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Author and Vancouver historian Pat Jollota in her home office in 2018. Jollta will give a talk Monday about some of the notable women of Clark County over its history.

Legendary ladies: Historian Pat Jollota admires, explores remarkable Clark County women

Author and Vancouver historian Pat Jollota in her home office in 2018. Jollta will give a talk Monday about some of the notable women of Clark County over its history.

October 19, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County’s growth and identity have always been shaped by remarkable women. One such woman — an author, historian, civic activist, former city councilwoman and Clark County’s 2012 First Citizen — will shine an admiring light on her predecessors during a historical talk Monday. Read story

A Columbian photographer snapped this image of the largest supermoon of the year, rising above the Vancouver waterfront, in April 2020.

Step aside northern lights; get ready for a super ‘supermoon’ this week

A Columbian photographer snapped this image of the largest supermoon of the year, rising above the Vancouver waterfront, in April 2020.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

The same old moon has been hanging around up there for at least 4.46 billion years, according to the latest science. What’s so special about it now? Read story

Most news organizations keep stock images of police lights, like this one, at the ready to be used with quick-turnaround crime stories.

Natural gas main leak forces road closure in east Vancouver

Most news organizations keep stock images of police lights, like this one, at the ready to be used with quick-turnaround crime stories.

October 10, 2024, 1:45pm Clark County News Free

A rupture in a natural gas main at the intersection of 112th Avenue and 18th Street in east Vancouver forced road closures Thursday, according to a Vancouver Fire Department statement. Read story

Republican legislative candidate John Ley of Clark County takes a look at the Interstate 5 Bridge in August. He opposes light rail and tolls, and wants to see a third bridge constructed instead that bypasses Portland and Vancouver&rsquo;s urban centers. &ldquo;My signature issue, if you will, is the Interstate Bridge Replacement project,&rdquo; he said.

John Ley’s voter registration challenge dismissed; he can run for the Legislature using Hazel Dell address

Republican legislative candidate John Ley of Clark County takes a look at the Interstate 5 Bridge in August. He opposes light rail and tolls, and wants to see a third bridge constructed instead that bypasses Portland and Vancouver&rsquo;s urban centers. &ldquo;My signature issue, if you will, is the Interstate Bridge Replacement project,&rdquo; he said.

October 10, 2024, 1:20pm Clark County News

John Ley, Republican candidate for state representative in the 18th Legislative District, can continue to run for office based on his voter registration using a Hazel Dell address. Read story

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78-year-old retired nurse identified as victim in west Hazel Dell homicide

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October 10, 2024, 11:35am Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in a suspected homicide Tuesday night in west Hazel Dell. Read story

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

200 years of community: Fort Vancouver’s multicultural history highlighted during bicentennial events

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

The end of this year and the whole of next year will be big ones for the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Read story

Traffic is backed up seemingly everywhere before a Sunday rock concert at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater: on Interstate 5, on its offramps, on Northeast 179th Street and on Northeast Delfel Road.

Traffic nightmares around the Clark County amphitheater have been playing the same tune for 21 years

Traffic is backed up seemingly everywhere before a Sunday rock concert at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater: on Interstate 5, on its offramps, on Northeast 179th Street and on Northeast Delfel Road.

September 28, 2024, 6:14am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Twenty-one years ago, a new amphitheater alongside the Clark County Fairgrounds opened its doors. Read story

Late Monday night, a security camera near Cornelius, Ore., captured this image of a fireball descending.

Great ball of something: Vancouver residents aren’t only ones who saw a fireball Monday nightvideo icon

Late Monday night, a security camera near Cornelius, Ore., captured this image of a fireball descending.

September 24, 2024, 1:33pm Clark County Life

Something hot and bright came speeding down from the sky after 10:30 p.m. Monday night. While nobody knows exactly where or even if it hit the ground, many observers across the Pacific Northwest watched its fiery descent in amazement. Read story

Neil Green stars as a bereaved father in &ldquo;Conjuring the Cult.&rdquo;

Vancouver filmmaker releases 12th horror flick in six years, just in time for Halloween

Neil Green stars as a bereaved father in &ldquo;Conjuring the Cult.&rdquo;

September 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

‘Come to one of our meetings” sounds like an invitation into something good. Read story

Jeff Weiss of Camas takes joy in knowing that friendly strangers all over the globe have sent him close to 1,800 personal postcards via a website called Postcrossing.com. &ldquo;When I receive a postcard I know that the sender sat down and wrote it with intention,&rdquo; he said.

Postcards a slow-speed connection for Camas man with correspondents around the world

Jeff Weiss of Camas takes joy in knowing that friendly strangers all over the globe have sent him close to 1,800 personal postcards via a website called Postcrossing.com. &ldquo;When I receive a postcard I know that the sender sat down and wrote it with intention,&rdquo; he said.

September 21, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Jeff Weiss was eager to connect with loved ones overseas in a way that required no electronics. Read story