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Union High School senior and student advocate Caiden Mizrahi-Boyarsky, 17, speaks to the Evergreen school board Feb. 11. He taught himself Spanish his freshman year. By his sophomore year, he said his teachers started asking him to translate for multilingual learners.

‘Do I step in?’: In Evergreen and Vancouver districts, students are asked to translate for ‘multilingual learner’ classmates

During his freshman year, Union High School student Caiden Mizrahi-Boyarsky, a native English speaker, asked his Spanish-speaking family members to help him learn that language, too. By his sophomore year,…
Schools
Washougal junior Jenna Klopman (2) drives to the hoop against Aberdeen in a Class 2A district tournament play-in game on Wednesday. Klopman scored a game-high 25 points in the Panthers’ 68-52 victory.

Washougal school district’s athletic programs may come under review

Changes could be coming to the Washougal School District’s athletic programs.
Schools
Anne Wiley, left, a multilingual specialist at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, greets teachers and school employees as they walk into the school after a rally outside Wednesday morning. The event was held to bring attention to the recent changes at the U.S. Department of Education, which are putting a number of funding sources and programs at risk.

Washington takes ‘historic’ step toward full funding for special education

Washington lawmakers are on the cusp of eliminating a special education funding cap, which critics said was straining school finances, hurting students, and putting the state at risk of a…
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Schools
New York-based fast-food restaurant Shake Shack opened its Vancouver doors today in Fisher's Landing.

Shake Shack is open for business in east Vancouver

New York-based fast-food restaurant Shake Shack opened its Vancouver doors this morning in Fisher’s Landing.
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The east end of Vancouver Plaza, shown June 15, 2011, is busy with anchor store Target. Target is among those companies closing this year for Easter.

What’s open in Clark County on Easter? Many retailers closed but grocery stores operate normal hours

Many small businesses and some larger retailers will be closed Sunday for Easter, although most area grocery stores will remain open.

Business

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Vancouver family files wrongful death lawsuit against Legacy Salmon Creek

A Vancouver woman’s lawsuit against Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center alleges medical negligence at the hospital led to her husband’s death.

Northwest

The vehicle Clark County sheriff's deputies say sped away from a traffic stop Tuesday morning at more than 130 mph in the Orchards area. Deputies say an 18-year-old Vancouver man ran from them twice after abandoning the vehicle in a neighborhood.

Washington Senate passes bill to require speed limiting devices for habitual speeders

The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday attempting to stop habitual speeders in their tracks.

Sports

Varsity360: Talking transfers with Mountain View basketball coach JC Alexandervideo icon

The Columbian's Micah Rice and Mountain View boys basketball coach JC Alexander discuss the rising trend of players transferring and how the WIAA's proposed amendment…

Politics

Supervisor of the Checklist for the State of New Hampshire Leslie Dombroski, left, registers Elise Collins, 18, to vote in Derry, N.H., Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Federal judge will hear arguments as groups try to block Trump’s executive order on elections

A federal judge on Thursday will hear arguments in three cases from national Democrats and voting rights groups that are challenging President Donald Trump’s recent…

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A few hundred people showed up on the Capitol steps on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 to voice their opposition against tax increases proposed by Democrats in the Washington state Legislature.

Democrats in Washington Legislature reveal sweeping new tax plan

Democratic lawmakers in Washington are beginning to lay out the buffet of tax increases they want to use to fill most of a $16 billion…

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FILE - A homeless woman smokes fentanyl in a park June 28, 2024, in downtown Portland, Ore.

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation.

Nation / World

Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus in Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, April 17, 2025 (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

Florida State University shooting sends unknown number of people to nearby hospital

A shooting Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent an unknown number of people to a nearby hospital, a medical center spokesperson said.

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of April 14, 2025

In Our View: Washington GOP lawmaker’s DOGE bill ignores reality

Crisp: Antisemitism comes to Texas

Letter: Perez must hold Trump accountable

Letter: Trade policy lacks common sense

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