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East County Fire and Rescue Chief Hartin to retire after 50 year career

Ed Hartin

September 17, 2024, 1:53pm Clark County News

Ed Hartin, the chief of East County Fire and Rescue, will retire at the end of this year. Read story

Snoring is often associated with a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is dangerous and underdiagnosed, but its stigma is undeserved

Snoring is often associated with a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea.

September 17, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

Sleep should be peaceful and restorative. But even after slipping blissfully to sleep, many Americans stay busy and stressed overnight — and most don’t even know it. But their spouses and partners sure do. Read story

Workers prepare bags of chips in 1958 at the Good-ee Potato Chip Co. of downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver’s forgotten favorite snack: Do you remember ‘crisp as a mountain breeze’ Good-ee Potato Chips?

Workers prepare bags of chips in 1958 at the Good-ee Potato Chip Co. of downtown Vancouver.

September 14, 2024, 6:08am Business

If you’re old enough to remember hoisting a Lucky, do you also remember chasing it with a Good-ee? Read story

Japanese Americans at the Portland Assembly Center.

‘They Never Asked’ shares poetry of Japanese Americans held in North Portland during World War II

Japanese Americans at the Portland Assembly Center.

September 13, 2024, 6:01am Clark County Life

When Michael Freiling was a high-schooler in San Francisco, his teacher made the obviously absurd claim that Japanese Americans had been rounded up and imprisoned during World War II. Just because of who they were. Right here in America, the land of the free. Read story

Signs alert travelers to the Pomeroy Farm Days on Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Yacolt.

New traffic circle opens at Northeast 119th Street, Northeast 152nd Avenue in Hockinson area

September 5, 2024, 2:06pm Clark County News

Clark County Public Works has reopened the intersection at Northeast 119th Street and Northeast 152nd Avenue as construction of a single-lane roundabout there nears completion. Read story

Air quality in Vancouver is expected to be poor through Friday due to heat.

Smoggy conditions in Clark County mean vulnerable people should limit time outside

Air quality in Vancouver is expected to be poor through Friday due to heat.

September 5, 2024, 9:38am Clark County Health

Elevated levels of ozone pollution — otherwise known as smog — have prompted the Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to issue an air quality advisory for the Portland-Vancouver and Salem, Ore., areas. The advisory is expected to remain in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. Read story

Tova D., 4, of Ridgefield dances to the music of Melao de Cuba at the Ridgefield Multicultural Festival in 2022.
This April 2017 image from the short film &ldquo;Cassini&rsquo;s Grand Finale&rdquo; shows the space probe diving between Saturn and its innermost ring. Sunday night will offer the best Saturn viewing for Earth-bound observers this year.

Grab your binoculars, Saturn will be peak viewing in Southwest Washington on Sunday

This April 2017 image from the short film &ldquo;Cassini&rsquo;s Grand Finale&rdquo; shows the space probe diving between Saturn and its innermost ring. Sunday night will offer the best Saturn viewing for Earth-bound observers this year.

September 4, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Summer is winding down and partly cloudy skies have been making a comeback, rendering stargazing conditions uncertain lately. But even if Sunday night turns out to offer limited viewing, it still marks the start of a long window for gawking at the most elaborately decorated planet in the solar system. Read story

Riding in traffic where there&rsquo;s no bike lane, Sara Schmit approaches the busy intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard and Southeast 98th Avenue in Vancouver. Schmit has been a dedicated all-season bike commuter for years, and said she learned how to do it safely and comfortably the hard way: trial and error.

‘The first bad decision was assuming I needed a car’: Vancouver woman embraces biking to work year-round

Riding in traffic where there&rsquo;s no bike lane, Sara Schmit approaches the busy intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard and Southeast 98th Avenue in Vancouver. Schmit has been a dedicated all-season bike commuter for years, and said she learned how to do it safely and comfortably the hard way: trial and error.

August 31, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Health

It’s a rare occasion when Sara Schmit climbs into somebody’s car. When she does, she said, she always feels anxiety. As the car moves, her legs refuse to stay still. They want to pedal. Read story