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Washington Lt. Gov. Denny Heck, left, talks to a room of Columbia River High School students Tuesday at the school. Heck graduated from Columbia River in 1970.

‘Politics is all around us’: Lt. Gov. Denny Heck visits Columbia River High School to speak with students about civics, political ethics

Lt. Gov. Denny Heck visited Columbia River High School on Tuesday afternoon to speak with students about civics and political ethics.
Clark County News
A project to widen state Highway 14 to three lanes in each direction between Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue is back under construction.

WSDOT resumes Highway 14 construction, expects to wrap up $28 million project in fall

The Washington State Department of Transportation resumed construction this week on state Highway 14 between Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue in Vancouver after pausing for the winter.
Clark County News
Guadalupe V. Munoz, 44, appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and driving under the influence. He&rsquo;s accused of striking a firetruck that had responded to a prior crash and then striking two pedestrians who had stopped to help, killing one and injuring the other.

Woodland man in court after alleged drunken-driving crash that killed good Samaritan on Interstate 5

A Woodland man is accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit Friday when he crashed into a firetruck and two people, killing one and…
Courts & Crime
Samuel Garcia appears June 13, 2022, in Clark County Superior Court for holding two people at gunpoint, including a gas station cashier whom police said he used as a shield. He was sentenced earlier this month to nearly nine years in prison.

Man sentenced to almost 9 years in prison for holding two at gunpoint in Orchards gas station incident

A 23-year-old man was sentenced earlier this month to nearly nine years in prison for holding two people at gunpoint in June 2022, including a gas station cashier.
Clark County News

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Sheriff’s office looking for Clark County woman missing since September

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a Clark County woman last seen in September.

Business

Jenn Hubbard decorates a cake May 21 at Hubbard&rsquo;s house in Vancouver. Hubbard began baking after her diabetic daughter beat kidney cancer and she wanted to make her a custom cake to celebrate.

Sprinkling generosity: Vancouver woman bakes and donates cakes for end-of-life celebrations and ‘heavenly birthdays’

In a routine she’s mastered, Jenn Hubbard diligently coats a cake with pink frosting, pipes intricate lines and finishes it with sprinkles of edible glitter…

Northwest

Semi-automatic rifles are displayed on a wall at a gun shop in Lynnwood.

More weapons showing up in Washington’s schools

There were more weapons brought into Washington’s schools during the last school year than the year before.

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Sports

La Center's Shaela Bradley, Columbia River's Sydney Dreves, and Columbia River's Peyton Dukes have been selected as finalists for The Columbian 2024 All-Region Multi-Sport Female Athlete of the Year. The winner will be announced on June 5, 2024.

All-Region girls multi-sport athlete of the year finalists

In the era of sports specialization, three outstanding female athletes set themselves apart by shining in multiple sports during 2023-24 high school sports year.

Politics

Former President Donald Trump speaks following the day&rsquo;s proceedings in his trial Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Manhattan Criminal Court  in New York. (Michael M.

Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness

Donald Trump is “innocent” and did not break the law, a lawyer for the former president told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday as the landmark…

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Real estate experts encourage buyers not to let high interest rates scare them out of the housing market.

Clark County experts: Time to buy a home is now, before dip in interest rates increases competition

High interest rates are making it harder for people to buy homes in Clark County’s already hot market. But buyers shouldn’t wait for interest rates…

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Health

Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar, professor of medicine with the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, shown with his book book titled &ldquo;Atlas of Cardiac Anatomy&rdquo; and a book by Dr. Eduard Pernkopf, an ardent Nazi whose anatomical book was drawn off the bodies of executed prisoners, shown in foreground, May 9, 2024. (Allen J.

A UCLA doctor is on a quest to free modern medicine from a Nazi-tainted anatomy book

As Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar pondered how to fix the human heart, he was given a gift laced with horror.

Life

LOS ANGELES-CA-MAY 14, 2024: Actor Walton Goggins is photographed at El Compadre restaurant in Los Angeles on May 14, 2024.

Being bad is good for Walton Goggins, whose turn in ‘Fallout’ has kept his star rising

A wave of dread swept over Walton Goggins on the first day of work on Prime Video’s post-apocalyptic drama “Fallout.” He was on location by…

Nation / World

A home damaged by a storm the night before is seen, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Pryor, Okla. Powerful storms left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.

23 are dead across the US after weekend tornadoes. Texas is getting battered again

Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled north Texas on Tuesday as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

May 29: Bill Walton

Editorial Cartoons for Week of May 27, 2024

In Our View: Work together to confront homelessness

Westneat: Camp sweeps kind of working

Letter: Vote to protect Rule of Law

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Space exploration; shortages

Would you pay a $1.55-$3.55 toll to cross the Interstate 5 Bridge?

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