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FILE- This March 14, 2018 file photos shows students at Roosevelt High School taking part in a protest against gun violence in Seattle. In the wake of a Valentine's Day shooting that killed 17, a handful of Parkland, Fla., teenagers are on the cusp of pulling off what could be one of the largest marches in history with nearly 1 million expected in DC and more than 800 sister marches planned across every continent.

Washington law looks to address the trauma of ‘active shooter’ drill

FILE- This March 14, 2018 file photos shows students at Roosevelt High School taking part in a protest against gun violence in Seattle. In the wake of a Valentine's Day shooting that killed 17, a handful of Parkland, Fla., teenagers are on the cusp of pulling off what could be one of the largest marches in history with nearly 1 million expected in DC and more than 800 sister marches planned across every continent.

July 4, 2022, 6:02am Latest News

Justin McKaughan, a music teacher at Michael T. Simmons Elementary in Tumwater, said that for his entire 21-year career, he’s had to be prepared — and to prepare kids — for the possibility of gun violence in the classroom. Read story

Hazel Dell Elementary School first-grader and Afghan refugee Murwarid Azizpour, 6, leaps into action while participating in field day with her classmates in the week before summer break.

Afghan refugee family: ‘We are happy here’ in Hazel Dell

Hazel Dell Elementary School first-grader and Afghan refugee Murwarid Azizpour, 6, leaps into action while participating in field day with her classmates in the week before summer break.

July 3, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

There’s been precious little time for Maryam Azizpour and her family to slow down and take a breath since the U.S. military evacuated them from Afghanistan last year. Read story

Holiday closures

July 3, 2022, 6:00am Business

What’s open and what’s closed on the Fourth of July: Read story

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust details summer grant winners

June 30, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Health

The Vancouver-based M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust released its Spring 2022 Grants Report, which outlines $32.5 million in charitable giving around the Pacific Northwest, including 29 grants totaling $12 million in Washington. Read story

Cathy Rupe prepares meals for about 240 students each day at Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington.

Washington families lose safety nets as pandemic, inflation persist

Cathy Rupe prepares meals for about 240 students each day at Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington.

June 27, 2022, 6:02am Latest News

At one point during the pandemic, Regina Johnson posted pictures of her empty fridge and pantry to her neighborhood’s Buy Nothing webpage. She said the hyperlocal social media group, one of hundreds that have popped up to exchange goods and services free of charge, swooped in and restocked her shelves. Read story

Photos by Dylan Jefferies/The Columbian 
Heritage High School English teacher Paul Hamonn speaks to a large crowd of demonstrators at a March for Our Lives rally at Vancouver Waterfront Park on Saturday.

Clark County schools strive to provide comfort, support in wake of school shootings, tragedies

Photos by Dylan Jefferies/The Columbian 
Heritage High School English teacher Paul Hamonn speaks to a large crowd of demonstrators at a March for Our Lives rally at Vancouver Waterfront Park on Saturday.

June 26, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health

In the days that followed the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a communal grief washed across the United States. Read story

Tiffany Martell, left, hugs Denise Yurecko a La Center High School office assistant who used an automated external defibrillator to save Martell's son's life. Triston Martell, then a 15-year-old sophomore, collapsed at La Center High School on May 26 and was saved by five of the school's employees. Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue on Thursday honored those employees for their lifesaving efforts.

5 La Center High School employees honored for saving student

Tiffany Martell, left, hugs Denise Yurecko a La Center High School office assistant who used an automated external defibrillator to save Martell's son's life. Triston Martell, then a 15-year-old sophomore, collapsed at La Center High School on May 26 and was saved by five of the school's employees. Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue on Thursday honored those employees for their lifesaving efforts.

June 25, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Health

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue honored five La Center High School employees Thursday for jumping into action to save a student’s life after he suffered cardiac arrest on the morning of May 26. Read story

Woodland Public Schools' two high schools, Woodland High School and TEAM High School, the district's alternative high school, celebrated their 2022 graduates during commencement ceremonies earlier this month.

Woodland and TEAM high schools celebrate 2022 graduates

Woodland Public Schools' two high schools, Woodland High School and TEAM High School, the district's alternative high school, celebrated their 2022 graduates during commencement ceremonies earlier this month.

June 25, 2022, 5:50am Community

Woodland Public Schools’ two high schools, Woodland High School and TEAM High School, the district’s alternative high school, celebrated their 2022 graduates during commencement ceremonies earlier this month. Read story