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Kevin Hale, background in tan to front, of Longview joins his wife, Lindsay, his daughter, Annabelle, 6, and his son, Sawyer, 4, as they walk out to a porch full of donated gifts on Friday evening. Members of the Vancouver Police Department Domestic Violence Unit delivered the gifts to the family. Kevin Hale has been diagnosed with Stage 4 endocrine cancer, and his wife, Lindsay, works for the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office as a victim advocate with the domestic violence unit.

Vancouver police make surprise gift delivery to Longview family

December 18, 2020, 6:23pm Clark County News

LONGVIEW -- Red and blue lights flashed as a Vancouver police officer announced over his patrol car's speaker that police were outside. But the Hale children weren't under arrest. They were encouraged to come to the door "with excitement and smiles on their faces" for a special Christmas surprise. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate the shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29, 2020.

Peterson’s girlfriend recounts final phone call: ‘They’re shooting at me’

December 18, 2020, 6:08pm Clark County News

The partner of the man fatally shot by Clark County sheriff’s deputies in October provided a detailed account Friday of what she saw and heard in the moments before Kevin E. Peterson Jr. died. Read story

WSP seeking witnesses to I-5 hit-and-run crash in Ridgefield

December 18, 2020, 5:21pm Clark County News

Washington State Patrol is seeking witnesses to a northbound Interstate 5 hit-and-run crash in Ridgefield that sent four people to the hospital. Read story

Volunteers collect donations during the Drive & Drop food drive Dec. 4 at Chuck's Produce.

Drive and Drop collects 130,000 pounds of food, $110,000 for Clark County Food Bank

December 18, 2020, 5:14pm Clark County News

It was anybody’s guess as to how much the 2020 version of Walk & Knock would bring in as a Drive & Drop. Read story

Clark County adds 205 new COVID-19 cases, one new death on Friday

December 18, 2020, 1:32pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported 205 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Friday as hospitalizations declined from a Thursday spike. Read story

BPA employees team with Santa for The Kids’ Christmas

Learning Avenues students line up in front of Santa to sing Christmas carols with him for The Kids' Christmas, sponsored by workers at the Bonneville Power Administration. A pandemic-riddled 2020 made the event a socially distanced one this year.

December 18, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

From singing classic Christmas songs to the presents that awaited Brooklyn Paddock, every part of the surprise holiday event at Learning Avenues Child Care Center’s parking lot filled 4-year-old’s heart with joy. Read story

Deadline extended to join I-5 Bridge panel

December 18, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program office has extended the deadline to apply to join the project's Community Advisory Group and Equity Advisory Group. The new deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 27, according to a press release from the office. Read story

Clark County COVID-19 vaccine rollout takes first steps down long, critical road

Veterans Lawrence Doyle, from left, John Stephens and James Curry receive a round of applause after getting their COVID-19 vaccinations at the Community Living Center on the Veterans Affairs campus Thursday morning.

When Michelle Finucane injected Schaeffer Seabrook with a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, it marked the beginning of an enormous public health undertaking to protect Clark County residents from coronavirus, and return life to normal. Read story