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Pyperann Jones, 22 months, relaxes with her mother, Taylor Jones, and one of the family&#039;s dogs, Bonnie, 1, at their Vancouver home.

Vancouver hospice program cares for pets so owners can be with dying loved ones

Pyperann Jones, 22 months, relaxes with her mother, Taylor Jones, and one of the family&#039;s dogs, Bonnie, 1, at their Vancouver home.

January 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Clayton Jones was afforded little time to be a kid, which is why his parents got him two puppies — Bonnie and Clyde, pitbull-border collie mixes, who are sister and brother. Read story

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Police radio: Car rolls over on southbound I-5, catches fire near Ridgefield

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January 24, 2020, 6:02pm Clark County News

Emergency responders are at the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash on southbound Interstate 5 south of Ridgefield, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

Gaydena Thompson, a former Clark College athletic director and the first woman to hold the position at a state community college, died Dec. 31. Thompson was inducted into the inaugural class of the Clark College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

Gaydena Thompson, first woman to serve as a Washington community college athletic director, dies

Gaydena Thompson, a former Clark College athletic director and the first woman to hold the position at a state community college, died Dec. 31. Thompson was inducted into the inaugural class of the Clark College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.

January 24, 2020, 5:35pm Clark County News

As a professional, Gaydena Thompson is remembered as a force, a trailblazer, a woman with integrity. To those who knew her personally, she was all that and a woman whose kind smile stayed true to the end. Read story

Portland man gets 3 years for Vancouver robbery

January 24, 2020, 4:36pm Clark County News

A Portland man was sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to more than three years in prison for a 2017 armed robbery in the Vancouver Costco parking lot. Read story

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Car crashes into school bus in east Vancouver

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January 24, 2020, 3:05pm Clark County News

Vancouver police responded to a crash involving a school bus Friday afternoon in east Vancouver, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

Gina Evans, left, and Jerin Dinkins, recycling specialists with Waste Connections of Washington, look for items that cannot be recycled Thursday morning in Vancouver&#039;s Burton-Evergreen neighborhood.

Waste Connections specialists inspect, tag recycling carts for unaccepted items

Gina Evans, left, and Jerin Dinkins, recycling specialists with Waste Connections of Washington, look for items that cannot be recycled Thursday morning in Vancouver&#039;s Burton-Evergreen neighborhood.

January 24, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Jerin Dinkins grabbed an iPad and climbed out of her Waste Connections company car, lifted the lid of a blue recycling cart and took a quick but thorough look at its contents. Read story

Diana Garner, left, and Ruby Deal complete orders during the lunch rush at Connections Cafe and Catering on the Center for Community Health campus in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon. Neither had experience working in a restaurant prior to being employed by Lifeline. &quot;I was terrified to start cooking,&quot; Deal said.

Connections Cafe and Catering in Vancouver employs people in recovery, teaches job skills

Diana Garner, left, and Ruby Deal complete orders during the lunch rush at Connections Cafe and Catering on the Center for Community Health campus in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon. Neither had experience working in a restaurant prior to being employed by Lifeline. &quot;I was terrified to start cooking,&quot; Deal said.

January 24, 2020, 6:00am Business

When Connections Cafe and Catering gets hopping, the stainless steel ticket holder spins round and round. During a recent lunchtime rush, Ruby Deal and Diana Garner quickly cooked and assembled sandwiches and burgers for employees around the Vancouver VA campus and Center for Community Health. Read story

A photo of Tiffany Hill is seen on display at the candlelight vigil at Esther Short Park in Vancouver on Dec. 1.

Senate committee approves Tiffany Hill Act

A photo of Tiffany Hill is seen on display at the candlelight vigil at Esther Short Park in Vancouver on Dec. 1.

January 23, 2020, 6:40pm Clark County News

A proposed law to provide electronic monitoring and victim notification cleared a Senate committee Thursday. Read story

A large tree on the western edge of Esther Short Park toppled into Esther Street, narrowly missing cars and the Esther Short Commons building, on the evening of Jan. 18.

Vancouver studying why tree toppled near Esther Short Park

A large tree on the western edge of Esther Short Park toppled into Esther Street, narrowly missing cars and the Esther Short Commons building, on the evening of Jan. 18.

January 23, 2020, 6:03pm Clark County News

If a tree falls in the downtown and doesn’t cause any damage, does it make a fuss? Read story

New temporary fencing around the Navigation Center&#039;s patio has restricted the flow of people in and out of the facility, allowing for better control over visitors.

Vancouver homeless resources manager steps down

New temporary fencing around the Navigation Center&#039;s patio has restricted the flow of people in and out of the facility, allowing for better control over visitors.

January 23, 2020, 5:36pm Clark County News

Jackie St. Louis, Vancouver’s first homeless resources manager, is leaving his position. Read story