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Columbia River High School senior Ethan Adams, 18, in tan and black shirt, and junior Ryan Connop, 17, right, lean on each other for support as they pause to honor the memory of their friend, Hunter Pearson, on the school’s football field Monday evening, May 29, 2017. Hunter Pearson, a senior and football player, presumably drowned Saturday in a swimming accident at Lacamas Lake. Students wore Hawaiian shirts to honor his sense of style.

Community pours out to remember Columbia River’s Hunter Pearson

Columbia River High School senior Ethan Adams, 18, in tan and black shirt, and junior Ryan Connop, 17, right, lean on each other for support as they pause to honor the memory of their friend, Hunter Pearson, on the school’s football field Monday evening, May 29, 2017. Hunter Pearson, a senior and football player, presumably drowned Saturday in a swimming accident at Lacamas Lake. Students wore Hawaiian shirts to honor his sense of style.

May 29, 2017, 9:12pm Clark County News

The 30-yard line at Columbia River High School’s Chieftain Stadium was quiet, except for occasional sounds of crying or slaps of a back as people embraced. Fitting in a way, in remembrance of a well-known student-athlete who was soft spoken, because words were not Hunter Pearson. Read story

Local nonprofits, social services react to proposed federal budget

May 29, 2017, 8:52pm Clark County News

Stephanie Barr is doing more aggressive budget advocacy for YWCA Clark County than she’s used to doing. That’s because the White House’s recently released 2018 federal budget calls for reduced funding to social services, leaving publicly funded providers feeling uncertain about the future. Read story

People attending Monday’s Memorial Day observance at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site soak up the sight, smell and feel of what life was like at a military encampment in the Pacific Northwest during the Civil War era.

Fort displays replicas recalling Civil War-era bivouacs

People attending Monday’s Memorial Day observance at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site soak up the sight, smell and feel of what life was like at a military encampment in the Pacific Northwest during the Civil War era.

May 29, 2017, 8:27pm Clark County News

During the Memorial Day Observance on Monday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, emcee Larry Smith asked veterans of the Gulf, Vietnam and Korean wars, as well as World War II, to stand and be recognized. Read story

Vancouver woman injured in crash sues strip club for $15 million

May 29, 2017, 5:16pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman severely injured in a head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver is suing a Portland strip club for nearly $15 million. Read story

Clark County council members Jeanne Stewart, from left, Julie Olson, Marc Boldt, John Blom and Eileen Quiring.

Work credit, sheriff’s office on Clark County council agenda

Clark County council members Jeanne Stewart, from left, Julie Olson, Marc Boldt, John Blom and Eileen Quiring.

May 29, 2017, 5:05pm Clark County News

People of limited means trying to pay off court fees, as well as the sheriff’s office, could catch a break at the next Clark County council meeting. Read story

Participants in the annual Memorial Day Observance help with the dedication of the newly reconstructed Garrison flagstaff during the ceremony at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Monday morning.

Hundreds honor fallen at Memorial Day ceremony at Fort Vancouvervideo icon

Participants in the annual Memorial Day Observance help with the dedication of the newly reconstructed Garrison flagstaff during the ceremony at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Monday morning.

May 29, 2017, 3:51pm Clark County News

Larry Smith asked the crowd that gathered at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site for Monday’s Memorial Day observance to stand for what he described as a universally understood gesture of gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Read story

Police investigate a shooting in Vancouver on Monday afternoon. One suspect was taken into custody by police.

Vancouver father accused of shooting son

Police investigate a shooting in Vancouver on Monday afternoon. One suspect was taken into custody by police.

May 29, 2017, 11:55am Clark County News

A 70-year-old Vancouver father was arrested on Memorial Day after allegedly shooting his 50-year-old son. Read story

Bonneville Dam fish count 5/29

May 29, 2017, 9:07am Clark County News

Fish count and water conditions at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River Read story

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Battle Ground teen arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault

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May 29, 2017, 8:04am Clark County News

State patrol troopers say a Battle Ground teen was under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he caused a collision between two cars near Lewisville Park early on Memorial Day. Read story

Elaine Fletcher with a portrait of her as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps, taken in 1943. After the war, she had a long career in public health.

Memories of war still vivid

Elaine Fletcher with a portrait of her as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps, taken in 1943. After the war, she had a long career in public health.

May 29, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Millions of young Americans in uniform 75 years ago would learn about the toll of war in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Read story