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Chris Parkinson stands for a portrait inside Realwear's offices in Vancouver. The company is undergoing what he calls a reboot. "We're calling it RealWear 2.0 as like an internal moniker to say, 'We're going back to being a startup again,'" he said.

RealWear’s CEO leads Vancouver company in reboot after post-pandemic sales slowdown

Chris Parkinson stands for a portrait inside Realwear's offices in Vancouver. The company is undergoing what he calls a reboot. "We're calling it RealWear 2.0 as like an internal moniker to say, 'We're going back to being a startup again,'" he said.

September 22, 2023, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Chris Parkinson walks up the stairs to his company’s office in the old Vancouver Barracks. Read story

The food photos at Banderyky help those new to Ukrainian food learn about signature dishes.

Ukrainian eatery in Vancouver Mall food court offers taste of home

The food photos at Banderyky help those new to Ukrainian food learn about signature dishes.

September 22, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

Nataliya Nahurska and her family had plans for many years to start a food business. The Russian invasion of Ukraine last year compelled her to share her culture. “After what happened last year, I felt people need to know about Ukrainian food and Ukrainian traditions and this is what I… Read story

A patch from Fire District 3 is pictured in Hockinson on Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, 2020.

Clark County Fire District 3’s fire chief seeks community’s feedback on levy

A patch from Fire District 3 is pictured in Hockinson on Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, 2020.

September 22, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Clark County Fire District 3’s fire chief wants to hear from community members about why voters did not approve a fire levy lid lift in the August primary election. Read story

Construction cranes are silhouetted as the sun sets over the University District in Seattle on May 13, as seen from the 520 Bridge View Park in Medina.

Prices skyrocket on WA transportation projects, and fewer contractors want the jobs

Construction cranes are silhouetted as the sun sets over the University District in Seattle on May 13, as seen from the 520 Bridge View Park in Medina.

September 21, 2023, 8:50pm Latest News

When the state began advertising work for a new 520 bridge over Portage Bay in Seattle, its engineers guessed the project would cost just over $800 million. Read story

FILE - Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., on the Columbia River on June 1, 2011. The Biden administration on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction

FILE - Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., on the Columbia River on June 1, 2011. The Biden administration on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

September 21, 2023, 8:34pm Latest News

The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. Read story

Defendant Guillermo Raya Leon, right, with his defense team Sept. 8 at the Clark County Courthouse before opening statements in his aggravated murder trial.

Defense experts testify in murder trial of man accused of killing Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

Defendant Guillermo Raya Leon, right, with his defense team Sept. 8 at the Clark County Courthouse before opening statements in his aggravated murder trial.

September 21, 2023, 7:45pm Clark County News

Defense experts took the stand Thursday in the aggravated murder trial of the Salem, Ore., man accused of fatally shooting Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown. Read story

A former Clark County Fire District 6 firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency alleging a hostile work environment and racial discrimination. The suit names Fire Chief Kristan Maurer, here in July in front of a new fire engine.

Ex-firefighter sues Clark County Fire District 6 for racial discrimination

A former Clark County Fire District 6 firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency alleging a hostile work environment and racial discrimination. The suit names Fire Chief Kristan Maurer, here in July in front of a new fire engine.

September 21, 2023, 6:51pm Clark County News

A Black man who is a former Clark County Fire District 6 firefighter alleges a white recruit sneaked up behind him, placed a noose around his neck and acted out a lynching during a knot-tying training in June 2022. Read story

Cyanobacteria are microscopic bacteria, otherwise known as blue-green algae, that form harmful blooms during the summer. They flourish in warm, stagnant water filled with nutrients, such as Lacamas Lake as pictured in 2021. Blooms often occur in Vancouver, Lacamas and Round lakes.

Public Health lifts algae advisory at Lacamas Lake

Cyanobacteria are microscopic bacteria, otherwise known as blue-green algae, that form harmful blooms during the summer. They flourish in warm, stagnant water filled with nutrients, such as Lacamas Lake as pictured in 2021. Blooms often occur in Vancouver, Lacamas and Round lakes.

September 21, 2023, 6:29pm Clark County Health

As summer fades and the heat dwindles, Clark County Public Health has lifted the algae advisory at Lacamas Lake. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Battle Ground teachers reach tentative agreement on new contract

(The Columbian files)

September 21, 2023, 3:02pm Clark County News

The Battle Ground Education Association reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with Battle Ground Public Schools Wednesday, potentially ending a months-long bargaining process. Read story

Blossom Old Bull holds up a banner for her son which says "justice for Braven Glenn," during a rally in support of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People movement at the Big Horn County Building on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Hardin, Mont. Glenn was killed while being pursued by a Crow Tribal Police officer. The Crow Tribal Police Department has since been disbanded and Old Bull has been critical of the amount of information she has received regarding the circumstances of her son's death.

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Blossom Old Bull holds up a banner for her son which says "justice for Braven Glenn," during a rally in support of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People movement at the Big Horn County Building on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Hardin, Mont. Glenn was killed while being pursued by a Crow Tribal Police officer. The Crow Tribal Police Department has since been disbanded and Old Bull has been critical of the amount of information she has received regarding the circumstances of her son's death.

September 21, 2023, 1:45pm Latest News

Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. Read story