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The 18th annual Vancouver Bike Build, sponsored in part by Waste Connections, was able to build 605 bicycles for needy children with the help of about 200 volunteers. Peter Van Tilburg, of Bike Clark County, puts the finishing touches on a bicycle for donation.

Charities in Clark County gear up for Giving Tuesday campaign

The 18th annual Vancouver Bike Build, sponsored in part by Waste Connections, was able to build 605 bicycles for needy children with the help of about 200 volunteers. Peter Van Tilburg, of Bike Clark County, puts the finishing touches on a bicycle for donation.

November 22, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

Peter Van Tilburg, executive director of Bike Clark County, joked that Giving Tuesday should fall on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving — because then people wouldn’t have spent all their money on holiday gifts. Read story

Cathy Sato, left, and Lethene Parks consider a portrait of Parks’ grandmother, Ella Jane Stalder, who handed down a shocking story about murder and family fragmentation from nearly two centuries ago. Sato and Parks both said they were driven to research the tale because it haunted their lives.

Clark County sleuths unravel family story of feud in Arkansas

Cathy Sato, left, and Lethene Parks consider a portrait of Parks’ grandmother, Ella Jane Stalder, who handed down a shocking story about murder and family fragmentation from nearly two centuries ago. Sato and Parks both said they were driven to research the tale because it haunted their lives.

November 22, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

It may have occurred nearly two centuries ago, but frontier violence among their Arkansas ancestors always weighed heavily on Lethene Parks and her family. Read story

Thanksgiving Holiday Closures

November 22, 2018, 5:59am Clark County News

What’s open and what’s closed for Thanksgiving: Read story

A still from a police car's dash camera video shows a suspect in a pursuit, Isaiah Gellatly of Vancouver, climb out of his moving vehicle while fleeing pursuing police officers Monday night in Happy Valley, Ore. Gellatly's leg was pinned under one of the car's tires, and he was arrested and brought to a hospital with a broken leg once officials got him out.

Vancouver man run over by own car in police chase in Happy Valley, Ore.video icon

A still from a police car's dash camera video shows a suspect in a pursuit, Isaiah Gellatly of Vancouver, climb out of his moving vehicle while fleeing pursuing police officers Monday night in Happy Valley, Ore. Gellatly's leg was pinned under one of the car's tires, and he was arrested and brought to a hospital with a broken leg once officials got him out.

November 21, 2018, 5:32pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man pinned his leg under his own car after he bailed from the vehicle while fleeing by police in Happy Valley, Ore., Monday, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

Downtown Vancouver library briefly placed on lockdown

November 21, 2018, 2:48pm Clark County News

Officials locked down the downtown Vancouver library briefly Wednesday afternoon, after receiving an anonymous tip a man planned on coming to the library with a rifle. Read story

For the third year, WareHouse '23, 100 Columbia St., Vancouver, will host a free Thanksgiving Day meal. Last year, the waterfront restaurant served about 700 people.

Find a free hot meal, company on Thanksgiving

For the third year, WareHouse '23, 100 Columbia St., Vancouver, will host a free Thanksgiving Day meal. Last year, the waterfront restaurant served about 700 people.

November 21, 2018, 2:30pm Clark County News Free

Nobody need go hungry or be alone on Thanksgiving. Several places in Clark County are opening their doors and sharing their bounty with anyone and everyone — the homeless, the hungry or lonely. Here are four places around town serving free meals on Thanksgiving Day. Read story

Michelle Bishop, from left, and her estranged husband, former Vancouver pastor John Bishop, return to the courthouse for John Bishop’s sentencing for unlawful importation of a controlled substance-marijuana after a recess at the James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse in San Diego, Calif., onSept. 21, 2018.

John Bishop sentenced to 5 years for drug smuggling

Michelle Bishop, from left, and her estranged husband, former Vancouver pastor John Bishop, return to the courthouse for John Bishop’s sentencing for unlawful importation of a controlled substance-marijuana after a recess at the James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse in San Diego, Calif., onSept. 21, 2018.

November 21, 2018, 1:56pm Clark County News

Former Vancouver pastor John Bishop was sentenced to five years in prison on federal drug-smuggling charges Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Diego. Read story

Aliyah and Gwen Bumala prepare for Thanksgiving by baking sugar cookies and treats Tuesday at their home near Washougal. Born to methamphetamine-addicted parents, Aliyah, 2, was adopted out of the foster care system by the Bumalas this summer, making this her first Thanksgiving with the family.

Always room at Clark County foster family’s table

Aliyah and Gwen Bumala prepare for Thanksgiving by baking sugar cookies and treats Tuesday at their home near Washougal. Born to methamphetamine-addicted parents, Aliyah, 2, was adopted out of the foster care system by the Bumalas this summer, making this her first Thanksgiving with the family.

November 21, 2018, 1:00pm Clark County News

On Tuesday evening, flour and colorful sprinkles were strewn on the Bumalas’ kitchen counter as they worked together to bake sugar cookies ahead of their annual Thanksgiving feast, which will also include a 21-pound turkey. Read story

Aranza Ochoa Lopez

Vancouver police make 4th arrest in child abduction case

Aranza Ochoa Lopez

November 21, 2018, 10:50am Clark County News

Vancouver police have arrested a fourth suspect in a kidnapping and robbery case for allegedly helping a mother abduct her 4-year-old daughter during a supervised visit. Read story

This Lifetone Technology fire alarm, model HLAC151, has been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission after some units were found to not fully function in case of an alarm.

Fire alarm for hard of hearing, deaf focus of nationwide recall

This Lifetone Technology fire alarm, model HLAC151, has been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission after some units were found to not fully function in case of an alarm.

November 21, 2018, 10:05am Clark County News

Free fire alarms given to some Vancouver people who are deaf or hard of hearing are part of a nationwide recall, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Read story