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Sixteen-year-old Ashley Lin, left, of Vancouver meets Thursday morning with one of her mentors, architect Melissa Guarin at LSW. Ashley founded Project Exchange, a nonprofit organization providing virtual exchange programs for students who might not be able to afford a more traditional study-abroad program. During this meeting, Guarin helped Ashley with ideas for virtual field trip sessions.

Union High junior’s nonprofit allows students to study abroad – sort of

Sixteen-year-old Ashley Lin, left, of Vancouver meets Thursday morning with one of her mentors, architect Melissa Guarin at LSW. Ashley founded Project Exchange, a nonprofit organization providing virtual exchange programs for students who might not be able to afford a more traditional study-abroad program. During this meeting, Guarin helped Ashley with ideas for virtual field trip sessions.

December 20, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Union High School junior Ashley Lin never thought she’d have the opportunity to study abroad. It was always too expensive or otherwise inaccessible. Read story

Dan Peterson checks in at the front desk at the Navigation Center in Vancouver on Thursday. As Share starts to phase out of running the day center, the city of Vancouver is looking for new operators. All visitors must now check in at the beginning of the day with their ID badge and check out at the end of the day.

Vancouver’s Navigation Center sees changes after outcry from neighbors

Dan Peterson checks in at the front desk at the Navigation Center in Vancouver on Thursday. As Share starts to phase out of running the day center, the city of Vancouver is looking for new operators. All visitors must now check in at the beginning of the day with their ID badge and check out at the end of the day.

December 20, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Change is afoot at Vancouver's Navigation Center, the day center for people experiencing homelessness. Read story

Vancouver’s Salary Review Commission seeks members

December 19, 2019, 8:34pm Clark County News

Vancouver is seeking applicants to fill two new positions on the city's Salary Review Commission, which recently expanded from five members to seven with a voter-approved revision of the city charter. Read story

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

State’s true student-immunization rate unknown, audit finds

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

December 19, 2019, 8:09pm Clark County News

Washington school districts, including Evergreen Public Schools, have historically failed to collect accurate immunization data, nor have they excluded students who fail to provide proof of immunity. Read story

Man killed after exiting a moving truck on Interstate 5

December 19, 2019, 6:55pm Clark County News

An Enumclaw man died after exiting a moving pickup truck and being struck by a back tire Thursday morning on Interstate 5 just north of Woodland. Read story

Vancouver nonprofits get $5 million in grants, loans for affordable housing

December 19, 2019, 6:43pm Clark County News

The state Department of Commerce on Thursday announced more than $91 million in grants and loans for affordable housing projects, including $4.9 million for Vancouver. Read story

Faith Stanchfield, 6, center, smiles behind a plush, winged unicorn she picked out Saturday with Cowlitz County Sheriff&#039;s Deputy Craig Murray while sister Grace Stanchfield, left, ogles another toy during Woodland&#039;s annual &quot;Shop with a Cop&quot; event at Walmart in Woodland.

Woodland’s ‘Shop with a Cop’ Walmart program biggest in Northwest

Faith Stanchfield, 6, center, smiles behind a plush, winged unicorn she picked out Saturday with Cowlitz County Sheriff&#039;s Deputy Craig Murray while sister Grace Stanchfield, left, ogles another toy during Woodland&#039;s annual &quot;Shop with a Cop&quot; event at Walmart in Woodland.

December 19, 2019, 5:40pm Clark County News

Six-year-old Faith Stanchfield curiously scanned the toy aisles of Woodland’s Walmart Saturday morning before letting out an excited squeal when she found the perfect present: A pink, winged unicorn nearly twice her size. Read story

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PeaceHealth, Hewlett-Packard offices briefly evacuated

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December 19, 2019, 3:21pm Clark County News

Inaccurate information about a situation at PeaceHealth’s and HP’s offices in east Vancouver led to an evacuation Thursday afternoon. Read story

A vigil will be held for Nikki Kuhnhausen from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Vancouver United Church of Christ, 1220 N.E.

Vigil planned for slain transgender Vancouver teen

A vigil will be held for Nikki Kuhnhausen from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Vancouver United Church of Christ, 1220 N.E.

December 19, 2019, 1:17pm Clark County News

A vigil will be held Friday night to remember Nikki Kuhnhausen, the 17-year-old who Vancouver police say was killed by a man after he learned she was transgender. Read story

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Troopers: Ridgefield woman caused 4-vehicle crash on I-5 Bridge

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December 19, 2019, 1:11pm Clark County News

The Washington State Patrol says an inattentive driver caused a four-vehicle crash Wednesday night on the southbound span of the Interstate 5 Bridge. Read story