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Wooden blocks with nails bearing swastikas have been dropped around Yacolt, according to the town.

Yacolt warns residents about spiked wooden blocks bearing swastikas

Spiked wooden blocks bearing Joe Kent’s name and swastikas were found in several locations along Yacolt roads last week.
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Courts & Crime
A MAX light rail train approaches the Kenton/North Denver stop in Portland.

Camas City Council officially opposes light rail on new I-5 Bridge despite warnings changes could delay project

Camas city officials remain unified in their opposition to light rail on the planned Interstate 5 replacement bridge.
Clark County Politics
John Ley (The Columbian files)

Rep. John Ley pleads guilty to two voter violation charges

State Rep. John Ley, who was elected to the 18th District in November, pleaded guilty Friday to two charges of attempted voter violations: knowingly providing false information and candidacy declaration.
Clark County Politics
Vancouver Housing Authority owns both The Pacific, pictured here, and The Meridian apartment complexes. The buildings used to be riddled with crime and drug trafficking, but the nonprofit partnered with Vancouver Police Department to tackle the issue.

VHA makes progress on crime and drug trafficking at The Pacific and The Meridian apartments in central Vancouver

The passageway between The Pacific and The Meridian apartment complexes was tranquil on a recent afternoon — a stark contrast to several months ago, when people openly used and dealt…
Courts & Crime

Clark County

The winter sun casts shadows of Sebastian Stoecker, 3, of Vancouver, left, as he plays with his mom, Bailey Stoecker, at Esther Short Park on Jan. 23. Stoecker struggles to pay her bills despite working full time as a caregiver.

‘It never seems to be enough’: Clark County residents earning a bit over minimum wage struggle to pay bills, stave off homelessness

Although Washington’s minimum wage went up to $16.66 an hour Jan. 1, Clark County workers earning that — and even a bit more — describe…

Business

FILE - OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology and professional services, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers.

Washington lawmakers weigh new artificial intelligence regulations

Jai Jaisimha, a longtime technology entrepreneur, whipped out a pack of gum from the inside pocket of his suit jacket.

Northwest

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signs an executive order creating a family separation rapid response team aimed at responding to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle.

In a departure for WA governors, Ferguson avoids news conferences

Nearly a month into his inaugural term, Gov. Bob Ferguson has yet to do something nearly all his predecessors have considered part of the job:…

Sports

Winter athlete of the week (The Columbian files)

Nominees for The Columbian 2024-25 Week 17 prep athlete of the week sponsored by Killer Burger

Here are the nominees for The Columbian 2024-25 Week 17 high school athlete of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger.

Politics

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington.

Trump steps up his 2018 tariffs on steel and aluminum, risking inflation on promise of more jobs

President Donald Trump on Monday removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed at…

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Tari Atwood pulls her mother’s oxygen tanks out of her car Wednesday at the Salmon Creek Vancouver Clinic. Atwood, who is her mother’s full-time caretaker, said she has expressed concerns about ADA accessibility within the facility for years.

‘Disenfranchised’: Caregiver raises concerns about ADA accessibility at Vancouver Clinic

A Vancouver woman has raised concerns about accessibility at Vancouver Clinic after facing challenges while attending health care appointments with her disabled mother.

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Health

FILE - Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, attends the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.

HIV infections could jump more than 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says

The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American…

Life

This photo provided by the European Space Agency shows a ring of light surrounding the center of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, an example of an Einstein ring.

Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood

Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday.

Nation / World

FILE - Cardinal Michael Czerny meets with journalists at the Vatican press hall, in Rome, on March 30, 2023.

Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty

The Vatican’s charity voiced outrage Monday at what it called the “reckless” and “unhuman” U.S. plans to gut USAID, with Pope Francis’ point-man on development…

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Feb. 10, 2025

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Oh baby!; state pay hikes sting

Abcarian: Generation has its own Dr. Spock

Collier: Disappearing government

Other Papers Say: Change needed for WA schools

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