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A Vancouver Fire Department paramedic checks for life signs on a man who was shot by police at the corner of West 12th Street and Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver on Thursday afternoon.

Vancouver police officers involved in shooting identified

A Vancouver Fire Department paramedic checks for life signs on a man who was shot by police at the corner of West 12th Street and Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver on Thursday afternoon.

March 2, 2019, 3:54pm Clark County News

Christopher Douville and Andrew Dunbar are the officers involved in Thursday’s fatal shooting of 29-year-old Michael Eugene Pierce, the Vancouver Police Department said Saturday in a press release. Read story

Braedon Buhler of Vancouver, center, gathers with friends and loved ones of Michael Eugene Pierce as they prepare to release balloons in his honor during a candlelight vigil Friday evening in downtown Vancouver. Buhler said he hoped to see more support for people struggling with mental illness; family says Pierce had paranoid schizophrenia. Buhler remembered Pierce as a loyal friend. “If you were his friend, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for you,” Buhler said.

Family: Man shot, killed by Vancouver police had schizophrenia

Braedon Buhler of Vancouver, center, gathers with friends and loved ones of Michael Eugene Pierce as they prepare to release balloons in his honor during a candlelight vigil Friday evening in downtown Vancouver. Buhler said he hoped to see more support for people struggling with mental illness; family says Pierce had paranoid schizophrenia. Buhler remembered Pierce as a loyal friend. “If you were his friend, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for you,” Buhler said.

March 1, 2019, 8:45pm Clark County News

The man fatally shot by Vancouver police, after reportedly brandishing two firearms, late Thursday afternoon was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teenager but had stopped taking his prescribed medication, according to family members. Read story

Vancouver Community Library sets community services open house

March 1, 2019, 6:04am Clark County Health

The Vancouver Community Library will host a community services open house Wednesday where people needing assistance can connect with local service providers. Read story

The newly renovated Grays restaurant and bar at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Food & Drink: Grays brightens up both menu, bar

The newly renovated Grays restaurant and bar at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

March 1, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

Gray’s Restaurant and Bar in the Vancouver Hilton was recently remodeled. If you haven’t been there lately, you won’t recognize it. It’s as if the old restaurant and bar enjoyed a spa week in Tulum, allowing it to freshen up and relax. Read story

Vancouver police and Clark County Sheriff's deputies stand at the scene of a fatal officer-involved shooting at the corner of West 12th Street and Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver on Thursday afternoon. The officer at the left appears to be standing over two firearms.

Man killed in officer-involved shooting in downtown Vancouver

Vancouver police and Clark County Sheriff's deputies stand at the scene of a fatal officer-involved shooting at the corner of West 12th Street and Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver on Thursday afternoon. The officer at the left appears to be standing over two firearms.

February 28, 2019, 5:30pm Clark County News

Witnesses say a man who was shot and killed by Vancouver police late Thursday afternoon was armed and pointed the guns at himself, passers-by and responding officers. Read story

Cole Wyckoff of Vancouver strolls past Luepke Flowers and Finds on Wednesday afternoon. The business closed today. The Luepke Florist building, which was built in 1937, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Owner explains Luepke closure, plans for downtown Vancouver building

Cole Wyckoff of Vancouver strolls past Luepke Flowers and Finds on Wednesday afternoon. The business closed today. The Luepke Florist building, which was built in 1937, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

February 28, 2019, 4:18pm Business

Downtown Vancouver mainstay Luepke Flowers and Finds closed its doors Thursday after 110 years in operation. An initial set of notices posted in the store’s window earlier this week did not offer a reason for the closure, but the store’s owner, Bruno Amicci, spoke to The Columbian on Thursday to… Read story

Sean Forsythe, system sales manager with Hollywood Lights, installs the news LED lights at Magenta Theater. The lights were bought with match grant from the Murdock Charitable Trust.

Vancouver’s Magenta Theater upgrades lighting system

Sean Forsythe, system sales manager with Hollywood Lights, installs the news LED lights at Magenta Theater. The lights were bought with match grant from the Murdock Charitable Trust.

February 28, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Life

The next time you attend a performance at downtown Vancouver’s Magenta Theater, take a look overhead at all the new light fixtures. Take special note of the four lights hanging just before the tech booth, in the back corner of the auditorium. Read story

A pedestrian walks past Luepke Flowers and Finds on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 27, 2019, which has announced it is set to close on Feb. 28.

Longtime Vancouver business Luepke Flowers and Finds to close

A pedestrian walks past Luepke Flowers and Finds on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 27, 2019, which has announced it is set to close on Feb. 28.

February 27, 2019, 5:22pm Business

Luepke Flowers and Finds in downtown Vancouver is set to close Thursday. Read story

Bettyan Howard, known to a generation of Kiggins Theatre moviegoers as the loving but fearsome ‘Popcorn Betty,’ revisited the place with her daughters last April for a 90th birthday party in her honor. With Howard are her daughters Stephanie Leckwold, left, Nancy Lecouris and Bridget Howard-Falco.

Kiggins’ ‘Popcorn Betty,’ Bettyan Howard, dies at 90

Bettyan Howard, known to a generation of Kiggins Theatre moviegoers as the loving but fearsome ‘Popcorn Betty,’ revisited the place with her daughters last April for a 90th birthday party in her honor. With Howard are her daughters Stephanie Leckwold, left, Nancy Lecouris and Bridget Howard-Falco.

February 27, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Life

Moviegoers who crossed paths with Bettyan Howard can never forget her. Read story

Port of Vancouver lecture series to start with talk on dams

February 26, 2019, 6:03am Business

The Port of Vancouver's annual lecture series starts with a presentation on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work on maintaining dams and waterways in the Columbia and Snake river systems 6:30 p.m. March 6. Read story