies and practices around use of force.

Vancouver announces members of task force on policing

A consultant for the city of Vancouver has issued a report with a comprehensive set of 84 recommendations that will serve as a road map to reform the Vancouver Police Department's culture, policies and practices around use of force.

August 7, 2020, 3:08pm Clark County News

Vancouver’s city manager has appointed a dozen people to a new community task force on policing, which will help oversee the implementation of changes to the police department’s use-of-force policies, as well as a body-worn camera program. Read story