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Kenzie Lucas Yuan was born at 4:32 a.m. on New Year's Day, weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Clark County’s first baby of 2021 gets an early start

January 1, 2021, 5:13pm Clark County News

Willie Yuan and Nicole Su already know the stories to tell their son, Kenzie Lucas Yuan, born 4:32 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Read story

Customers try to find parking in the crowded Chick-Fil-A parking lot in east Vancouver.

Vancouver’s second Chick-fil-A opens Jan. 7 at Vancouver Mall

January 1, 2021, 8:38am Business

The wait for Vancouver’s second Chick-fil-A is coming to an end, and if it’s anything like the opening of Vancouver’s first location in 2016, the lines will be long. Read story

Local self-storage chain Iron Gate Storage has opened a new location, this time in Washougal. The property, once a Boise Cascade paper storage facility, was renovated to look like new, and it fills the increasing demand for RV and boat storage.

Vancouver-based storage chain expands into Washougal

January 1, 2021, 6:05am Business

A Vancouver-based storage facility chain has expanded into a Washougal location, formerly a Boise Cascade storage facility, filling in demand for more storage units during the pandemic. Read story

Firefighter and paramedic Max Olson, left, and firefighter and emergency medical technician Dave Fisher pose in front of a fire truck on Dec. 8 at Clark County Fire District 6 Station 61. They responded to the first reported COVID-19 case in the county.

Firefighters recount March call to treat Clark County’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient

January 1, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

When Clark County Fire District 6 firefighters Max Olson and Dave Fisher responded to a call for a sick elderly man in early March, both believed it was nothing more than an average dispatch. Read story

Wallace Griffin of Vancouver, 6, top, enjoys playtime with Ronin, 11 months, his husky/miniature pinscher puppy, in the backyard of their house. The Griffin family got Ronin in April because they knew they would be home more, and so Wallace would have a buddy.

Clark County families bring home ‘pandemic pets’

January 1, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

When the Griffin family brought their new dog back to their Vancouver home in April, he wasn’t quite what they had expected. Read story

Vancouver distiller surprised by FDA fee

Darin Kyle of Quartz Mountain Distillery displays a bottle of hand sanitizer at his Walnut Grove business in April 2020.

January 1, 2021, 6:00am Business

Vancouver's Quartz Mountain Distillers was surprised Wednesday by a $14,060 fine from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for producing hand sanitizer, but the company found out Thursday evening that the fee is not being enforced. Read story

Clark County News

Clark County’s first baby of 2021 gets an early start

Vancouver’s second Chick-fil-A opens Jan. 7 at Vancouver Mall

Vancouver-based storage chain expands into Washougal

Firefighters recount March call to treat Clark County’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient

Clark County families bring home ‘pandemic pets’

Vancouver distiller surprised by FDA fee

Battle Ground officials enthusiastic about city’s 2021 budget

Police arrest man in downtown Vancouver bus stop robbery

Weather Eye: Winter storms bid farewell to 2020, welcome 2021

Vancouver art aspirations bear fruit with downtown mural