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The Vancouver Police Department has suspended a program that asked residents and business owners to register surveillance systems in the wake of residents' concerns about privacy.

Privacy concerns prompt suspension of Vancouver police camera registry

The Vancouver Police Department has suspended a program that asked residents and business owners to register surveillance systems in the wake of residents' concerns about privacy.

February 18, 2019, 11:29am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department suspended a program weeks after its launch that asked city residents and business owners to register information about their surveillance systems to help with criminal investigations. But the department vows the project will return once it’s adjusted. Read story

Fog obscures the Interstate 5 Bridge in December 2003.

Weather Service issues freezing fog advisory for Clark County

Fog obscures the Interstate 5 Bridge in December 2003.

February 18, 2019, 7:08am Clark County News

Temperatures ranging from 27 to 32 degrees are creating slick road surfaces and reduced visibilities that may impact the Monday morning commute, according to the weather service. Read story

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Vancouver police respond to robbery at Plaid Pantry

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February 18, 2019, 6:51am Clark County News

A man entered the store, pointed a small handgun at the employee and demanded cash and cigarettes, police said. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and several packs of cigarettes. Read story

Ann Fischer

Five women named Iris Awards recipients

Ann Fischer

February 18, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Five local women will receive the 2019 Iris Awards honoring women of achievement in concert with International Women’s Day, Clark College announced Thursday. The awards ceremony will be March 7, the eve of International Women’s Day, at the college’s Gaiser Student Center. Read story

Cpl. Rey Reynolds joins employees of Rapid Response Bio Clean, a company the city contracts with to clean up homeless camps. The Vancouver Police Department previously posted a notice at the camp, telling the occupants they were in violation of the city’s camping ordinance.

Vancouver contracts for biological cleanup services as homeless population grows

Cpl. Rey Reynolds joins employees of Rapid Response Bio Clean, a company the city contracts with to clean up homeless camps. The Vancouver Police Department previously posted a notice at the camp, telling the occupants they were in violation of the city’s camping ordinance.

February 18, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

At the end of an alleyway in Vancouver’s Arnada neighborhood were remnants of a campsite: cans, sleeping bags, clothes, a chair, a cooler and a carton of smashed eggs, all ruined by the rain. Read story

Instructor Rob Nyczaj watches former American Sign Language teacher Doug Kennedy discuss his afternoon Sunday during a conversation circle at the Vancouver Community Library.

Sign language conversation circle at library can broaden community

Instructor Rob Nyczaj watches former American Sign Language teacher Doug Kennedy discuss his afternoon Sunday during a conversation circle at the Vancouver Community Library.

February 17, 2019, 8:20pm Clark County News

As Joanne Baek spoke with a fellow writer in December, she tried to explain a short story she had recently written. But the reaction was not what she had hoped. Read story

Mike Willsey of Lake Ann, Mich., poses for a first family photo with sister Katherine Seymour of Seaside, Ore., birth mother Mary Elizabeth Baker of Vancouver and sister Karen Pederson, also of Vancouver.

Michigander finds birth family in Vancouver

Mike Willsey of Lake Ann, Mich., poses for a first family photo with sister Katherine Seymour of Seaside, Ore., birth mother Mary Elizabeth Baker of Vancouver and sister Karen Pederson, also of Vancouver.

February 17, 2019, 6:55pm Clark County News

Scripture and science — prayer and a microscope — became common threads in a newly-woven family quilt for a Lake Ann, Mich., man. Read story

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2 Battle Ground school board members resigning

Mavis Nickels (Samuel Wilson for The Columbian)

February 17, 2019, 4:40pm Clark County News

Two Battle Ground Public Schools school board members have announced their resignations. Read story

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

Clark County confirmed measles cases up to 61

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

February 17, 2019, 4:31pm Clark County Health

Two new local measles cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to 61 since Jan. 1, according to Clark County Public Health. Public health officials also announced two more possible exposure sites. Read story

Three displaced after house fire in Hudson’s Bay neighborhood

February 17, 2019, 9:56am Clark County News

One person was treated for smoke inhalation and a cat was killed in a house fire Saturday night in Vancouver's Hudson's Bay neighborhood. Read story