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A small memorial for the victim of Saturday morning's shooting on the Waterfront Vancouver appeared over the weekend.

Medical Examiner working on ID for Waterfront Vancouver shooting victim

A small memorial for the victim of Saturday morning's shooting on the Waterfront Vancouver appeared over the weekend.

April 19, 2021, 3:11pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office is working to confirm the identity of a man who was fatally shot Saturday morning at the Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

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Clark County reports three new COVID-19 deaths, 258 new confirmed and probable cases

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April 19, 2021, 11:58am Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported three new deaths from COVID-19 and 253 new confirmed and probable cases since Friday as an upward trend in disease activity continues. Read story

The African Serval is a wild cat native to sub-Saharan Africa. Though some are kept as exotic pets, ownership of these cats is opposed by animal-rights activists, who say even domesticated servals retain wild tendencies.

Large exotic cat complicates response to Felida house fire

The African Serval is a wild cat native to sub-Saharan Africa. Though some are kept as exotic pets, ownership of these cats is opposed by animal-rights activists, who say even domesticated servals retain wild tendencies.

April 18, 2021, 4:19pm Clark County News

While fighting the blaze at 11115 NW. 38th Ave., emergency crews learned there was a cat indoors. But this wasn’t your average Felida feline. Read story

Brush Prairie woman killed in Highway 502 crash

April 18, 2021, 11:44am Clark County News

A 41-year-old Brush Prairie woman was killed in a single-car crash shortly after midnight Sunday. Read story

First-graders Jared Perez Bello, 7, from left, and Amelia Perkins, 6, take part in a lesson as classmates at home join remotely with teacher Tiffany Martinson at Washington Elementary School in Vancouver. When Clark County school districts transitioned to hybrid instruction in January, for many teachers, it included teaching simultaneously to two sets of students: in-person and virtually through Zoom. Now, Clark County districts are making another change after new state guidance allows for more spacing in classrooms between students.

Clark County schools ready for the next hurdle

First-graders Jared Perez Bello, 7, from left, and Amelia Perkins, 6, take part in a lesson as classmates at home join remotely with teacher Tiffany Martinson at Washington Elementary School in Vancouver. When Clark County school districts transitioned to hybrid instruction in January, for many teachers, it included teaching simultaneously to two sets of students: in-person and virtually through Zoom. Now, Clark County districts are making another change after new state guidance allows for more spacing in classrooms between students.

April 18, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Just prior to spring break in a pandemic school year when nothing in education has been perfect, Tiffany Martinson asked her class of first-graders at Washington Elementary an elementary kind of question to kick off a math lesson on value number charts: “Who can tell Ms. Martinson what number this… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Vancouver is on track for its driest April ever

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

April 18, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

Did you enjoy the 80-degree day Saturday? At 2:53 p.m., Vancouver reached that magic temperature for the first time this year. At 5 p.m., the high reached 83 degrees, just short of the record 85 degrees in 1897. Friday was close but topped out at 79 degrees, while many of… Read story

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

Clark County lawmakers split along party lines on police use-of-force bill

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

April 18, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

A bill establishing a state office to investigate police use-of-force incidents passed the Legislature last week and is on track to be signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee before the session concludes. Read story

Public Meetings for week of April 18

April 18, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

Public Meetings for week of April 18 Read story

Zac French, 14, of Battle Ground puts leaves and other debris into a trash can Saturday at Kiwanis Park during Battle Ground's Park Appreciation Day.

Volunteers help clean up Battle Ground’s parks

Zac French, 14, of Battle Ground puts leaves and other debris into a trash can Saturday at Kiwanis Park during Battle Ground's Park Appreciation Day.

April 17, 2021, 7:04pm Clark County News

Local parks were cleaned as summer approaches on Saturday thanks to several volunteers who participated in Battle Ground’s Park Appreciation Day. Read story

A Saturday morning shooting at the Waterfront Vancouver left one person dead.

Early morning shooting at Vancouver waterfront leaves one dead

A Saturday morning shooting at the Waterfront Vancouver left one person dead.

April 17, 2021, 10:45am Clark County News Free

Police are investigating an early morning shooting at the Vancouver waterfront that left one dead on Saturday. Areas around the popular destination were sealed off for hours during the investigation. Read story