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LEADOPTION Pam and George Fich keep in step along the Vancouver Waterfront. Daily exercise helped him lose 70 pounds on doctor's orders.

For ‘Weight Loss King of Washington,’ less is more

LEADOPTION Pam and George Fich keep in step along the Vancouver Waterfront. Daily exercise helped him lose 70 pounds on doctor's orders.

December 29, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

Every day, weather permitting, George and Pam Fich go on a brisk walk at the waterfront or along the trail behind their house. One particular afternoon in mid-December, the couple walked along the waterfront as George, 70, proudly wore the crown and sash he was awarded in the spring for… Read story

Ice-covered trees frame businesses closed temporarily due to inclement weather Friday in east Vancouver. "It's definitely an interruption to everyday business," said Jason Fish, co-owner of Main Event Sports Grill and Piehole Pizza in Vancouver and 3 Sheets at the Harbor in Portland.

Bad weather puts Clark County business on ice

Ice-covered trees frame businesses closed temporarily due to inclement weather Friday in east Vancouver. "It's definitely an interruption to everyday business," said Jason Fish, co-owner of Main Event Sports Grill and Piehole Pizza in Vancouver and 3 Sheets at the Harbor in Portland.

December 28, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

When extreme weather hits, businesses must consider employee and customer safety. But those decisions, such as whether to remain open or how to safeguard their assets, affect business. Read story

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Vancouver police investigate fatal shooting at east Vancouver apartment complex

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December 27, 2022, 3:06pm Clark County News

A man was fatally shot Tuesday morning after reportedly kicking in the door of a unit at an apartment complex in east Vancouver Read story

Alicia Nilo, 27, was struck in the hip by a seemingly random bullet Oct. 21, 2021, while running along the Padden Parkway Trail. A half-marathon runner, Nilo was unable to walk without a cane for months. She has resumed running, sometimes along the trail where she was shot.

Vancouver runner finds her path after injury from random bullet

Alicia Nilo, 27, was struck in the hip by a seemingly random bullet Oct. 21, 2021, while running along the Padden Parkway Trail. A half-marathon runner, Nilo was unable to walk without a cane for months. She has resumed running, sometimes along the trail where she was shot.

December 27, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

In August, Vancouver’s Alicia Nilo ran her first half-marathon in a year. Just six months earlier, she didn’t know if she’d be able to walk again without the assistance of a cane. Read story

Vancouver firefighter/EMT Matt Kennedy returned to work this month at Fire Station 7. Kennedy was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2021 and worked hard to get treatment and regain the physical shape necessary to return to work by the end of the year.

Cancer can’t douse Vancouver firefighter’s spirit

Vancouver firefighter/EMT Matt Kennedy returned to work this month at Fire Station 7. Kennedy was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2021 and worked hard to get treatment and regain the physical shape necessary to return to work by the end of the year.

December 27, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

When Matthew Kennedy and his family heard his diagnosis, they were sure they’d misunderstood. A healthy 48-year-old firefighter/EMT has stage-four cancer? Read story

Toni Lindsay, a client at Share's Women's Housing and Transition (WHAT) shelter, holds a sign that says "Believe in Yourself" in her room that she shares with two other women at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The WHAT shelter used Vancouver's Affordable Housing Fund to stay open around the clock beginning in spring 2020, a time when many shelter residents had nowhere else to go during the day due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Fund provides options to address homelessness

Toni Lindsay, a client at Share's Women's Housing and Transition (WHAT) shelter, holds a sign that says "Believe in Yourself" in her room that she shares with two other women at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The WHAT shelter used Vancouver's Affordable Housing Fund to stay open around the clock beginning in spring 2020, a time when many shelter residents had nowhere else to go during the day due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 26, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

As the world spiraled into uncertainty with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, residents at Share’s Women’s Housing and Transition shelter wondered how they would get by. Read story

Blue skies hang above Marshall House on Officers Row at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The Queen Anne home stands out from the other buildings lining the street. Holly Chamberlain, historic preservation director, said the Marshall House deviated from standard Army buildings with its additional flair.

Majestic Marshall House: Officers Row building, its namesake have played important role in history of Vancouver – and the world

Blue skies hang above Marshall House on Officers Row at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The Queen Anne home stands out from the other buildings lining the street. Holly Chamberlain, historic preservation director, said the Marshall House deviated from standard Army buildings with its additional flair.

December 25, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Among the 21 buildings lining Officers Row, one is far more noticeable due to the facade’s grandiosity. Its interior unveils an equally rich past. Read story

The Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad offers weekend excursion trains from Yacolt in the spring, summer and fall. Santa is aboard near Christmas; in the summer, the train is sometimes "robbed" in the Old West style by bandits on horseback.

Clark County railroad maintains ties to the past

The Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad offers weekend excursion trains from Yacolt in the spring, summer and fall. Santa is aboard near Christmas; in the summer, the train is sometimes "robbed" in the Old West style by bandits on horseback.

December 25, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Wearing a fuzzy brown trapper hat, eyeglasses and a warm winter jacket with an assortment of decorative pins but no gloves, Jerry Jacobus tapped an attendance clicker as the passengers filtered onto the train. As the train departed toward Moulton Falls, Jacobus, the conductor, chatted easily with the passengers perched… Read story

A streetlight illuminates an icy tree in southeast Vancouver on Friday morning, Dec. 23, 2022.

Mayhem continues as ice thaws

A streetlight illuminates an icy tree in southeast Vancouver on Friday morning, Dec. 23, 2022.

December 24, 2022, 10:00am Clark County News Free

Mayhem caused by two days of freezing rain continued through Saturday, even as rising temperatures and rain thawed the ice. Read story

Lumpia is a popular dish in the Philippines and will be a offered at Kuya's Casa.

Vancouver set to get Filipino restaurant in January

Lumpia is a popular dish in the Philippines and will be a offered at Kuya's Casa.

December 24, 2022, 6:01am Business

Pork adobo in a rich sauce of soy, garlic, peppercorn and bay leaf. Crispy fried lumpia. Savory peanut butter beef stewed with veggies called “kare kare.” Read story