The Columbian

Jury selection to begin in Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota’s death

Julio Cesar Segura, shown at 2022 court appearance, then 20, appears in January 2022 in Clark County Superior Court in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Jury selection in Segura’s murder trial is set to begin today.

May 1, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News Updated 12 hours ago

Jury selection is set to begin today in the murder trial for the robbery suspect accused in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo reacts while walking off the field after facing the against the Atlanta Braves through the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Seattle.

Castillo throws 7 shutout innings, then Mariners bullpen hangs on to beat Braves

April 30, 2024, 9:25pm Latest News Updated 1 day ago

Luis Castillo threw seven shutout innings to continue Seattle’s run of starting pitching dominance and the Mariners’ bullpen held on for a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Read story

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is working to take almost 60 acres east of Interstate 5 near La Center into its sovereign jurisdiction.

Cowlitz Indian Tribe expands reservation near La Center by about 60 acres

April 30, 2024, 8:07pm Business Updated 12 hours ago

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is expanding its 152-acre reservation near La Center by about 60 acres. Read story

Organic bulk walnuts sold in natural food stores tied to dangerous E. coli outbreak

April 30, 2024, 5:21pm Business

At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. The nuts were sold in natural food and co-op stores such as Whole Foods and Market of Choice. Read story

Sophomore Charles Paulin, 15, from left in white helmet, joins junior Aileene Villegas, 17, pink hat, senior Carl Steele, 18, and senior Maxx Van Hoomissen, 18, during the groundbreaking on a new building to support construction trades and maritime pathways for Vancouver students at Hudson’s Bay High School on Tuesday morning.

Vancouver schools celebrate future of trades education with new building at Hudson’s Bay

April 30, 2024, 2:58pm Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 1 day ago

Vancouver dignitaries, school staff and students weathered relentless showers to celebrate Southwest Washington’s newest investment in trades education at Hudson’s Bay High School on Tuesday morning. Read story

A person passes the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. Global shares are trading mostly higher as investors keep their eyes on potentially market-moving reports expected later this week.

Stock market today: Wall Street’s ugly April gets even worse as it tumbles across the finish line

April 30, 2024, 1:11pm Business Updated 1 day ago

More worries about inflation and interest rates staying high knocked U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, as the market closed out its worst month since September. Read story

2 PNW tribes say Tri-Cities casino plan could start an ‘Indian war’

April 30, 2024, 12:17pm Latest News

A proposed casino in Pasco is being criticized by rivals who say the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have no right to the Tri-Cities and that its plans will devastate nearby casinos. Read story

FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation’s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, AP sources say

April 30, 2024, 11:03am Business Updated 16 hours ago

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. Read story

Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

April 30, 2024, 11:00am Business Updated 1 day ago

A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots. Read story