May 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
and the rest of Washington — has seen its share of rainy days in the last month, drought conditions persist. On April 16, the state Department of Ecology declared a… Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
While many people warn their older loved ones about online scams by some faraway stranger, a Camas woman was the victim of a type of theft that experts say is… Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News Updated 3 hours ago
Once found throughout the Columbia River basin, the ashy pebblesnail and the shortface lanx have disappeared from much of Washington. The Center for Biological Diversity hopes to change that. The nonprofit group has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add both species to the federal endangered species list. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 3 hours ago
On the eve of a scheduled interview with Vancouver police leadership, an officer under investigation for allegations of lying about his resume and harassing a female co-worker instead resigned, records show. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 5 hours ago
Drug possession is no longer a felony in Washington as of 2021. Advocates lauded the change, arguing that criminalization of drugs has historically led to disproportionate imprisonment of people of color. However, lighter consequences for drug possession are pushing more people in Clark County to accept traditional sentences rather than… Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News
I don’t know about your line of work, but in newspapers we use a lot of colorful jargon and lingo. Sometimes these terms find their way into common use. The words uppercase and lowercase, for example, refer to where the individual pieces of type were kept in composing rooms back… Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life
We certainly had our share of April showers in the Northwest. This means one thing: an abundance of May flowers. I don’t know about you, but when winter departs, I look forward to the spring flower trifecta: daffodils, tulips and iris. Read story
May 4, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health Updated 3 hours ago
Seven students at Cascadia Tech Academy in Vancouver are among the first in the state eligible to become certified medical assistants right out of high school. Read story
May 4, 2024, 5:56am Clark County News
As I wrote this column late Friday afternoon, the clouds to the west had thickened and rain was beginning to fall from the dark clouds overhead. And, as you read this today it will still be raining at some intensity before turning to showers late today and continuing into Sunday. Read story