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Christina Hubbard of Vancouver drops trash into a bag during a waterfront cleanup event Saturday morning along the Columbia River Waterfront Renaissance Trail in Vancouver. The effort was organized by SOLVE Oregon and the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Cleanup on Columbia River Waterfront Renaissance Trail

Christina Hubbard of Vancouver drops trash into a bag during a waterfront cleanup event Saturday morning along the Columbia River Waterfront Renaissance Trail in Vancouver. The effort was organized by SOLVE Oregon and the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

September 17, 2016, 8:59pm Clark County News

Volunteers cleaning up the Columbia River Waterfront Renaissance Trail filled 53 garbage bags in three hours Saturday morning and hauled away a tire, a motorcycle jacket and a Buddha statue. Read story

Jim McHenry of VFW Post 7824 observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance in the rain Saturday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Vancouver.

POW/MIA Recognition Day poignant remembrance

Jim McHenry of VFW Post 7824 observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance in the rain Saturday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Vancouver.

September 17, 2016, 8:49pm Clark County News

More than 50 people tucked under tents Saturday morning to honor those who were prisoners of war or missing in action. Rain fell from the gray sky throughout the hourlong event, but those in attendance didn’t seem bothered by the wet weather. Read story

Two hospitalized in four-vehicle collision on I-5

September 17, 2016, 10:01am Clark County News

Three people were injured in a four-vehicle collision Friday evening on Interstate 5 near Woodland. Read story

Joe Krajewski, right, and the rest of team Will Power started the Hood to Coast race Aug. 26, just four days after Krajewski&#039;s son, Will, died from bone cancer. The team in Will&#039;s honor raised more than $23,000 for the Providence Cancer Center.

Will Power fuels team’s Hood to Coast run for cancer research

Joe Krajewski, right, and the rest of team Will Power started the Hood to Coast race Aug. 26, just four days after Krajewski&#039;s son, Will, died from bone cancer. The team in Will&#039;s honor raised more than $23,000 for the Providence Cancer Center.

September 5, 2016, 6:30am Clark County Health

Running in the pitch black along Highway 30, Joe Krajewski was tired. It was sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, and the Vancouver man was in the middle of a monotonous 7-mile run along the Oregon highway. Read story

Share your breast cancer survivor story, advice

September 1, 2016, 8:00am Clark County Health

Who better to offer advice to women receiving breast cancer diagnoses than those who have already walked the path? Read story

A motorist passes the new Hudson building in January in downtown Vancouver.

AbSci plans to move HQ to Hudson Building in downtown Vancouver

A motorist passes the new Hudson building in January in downtown Vancouver.

August 31, 2016, 6:00am Business

Portland biotechnology company AbSci announced Tuesday it will relocate its headquarters to the new Hudson Building in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Marsha Matta/The Columbian

Wellness begins with your home

Marsha Matta/The Columbian

May 1, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health

A person's health can be affected by numerous things -- diet, physical activity, family history, lifestyle choices. But one factor people don't often consider is their home. Read story

Staff at The Vancouver Clinic are making it a priority to begin end-of-life conversations with their families and patients.

Vancouver Clinic spearheads effort to talk end-of-life plan

Staff at The Vancouver Clinic are making it a priority to begin end-of-life conversations with their families and patients.

April 25, 2016, 6:07am Clark County Health

Ninety percent of people say that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important, but only 27 percent have actually done so, according to The Conversation Project, an organization dedicated to getting people talking about end-of-life care. Read story

Leanne Reid communicates the new &quot;Weed Can Wait&quot; message as part of a kickoff event at Vancouver&#039;s Discovery Middle School Wednesday.

This 4/20 Prevent! Coalition says ‘Weed Can Wait’

Leanne Reid communicates the new &quot;Weed Can Wait&quot; message as part of a kickoff event at Vancouver&#039;s Discovery Middle School Wednesday.

April 20, 2016, 2:39pm Clark County Health

For 14-year-old Aliana Montez, weed can wait because she knows the drug can harm young developing brains. Read story

Facilities technician Adam Norman collects pollen samples last year as Dr. Raj Srinivasan looks on at the Vancouver Clinic in Salmon Creek. This year&#039;s allergy season is off to an early start.

Allergy season off and running early in Clark County

Facilities technician Adam Norman collects pollen samples last year as Dr. Raj Srinivasan looks on at the Vancouver Clinic in Salmon Creek. This year&#039;s allergy season is off to an early start.

April 19, 2016, 5:54pm Clark County Health

Allergy season is in full swing in Clark County and shows no signs of slowing down soon. Read story