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People visit the journalists memorial Friday at the Newseum in Washington.

Memorial that includes late Columbian photographer heads to storage as Newseum closes

People visit the journalists memorial Friday at the Newseum in Washington.

December 31, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

There’s a two-story glass curtain inside the Newseum in Washington, D.C., and it’s etched with a name that holds weight in the history of Vancouver: Reid Blackburn, a photographer for The Columbian, who died in the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. Read story

Jenny Thompson, executive director of the Police Activities League of Southwest Washington, from left, helps organize donations for families at Discovery Middle School with Officer Danielle Wass, Lt. Doug Luse and Walmart Neighborhood Market Assistant Manager Leanne Younger before Christmas. Drew Schoening, in black shirt, and David Mack of Walmart Neighborhood Market also helped. The &quot;essentials drive&quot; is one of several holiday events Thompson organizes.

Police Activities League of Southwest Washington strives to keep kids on positive path

Jenny Thompson, executive director of the Police Activities League of Southwest Washington, from left, helps organize donations for families at Discovery Middle School with Officer Danielle Wass, Lt. Doug Luse and Walmart Neighborhood Market Assistant Manager Leanne Younger before Christmas. Drew Schoening, in black shirt, and David Mack of Walmart Neighborhood Market also helped. The &quot;essentials drive&quot; is one of several holiday events Thompson organizes.

December 30, 2019, 8:24pm Clark County News

When boxes filled with toiletries, cleaning supplies and shelf-stable foods filled the space on two tables in an office at Discovery Middle School in Vancouver, volunteers started piling the donations on the floor. Read story

Portland man sentenced in Vancouver voyeurism case

December 30, 2019, 7:23pm Clark County News

A Portland man was sentenced Monday to 90 days in the Clark County Jail for installing a camera in a mother and daughter’s bathroom in Vancouver. Read story

Clark County man dies following mobile home fire

December 30, 2019, 4:32pm Clark County News

An elderly man died from injuries suffered in a mobile home fire Saturday in the Sunnyside area, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Sophia L. Utton, 16, appears in Clark County Superior Court on Monday to face a second-degree attempted murder charge, stemming from a home invasion in Hazel Dell in mid-December.

Girl, 16, now faces attempted murder charge in Hazel Dell home invasion case

Sophia L. Utton, 16, appears in Clark County Superior Court on Monday to face a second-degree attempted murder charge, stemming from a home invasion in Hazel Dell in mid-December.

December 30, 2019, 1:31pm Clark County News

A 16-year-old girl appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court to face an attempted murder charge for her alleged part in a home-invasion robbery in Hazel Dell. Read story

Seasons of Hope to host death cafe Jan. 12

December 30, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Read story

Morning Press: Vancouver dentist marks a life of service; Top 15 business stories; advocacy for slain transgender teen, family continues

December 30, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Check out the weather headed our way this week. Read story

Lifeline counselor Tiffany Kostrba, left, and Lifeline admissions coordinator Cindy Malone, right, are pictured before they leave for their shift in the Sobering Urgent Response Vehicle at Lifeline Connections&#039; office in Vancouver. Kostrba typically goes out in the van five times weekly and Malone tries to go out two to three times weekly. At top, Lifeline Connections heads out in the Sobering Urgent Response Vehicle, a 15-passenger van that was donated by the Clark County Sheriff&#039;s Office.

Lifeline Connections van equipped to take people to sobering unit in Vancouver

Lifeline counselor Tiffany Kostrba, left, and Lifeline admissions coordinator Cindy Malone, right, are pictured before they leave for their shift in the Sobering Urgent Response Vehicle at Lifeline Connections&#039; office in Vancouver. Kostrba typically goes out in the van five times weekly and Malone tries to go out two to three times weekly. At top, Lifeline Connections heads out in the Sobering Urgent Response Vehicle, a 15-passenger van that was donated by the Clark County Sheriff&#039;s Office.

December 30, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Cindy Malone had a song stuck in her head as she clocked out of her job in admissions at Lifeline Connections and clocked in to her role driving the Sobering Urgent Response Vehicle around Vancouver. Read story

Paul Dennis, former president and CEO of the Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association, right, talks with former Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Bill Macrae-Smith in 2015.

Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association dissolves

Paul Dennis, former president and CEO of the Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association, right, talks with former Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Bill Macrae-Smith in 2015.

December 30, 2019, 6:00am Business

The Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association opened 2019 with a rave report card, but the agency won’t see 2020. Read story

Potato latkes cook on a grill at Congregation Kol Ami. The congregation&#039;s men&#039;s club cooked the potato pancakes for the annual Latke Fest, a potluck held during Hanukkah.

A lot of latkes mark Hanukkah’s final night at synagogue in Vancouver

Potato latkes cook on a grill at Congregation Kol Ami. The congregation&#039;s men&#039;s club cooked the potato pancakes for the annual Latke Fest, a potluck held during Hanukkah.

December 29, 2019, 7:16pm Churches & Religion

About 15 men shouted over each other in a crowded kitchen at Congregation Kol Ami on Sunday morning, arguing about how to best prepare latkes for the night’s potluck that marked the final night of Hanukkah. Read story