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Columbian staff writer

Kuni Foundation awards grants to Clark County nonprofits

July 9, 2024, 6:14pm Clark County News

Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation has awarded 20 grants to nonprofit groups across Southwest Washington and Oregon serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the foundation announced Monday. Read story

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

Woman arrested in suspected hit-and-run that left a man dead in Vancouver

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

July 8, 2024, 6:01pm Clark County News

A man was killed in a suspected hit-and-run Monday afternoon in central Vancouver, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Vancouver bans recreational burning due to extremely dry weather conditions

July 8, 2024, 5:49pm Clark County News

Recreational burning will be banned in Vancouver starting Tuesday. Read story

Clark County Sheriff’s Office finds missing Vancouver woman

July 8, 2024, 4:48pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to find a Vancouver woman who was last seen Monday morning. Read story

A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in a laboratory in April in Fort Collins, Colo.

Tick season is here: Here’s how to protect yourself from the blood-feeding parasites

A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in a laboratory in April in Fort Collins, Colo.

July 8, 2024, 4:45pm Clark County Health

Local health officials are warning the community of a potential increase in tick activity as summer persists. Read story

The National Women's Law Center and a coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice groups hold an "abortion is health care" rally in front of the Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in the cases of Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States. The cases center on whether a federal law, known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act — or EMTALA — supersedes Idaho's law banning most abortions on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 in Washington.

Washington sees ripple effects of Dobbs decision as Idaho patients seek abortion care

The National Women's Law Center and a coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice groups hold an "abortion is health care" rally in front of the Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in the cases of Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States. The cases center on whether a federal law, known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act — or EMTALA — supersedes Idaho's law banning most abortions on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 in Washington.

July 6, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 2024 report from Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office reveals the decision caused ripple effects across Washington’s health care system. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 said a fire near Hazel Dell Community Park on Tuesday would have been much bigger had the field not been recently mowed.

Health officials emphasize firework safety ahead of holiday

Clark County Fire District 6 said a fire near Hazel Dell Community Park on Tuesday would have been much bigger had the field not been recently mowed.

July 3, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

Fourth of July brings barbecues, family gatherings and fireworks displays. As the holiday weekend approaches, health officials emphasize the importance of fire caution in preventing fire-related accidents and injuries. Read story

A new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will open to patients July 16.

PeaceHealth Southwest’s new emergency department will feature Community Health Hub

A new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will open to patients July 16.

June 28, 2024, 2:56pm Business

The first phase of a redesigned emergency department at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will open to patients July 16. Read story

Aynsley, from left, and his wife, Nicci, watch 15-month-old Everett play with a race car set at the Silva residence in Vancouver. The Silvas received an emergency room hospital bill with a $4,178 charge they were not expecting from PeaceHealth while Nicci Silva was pregnant.

Surprise – it’s $4,178 more: Couple struggle with unexpected hospital bill, hope for more transparency from systems

Aynsley, from left, and his wife, Nicci, watch 15-month-old Everett play with a race car set at the Silva residence in Vancouver. The Silvas received an emergency room hospital bill with a $4,178 charge they were not expecting from PeaceHealth while Nicci Silva was pregnant.

June 27, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health

Nicci Silva was five months pregnant when she began having heart palpitations on a late October night in 2022. She and her husband, Aynsley, didn’t think twice before visiting the nearest urgent care clinic. Read story

The Park Laundry site in Downtown Ridgefield.

Cleanup of contaminated Park Laundry site in Ridgefield begins

The Park Laundry site in Downtown Ridgefield.

June 24, 2024, 3:01pm Business

Cleanup has begun at the contaminated Park Laundry site in downtown Ridgefield. Read story