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Heisson resident and volunteer Elizabeth Stoltz waters the Fort Vancouver Garden in Vancouver on Friday. Stoltz said things were dried out because of the wind and smoke. &quot;The wind sucks the life out of everything,&quot; she said. Stoltz is still not under evacuation from the Big Hollow Fire, but her family made a plan in case it gets to that point.

Smoke, hazardous air expected to linger in Clark County through weekend

Heisson resident and volunteer Elizabeth Stoltz waters the Fort Vancouver Garden in Vancouver on Friday. Stoltz said things were dried out because of the wind and smoke. &quot;The wind sucks the life out of everything,&quot; she said. Stoltz is still not under evacuation from the Big Hollow Fire, but her family made a plan in case it gets to that point.

September 11, 2020, 6:30pm Clark County Health

Hazardous air from area wildfires continued to linger in Clark County on Friday and is expected to stick around through the weekend, but there is optimism that improved air quality could arrive within the next week. Read story

Vancouver man, ex-church youth leader gets 5 years in child molestation cases

September 11, 2020, 5:58pm Clark County News

A Clark County Superior Court judge sentenced a 31-year-old former youth group leader Friday to five years in two child molestation cases, imposing a punishment in opposition to the defense and defendant’s family’s impassioned pleas for redemption and rehabilitation. Read story

A sailboat makes its way past the railroad bridge Thursday. Clark County air quality is approaching the designation of hazardous, the worst level of air quality, according to the Washington Department of Ecology. Air quality is expected to worsen Friday and continue to be poor throughout the weekend.

Hazardous air settles in to Clark County; relief will be slow in coming

A sailboat makes its way past the railroad bridge Thursday. Clark County air quality is approaching the designation of hazardous, the worst level of air quality, according to the Washington Department of Ecology. Air quality is expected to worsen Friday and continue to be poor throughout the weekend.

September 11, 2020, 2:18pm Clark County Health

Wildfire smoke has pushed air quality levels well into the hazardous levels in Vancouver and to only slightly better levels in north Clark County this morning. Smoke is expected to remain through the weekend. Read story

Hlee Huer, left, and Ker Chang with Cheng Blooms make bouquets at the Vancouver Farmer&#039;s Market in downtown Vancouver, June 20, 2020. Flower booths were integrated back into the farmers market last week and Chang said she is very happy to be back.

Vancouver Farmers Market canceled on Saturday

Hlee Huer, left, and Ker Chang with Cheng Blooms make bouquets at the Vancouver Farmer&#039;s Market in downtown Vancouver, June 20, 2020. Flower booths were integrated back into the farmers market last week and Chang said she is very happy to be back.

September 11, 2020, 12:47pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Farmers Market announced Friday that it would cancel Saturday's market due to poor air quality caused by Northwest wildfires. Read story

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Clark County records 40 new COVID-19 cases, one new death

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

September 11, 2020, 12:16pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health reported 40 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Friday. Read story

A view from a KPTV helicopter shows smoke intruding into the Chelatchie area of north Clark County on Thursday from the Big Hollow Fire in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Tumtum Mountain can be seen at left.

Big Hollow wildfire near north Clark County slowly growing

A view from a KPTV helicopter shows smoke intruding into the Chelatchie area of north Clark County on Thursday from the Big Hollow Fire in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Tumtum Mountain can be seen at left.

September 11, 2020, 11:16am Clark County News

The Big Hollow wildfire burning east near Yale Reservoir in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest did not significantly grow Thursday. Evacuation notices for north Clark County remained at the same levels Friday morning. Read story

A Waste Connections driver collects recycling in Vancouver in September 2018.

Residential trash services canceled due to smoke

A Waste Connections driver collects recycling in Vancouver in September 2018.

September 11, 2020, 10:40am Clark County Health

Waste Connections Washington has canceled local residential trash pickup today due to the hazardous air quality, which impacts driver safety. Read story

Traffic backs up along Interstate 5 southbound on Friday morning in Vancouver after a fatality involving a pedestrian closed the southbound I-5 bridge.

Fatal crash stops traffic on Interstate 5 Bridge

Traffic backs up along Interstate 5 southbound on Friday morning in Vancouver after a fatality involving a pedestrian closed the southbound I-5 bridge.

September 11, 2020, 8:46am Clark County News

Southbound Interstate 5 has been reopened at the Interstate 5 Bridge following a nearly four-hour shutdown due to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian.  Read story

The lift towers on the northbound span of the I-5 Bridge are pictured in Vancouver on Sept. 10, 2020.

Oregon wildfires put massive Interstate 5 Bridge repair project on hold

The lift towers on the northbound span of the I-5 Bridge are pictured in Vancouver on Sept. 10, 2020.

September 10, 2020, 7:59pm Clark County News

A massive project to rebuild a portion of the Interstate 5 Bridge was put on hold Thursday out of concerns that evacuees from Oregon wildfires would overwhelm the region’s freeway system. Read story

Brennan Blue will serve as the new chief of the Vancouver Fire Department starting on Sept.

Vancouver hires successor to retiring fire Chief Joe Molina

Brennan Blue will serve as the new chief of the Vancouver Fire Department starting on Sept.

September 10, 2020, 7:50pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver has selected a new chief to lead the Vancouver Fire Department. Read story