Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Vancouver will remain open amid a wave of national closures as its regional CEO takes steps to ensure patients in Southwest…
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Hazel Dell’s infamous Value Motel has gone from crime magnet to Safe Haven
By The Citizen on October 4, 2025
The motel cradled between Interstate 5 and Highway 99 has long been an infamous landmark in Clark County. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Truck carrying 5,000 bees overturns in Fairgrounds neighborhood
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
A routine call turned into a hive of chaos after a truck transporting thousands of bees overturned in Clark County’s Fairgrounds neighborhood, leaving firefighters in…
Bail set at $500K for man accused in July drive-by shooting in Vancouver
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
A judge set bail at $500,000 for a Portland man accused in a July drive-by shooting that wounded a man in the leg at his…
Give More 24! raises $2.3 million for 180 nonprofit groups in Southwest Washington
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
After a two-year hiatus, the return of Give More 24! raised $2.3 million Sept. 25 for 180 nonprofits across Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties.…
The proof is in the buildings still standing: Wildfire preparations saved homes in the Burdoin Fire area in the Gorge
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
Officials from the Washington Department of Natural Resources had the rare opportunity last week to see how well strategies to minimize wildfire damage held up…
After a failed levy, Prop. 5 is a less-expensive bid to raise money for Vancouver police services
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
Proposition 5, which is before Vancouver voters on the Nov. 4 ballot, would raise money to add as many as 13 full-time sworn police officers.…
Hello, haunted dolly! Downtown Vancouver store offers Halloween doll display
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
Dolls that come to life are a tried-and-true horror movie trope, and you may get a tiny tingle of terror when you see an old…
St. Andrew needs $175,000 to make sure winter shelter can meet community need
By The Citizen on October 2, 2025
St. Andrew Lutheran Church hopes to raise $175,000 for its winter homeless shelter for women and families. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver Lake danger advisory lifted
By The Citizen on October 2, 2025
Clark County Public Health on Wednesday lifted the danger advisory warning of toxic algal blooms at Vancouver Lake that had been in place since July.…