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House fire in east Vancouver kills two dogs

October 9, 2019, 10:55am Clark County News

Two dogs were killed in a house fire Wednesday morning in east Vancouver. Read story

Treyvon Harrison

Vancouver man, 18, faces attempted murder charges in Portland

Treyvon Harrison

October 9, 2019, 10:29am Clark County News

An 18-year-old man from Vancouver, who was recently caught on camera breaking into a vehicle in Beaverton, Ore., faces attempted murder charges stemming from a shooting over the summer in Portland. Read story

Frost covers leaves in a Salmon Creek garden.

NWS issues freezing warning for Clark County

Frost covers leaves in a Salmon Creek garden.

October 9, 2019, 9:36am Clark County News

The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a freezing warning for Clark County and beyond set to take effect at midnight tonight. Read story

Free Latinx breakfast to focus on 2020 Census

October 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

YWCA Clark County invites the Latinx community to a free breakfast to discuss the 2020 U.S. Census and the impact Latinx participation has on the community. Read story

John Gentry, left, and his wife, Joyce, right, both of Vancouver, call up to one of their Meals on Wheels People clients in Smith Tower Apartments downtown. The couple volunteers every Tuesday and also fills in on other days when needed. “Sometimes, for some of these people, we’re the only people they talk to,” John Gentry said.

Vancouver low on list of best cities for senior living

John Gentry, left, and his wife, Joyce, right, both of Vancouver, call up to one of their Meals on Wheels People clients in Smith Tower Apartments downtown. The couple volunteers every Tuesday and also fills in on other days when needed. “Sometimes, for some of these people, we’re the only people they talk to,” John Gentry said.

October 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Is Vancouver a good place for older adults to live? According to caring.com, it’s not. Read story

Roberto Ruiz, 4, left, shows off his cornhusk doll to Christian Knack, 9, right, during a potluck at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe building in Hazel Dell on Monday night. The Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington is trying to revitalize a program for Native American students after area school districts stopped participating in the Title VI Native American Indian Education Program.

Parents work to replicate Native American Indian Education Program

Roberto Ruiz, 4, left, shows off his cornhusk doll to Christian Knack, 9, right, during a potluck at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe building in Hazel Dell on Monday night. The Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington is trying to revitalize a program for Native American students after area school districts stopped participating in the Title VI Native American Indian Education Program.

October 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

When Robyn Bigback-Ruiz’s family settled in Vancouver when she was a child, they believed it meant better opportunities to grow up off reservation. But, Bigback-Ruiz, who is Northern Cheyenne and Apache, said that came with a cost: “We were taken off our homeland,” she said. Read story

Ellis Burke Jardine, who operates Excel Dental in Battle Ground, allegedly didn’t report to the dental commission the cardiac arrest or hospital admission of a patient who died after a visit to Excel, and also allegedly didn’t record the events until a month after the patients died, according to a DOH news release.

Battle Ground dentist charged with unprofessional conduct tied to patient death

Ellis Burke Jardine, who operates Excel Dental in Battle Ground, allegedly didn’t report to the dental commission the cardiac arrest or hospital admission of a patient who died after a visit to Excel, and also allegedly didn’t record the events until a month after the patients died, according to a DOH news release.

October 8, 2019, 7:21pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health’s Dental Quality Assurance Commission has charged a Clark County dentist with unprofessional conduct tied to the death of a patient in January 2018. Read story

Fire marshal says Washougal house intentionally set on fire

October 8, 2019, 6:03pm Clark County News

A house fire in Washougal early Tuesday morning that displaced four people was intentionally set, according to the Camas-Washougal Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Robert Breck, 80, who's accused in a deadly shooting at Smith Tower in downtown Vancouver, appears Tuesday afternoon in Clark County Superior Court to address bail. Breck waived the bail hearing and will remain in the Clark County Jail on a no-bail hold.

Smith Tower shooting suspect pleads not guilty, will remain in jail

Robert Breck, 80, who's accused in a deadly shooting at Smith Tower in downtown Vancouver, appears Tuesday afternoon in Clark County Superior Court to address bail. Breck waived the bail hearing and will remain in the Clark County Jail on a no-bail hold.

October 8, 2019, 5:13pm Clark County News

An 80-year-old man accused of opening fire in Smith Tower, killing a fellow resident and wounding another resident and her caregiver, entered not-guilty pleas Tuesday to murder and attempted murder. Read story

Vancouver firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday that involved a wheelchair-accessible van. One person was taken to the hospital with not life threatening injuries.

Rollover crash involving wheelchair-accessible van sends 1 to hospital

Vancouver firefighters responded to a two-vehicle crash Tuesday that involved a wheelchair-accessible van. One person was taken to the hospital with not life threatening injuries.

October 8, 2019, 12:44pm Clark County News

A two-vehicle rollover crash involving a wheelchair-accessible van in Vancouver sent one person to the hospital, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Read story