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Pat Henderson, left, and his daughter Paisley plant a variety of native trees and shrubs with other volunteers at an event in Camas hosted by the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington. The pair have regularly volunteered with the nonprofit since 2019.

Vancouver dad, daughter dig spending time together volunteering

Pat Henderson, left, and his daughter Paisley plant a variety of native trees and shrubs with other volunteers at an event in Camas hosted by the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington. The pair have regularly volunteered with the nonprofit since 2019.

March 10, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

Weekend mornings are sacrosanct: an essential recovery period to comfortably twist in the confines of soft blankets and thoughts of having nothing to do and the whole day to do it. Read story

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center is pictured in east Vancouver.

Proposed budget reductions shock Evergreen Public Schools staff

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center is pictured in east Vancouver.

March 9, 2023, 4:26pm Clark County News

News of impending budget reductions in Evergreen Public Schools circulating this week is being met with shock and frustration by teachers and community members, who say the reductions don’t match the district’s goals to prioritize equity and protect students. Read story

Mike Merlino (The Columbian files)

Ousted Evergreen superintendent Merlino hired by North Kitsap schools

Mike Merlino (The Columbian files)

March 9, 2023, 12:36pm Clark County News

The North Kitsap School District is poised to hire former Evergreen Public Schools superintendent Mike Merlino as its new interim director of business, finance and operations. Read story

Erika laws

Former director of Vancouver nonprofit sentenced for theft

Erika laws

March 9, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

The former director of a networking group for women in business was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days on a work crew for stealing money from the Vancouver nonprofit. Read story

Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez was 4-years-old when her mother kidnapped her from the Vancouver Mall and took her to Mexico in 2018. Esmeralda Lopez-Lopez pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and robbery and first-degree custodial interference in 2021. The girl has been found, according to the FBI.

Vancouver girl kidnapped by mother in 2018 found in Mexico, returned to U.S.

Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez was 4-years-old when her mother kidnapped her from the Vancouver Mall and took her to Mexico in 2018. Esmeralda Lopez-Lopez pleaded guilty to second-degree kidnapping and robbery and first-degree custodial interference in 2021. The girl has been found, according to the FBI.

March 8, 2023, 12:55pm Clark County News

A 4-year-old Vancouver girl who was kidnapped by her mother in 2018 was found last month in Mexico and returned to the United States, the FBI announced Wednesday. Read story

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Evergreen Public Schools to cut athletic directors at Evergreen, Heritage, Mountain View and Union next year

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

March 7, 2023, 6:45pm Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools plans to go without athletic directors at all four comprehensive high schools beginning next school year. Read story

Jacob Cantrell, right, stands next to his defense attorney, Josephine Townsend, during his second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault trial Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court. Cantrell claims he shot another man in June 2022 in his east Vancouver driveway in self-defense.

Prosecutor: Anger over loud exhaust prompted Vancouver shooting

Jacob Cantrell, right, stands next to his defense attorney, Josephine Townsend, during his second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault trial Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court. Cantrell claims he shot another man in June 2022 in his east Vancouver driveway in self-defense.

March 7, 2023, 5:58pm Clark County News

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in a Vancouver man’s attempted murder trial that a truck’s loud exhaust was the catalyst for the June 2022 shooting in east Vancouver. The defendant’s attorney said the shooting was self-defense. Read story

Alaire de Salvo, Janus Youth Programs shelter and outreach director, left, and case manager Robin Miller look over the clothes closet at Oak Bridge Youth Shelter. Oak Bridge, the first crisis intervention shelter of its kind in the Clark County area, serves both state-dependent and non-state-involved youth ages 9 to 17 and their families.

Service providers, survivors say human trafficking underreported in Clark County

Alaire de Salvo, Janus Youth Programs shelter and outreach director, left, and case manager Robin Miller look over the clothes closet at Oak Bridge Youth Shelter. Oak Bridge, the first crisis intervention shelter of its kind in the Clark County area, serves both state-dependent and non-state-involved youth ages 9 to 17 and their families.

March 7, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

In 2020, Tammy Michelson, a Vancouver Police Department crime analyst, investigated what she describes as the “most egregious case” of child sexual exploitation in the past several years. Read story

Rally Pizza, which closed at the end of 2022, will return March 14 as a permanent pop up at Victor-23 Brewing.

Shuttered Rally Pizza finds new home as pop-up at Victor-23 in Vancouver

Rally Pizza, which closed at the end of 2022, will return March 14 as a permanent pop up at Victor-23 Brewing.

March 6, 2023, 2:29pm Business

Alan Maniscalco and Shan Wickham of Rally Pizza have revived their popular pizza spot as a permanent pop-up at Victor-23 Brewing at 2905 St. Johns Blvd. The grand opening on March 14 (Pi Day) showcases a re-invented Rally’s menu of beer-friendly offerings like garlic bread, pepperoni pizza, and the meat-heavy… Read story

Cowlitz County Deputies Landen Jones, left, and James Doyle after rescuing Nathan Mueller of Vancouver and his dog from a ledge above the Kalama River on Sunday afternoon.

Vancouver man, dog rescued from ledge

Cowlitz County Deputies Landen Jones, left, and James Doyle after rescuing Nathan Mueller of Vancouver and his dog from a ledge above the Kalama River on Sunday afternoon.

March 6, 2023, 12:07pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man and his dog were rescued Sunday afternoon after becoming stuck on a ledge about 100 feet above the Kalama River. Read story