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CCTV, Surveillance security camera with the traffic light and sign against a blue sky

New Washington law will allow traffic cameras on more city streets and county roads

CCTV, Surveillance security camera with the traffic light and sign against a blue sky

March 28, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Drivers in Washington state may soon face better odds of getting caught on camera if they run a red light, speed through a work zone on a city street or fail to stop at a crosswalk. Read story

An image from Vancouver filmmaker Dru Holley's documentary, "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts." (The Columbian files)
Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Sun will shine on Easter, but April showers ahead

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

March 28, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

We are getting close. Yay, the weekend is in sight and despite cloudy skies and showers today I see beyond the overcast as sunshine arrives in time for Easter weekend. We’ll give a thumbs-up to the month of March for departing on such a bright and worthy note. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jabari Walker (34) has his shot blocked by Atlanta Hawks forward Bruno Fernando (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

Hawks hand Blazers 8th straight loss

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jabari Walker (34) has his shot blocked by Atlanta Hawks forward Bruno Fernando (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

March 27, 2024, 7:33pm Blazers

Dejounte Murray had 30 points and seven assists and the Atlanta Hawks won their third in a row and handed Portland its eighth straight loss, beating the Trail Blazers 120-106 on Wednesday night. Read story

Barges, drilling equipment, cruise ships and personal watercraft frequently pass below the Interstate 5 Bridge but not massive cargo ships like the one that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.

Could fatal collapse of Interstate 5 Bridge happen?

Barges, drilling equipment, cruise ships and personal watercraft frequently pass below the Interstate 5 Bridge but not massive cargo ships like the one that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.

March 27, 2024, 6:04pm Clark County News

Huge cargo ships do not pass underneath the Interstate 5 Bridge, so a crash and collapse on the scale of what happened Tuesday to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore isn’t likely here. Read story

FILE - Legendary Seattle mountain climbers twin brothers Jim, left, and Lou Whittaker celebrate their 80th birthday with a party at the Space Needle in Seattle, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009. Lou Whittaker, a Seattle-born and -raised mountaineer and glacier travel guide who climbed Mount Rainier more than 250 times, died Sunday, March 24, 2024. He was 95.

Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95

FILE - Legendary Seattle mountain climbers twin brothers Jim, left, and Lou Whittaker celebrate their 80th birthday with a party at the Space Needle in Seattle, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2009. Lou Whittaker, a Seattle-born and -raised mountaineer and glacier travel guide who climbed Mount Rainier more than 250 times, died Sunday, March 24, 2024. He was 95.

March 27, 2024, 5:43pm Latest News

Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and who taught generations of climbers during his more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in Washington state, has died at age 95. Read story

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver officials developing new green building policy

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

March 27, 2024, 5:38pm Business

Vancouver officials want to curb greenhouse gas emissions from some of the biggest polluters in the city: buildings. Read story

As those who fled Israel’s border villages weigh whether to return, what hangs in the balance?

March 27, 2024, 5:03pm Latest News

KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel (AP) — Months after Hamas killed 1,200 people in an early-morning assault, Israeli communities ravaged in the attack remain mostly empty. Now the residents who fled these “kibbutzim” along the border with Gaza are wrestling with whether, how and when to return -- choices that have… Read story

Investigation of Baltimore bridge collapse picks up speed as divers recover 2 bodies from water

March 27, 2024, 4:00pm Latest News

The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in the port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water. The others were presumed dead, and officials said… Read story

A house that caught fire Wednesday morning in the Fourth Plain Village neighborhood. Two cats died in the fire and one person was displaced, the fire department said.

Two cats killed in house fire in central Vancouver

A house that caught fire Wednesday morning in the Fourth Plain Village neighborhood. Two cats died in the fire and one person was displaced, the fire department said.

March 27, 2024, 2:31pm Clark County News

Two cats were killed in a house fire in the Fourth Plain Village neighborhood Wednesday morning. Read story