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Gardening with Allen: Perennials keep color coming

May 17, 2025, 6:06am Clark County Life

What perennial flowers would you suggest to plant so I can have color all spring, summer and fall? Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: April showers were light, leaving rainfall below average

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 17, 2025, 6:00am Clark County News

It was the driest April in years for many of our observers and well below seasonal averages. One reported that the hay fields don’t have the growth that they should have. I hope this week's rainfall will assist in the growth. Most of April's rain fell in the first week… Read story

People listen to speakers during a grand opening ceremony for Laurel Manor Senior Apartments in central Vancouver. The affordable housing complex opened in January for lower-income residents 62 and older.

‘Built with love’: Vancouver welcomes Laurel Manor, an affordable housing complex for low-income seniors

People listen to speakers during a grand opening ceremony for Laurel Manor Senior Apartments in central Vancouver. The affordable housing complex opened in January for lower-income residents 62 and older.

May 16, 2025, 4:48pm Clark County News

Vancouver now has another affordable housing building where older adults can age comfortably in place. Read story

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, R-Texas, center, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, depart a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, R-Texas, center, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, depart a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

May 16, 2025, 1:57pm Latest News

In a massive setback, House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote against it. Read story

Wayne Leonetti appears Monday for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing at the Clark County Courthouse. He was sentenced Friday to more than 10 years in prison for the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife.

Ridgefield man gets 10-plus years in strangulation death of wife

Wayne Leonetti appears Monday for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing at the Clark County Courthouse. He was sentenced Friday to more than 10 years in prison for the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife.

May 16, 2025, 1:54pm Clark County News

A packed courtroom of people wept Friday as a Clark County judge sentenced a 74-year-old Ridgefield man to 10¼ years in prison for the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife. Read story

Specialist John McNierney, left, and trader Anthony Carannante work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

US stocks power within 3% of their record as Wall Street closes out a winning week

Specialist John McNierney, left, and trader Anthony Carannante work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

May 16, 2025, 1:49pm Business

Wall Street is heading toward the finish of a strong week as U.S. stocks rise on Friday close to the all-time high they set just a few months earlier, though it may feel like an economic era ago. Read story

Tugs keep the ship Zhen Hua creeping slowly up the Columbia River in the center of the channel so the container crane on board will clear the Lewis and Clark Bridge on April 28, 2006, in Longview.

How vulnerable is Lewis and Clark Bridge to vessel strikes? National transportation board wants to know.

Tugs keep the ship Zhen Hua creeping slowly up the Columbia River in the center of the channel so the container crane on board will clear the Lewis and Clark Bridge on April 28, 2006, in Longview.

May 16, 2025, 1:43pm Latest News

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends the owners of 68 bridges across 19 states — including the Lewis and Clark Bridge — evaluate the bridges’ vulnerability to boat strikes a year after the partial collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Read story

A migrant reception center that normally received hundreds of people every day after they crossed the Darien Gap on their journey north to the United States, stands empty in Lajas Blancas, Panama, April 6, 2025.

Trump suspends asylum system, leaving immigrants to face an uncertain future

A migrant reception center that normally received hundreds of people every day after they crossed the Darien Gap on their journey north to the United States, stands empty in Lajas Blancas, Panama, April 6, 2025.

May 16, 2025, 1:21pm Latest News

They arrive at the U.S. border from around the world: Eritrea, Guatemala, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ghana, Uzbekistan and so many other countries. Read story

Renovations to temporarily close Port of Vancouver’s administrative building

May 16, 2025, 1:08pm Business

The Port of Vancouver is temporarily closing its administrative building starting May 30, as the aging building at 3120 N.W. Lower River Road undergoes renovations. Read story

Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files
Educational Opportunities for Children and Families CEO Rekah Strong poses for a photo with students Maycee Hawn, left, and Jameson Owens on July 21, 2023, during a field day at Educational Opportunities for Children and Families on MacArthur Boulevard.

‘Be the armor for our babies’: Educational Opportunities for Children and Families urges community support at fundraising gala

Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files
Educational Opportunities for Children and Families CEO Rekah Strong poses for a photo with students Maycee Hawn, left, and Jameson Owens on July 21, 2023, during a field day at Educational Opportunities for Children and Families on MacArthur Boulevard.

May 16, 2025, 11:52am Business

In addition to facing a significant budget shortfall, one of Clark County’s largest early education providers is now removing references to diversity from its grant requests in an effort to comply with shifting federal policies. Read story