Last winter registered nurse Peigi Huseby helped a young patient at her Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park Medical Office. The minor was suicidal and Huseby found…
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, split with her party Thursday to vote in favor of a bill that would give the federal government authority…
Clark County has its first reported vaping-associated lung injury. Clark County Public Health announced the injury through a news release Thursday afternoon. A woman in…
Dozens of students are out sick at three Vancouver Public Schools elementary schools, prompting cleaning, disinfecting and, in one case, a letter to parents warning…
It’s been three years since Camas parents Sheryl and Joe Stephens suffered the unthinkable. Their son, Jon, had died by suicide. He was 25 when…
Fewer Clark County ambulances are being diverted to Portland hospitals, saving crucial time for patients and emergency medical providers, according to local officials. Historically, Clark…
They were gone by the time The Columbian stopped by late on Thanksgiving morning, but staffers running an American Red Cross blood drive said a…
What makes a good event name? Catchiness. Directness. Humor. Loowit Brewing Company’s “Ball Save” on Saturday hits the trifecta. Its full name is actually “Ball…
Nathan Niska, 47, used to prick his finger to sample his blood five to six times a day. Now he maybe pricks one finger a…
Ben Dynes, a driver with Waste Connections, drops off a pink breast cancer awareness recycling cart at a home along Devine Road in Vancouver. An…