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Kayla Dudley, 24, driver associate at Amazon, unplugs the electrical power cable from her new Amazon EV delivery truck, which is on Rivian&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s truck platform, at Pontiac Amazon Fulfillment Center, April 2, 2024, in Pontiac, Michigan.

How Amazon became the largest private EV charging operator in the U.S.

Kayla Dudley, 24, driver associate at Amazon, unplugs the electrical power cable from her new Amazon EV delivery truck, which is on Rivian&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s truck platform, at Pontiac Amazon Fulfillment Center, April 2, 2024, in Pontiac, Michigan.

April 21, 2024, 5:41am Business

Amazon’s Maple Valley warehouse is built for speed. At night, big rigs pull up to one end to unload boxes and padded mailers – some after a short drive from a bigger warehouse down the road, others following a flight in the hold of a cargo plane. Waiting employees scan,… Read story

Ukraine&#039;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania during the Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum in Vilnius, Thursday, April 11, 2024.

The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel

Ukraine&#039;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania during the Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum in Vilnius, Thursday, April 11, 2024.

April 20, 2024, 2:55pm Latest News

The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. Read story

Members of the Vancouver Police Department respond to a call of a dead person suspected to have overdosed at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell on April 4.  At top, Officer Cole Larson of the Vancouver Police Department confiscates a device for smoking fentanyl from a motorist while on patrol April 4.

People are staying homeless for longer than ever before in Clark County — experts say fentanyl is a factor

Members of the Vancouver Police Department respond to a call of a dead person suspected to have overdosed at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell on April 4.  At top, Officer Cole Larson of the Vancouver Police Department confiscates a device for smoking fentanyl from a motorist while on patrol April 4.

April 20, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health

It was during cleanup of an encampment in east Vancouver two years ago that the city’s homeless response manager realized a dangerous shift had occurred. Read story

Mountain Tops class participants work on upper body strength by lifting and carrying kettle bells.

Strenuous, social exercise: Camas’ Mountain Tops promotes fitness for people with developmental disabilities

Mountain Tops class participants work on upper body strength by lifting and carrying kettle bells.

April 20, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Health

Healthful exercise can require serious effort and focus, like maintaining yoga’s difficult boat pose, which requires balancing on your bottom while holding up your legs and torso rigidly, forming a human V. Read story

A rendering shows a design idea for a future Camas-Washougal Fire Department headquarters station in downtown Camas.

Camas, Washougal officials move ahead on fire station replacements

A rendering shows a design idea for a future Camas-Washougal Fire Department headquarters station in downtown Camas.

April 20, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Voters in Camas and Washougal will likely decide the fate of fire station replacements in their cities. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6
Firefighters debrief after extinguishing a small fire in a planter box next to The Columbian&rsquo;s front door on Saturday morning.

From the Newsroom: Luckily, it was only a small fire

Clark County Fire District 6
Firefighters debrief after extinguishing a small fire in a planter box next to The Columbian&rsquo;s front door on Saturday morning.

April 20, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

My office window overlooks Eighth Street west of Esther Short Park. Not an hour goes by that I don’t see a person who seems to be homeless or suffering from mental illness. Often these people will stop at a small planter near the window, which until Tuesday contained a bushy… Read story

Debbie Kogan of Portland takes in the beauty at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens while soaking up the sunshine.

Lilac Days are in bloom: Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland opens for the season

Debbie Kogan of Portland takes in the beauty at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens while soaking up the sunshine.

April 20, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

The historic Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens opens for the season today and will welcome visitors through Mother’s Day. Read story

Vancouver Police Officer Andrea Mendoza listens to opening statements in her trial for gross misdemeanor assault Thursday at the Clark County Courthouse. Mendoza is accused of assaulting a man she was arresting and threatening to use a Taser on his genitals.

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza defends actions in arrest of suspected shoplifter

Vancouver Police Officer Andrea Mendoza listens to opening statements in her trial for gross misdemeanor assault Thursday at the Clark County Courthouse. Mendoza is accused of assaulting a man she was arresting and threatening to use a Taser on his genitals.

April 20, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza, who’s accused of pulling down the pants of a shoplifting suspect and threatening to use her Taser on his genitals, took the stand to defend herself in her assault trial Friday. Read story

Brutal, racist, opportunistic and temperamental, Gen. William S. Harney nearly started a war with Great Britain while he commanded Vancouver Barracks in the years prior to the Civil War.

Clark County history: Gen. Harney, former Vancouver commander, remembered today as a brutal racist

Brutal, racist, opportunistic and temperamental, Gen. William S. Harney nearly started a war with Great Britain while he commanded Vancouver Barracks in the years prior to the Civil War.

April 20, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

In 2016, the Federal Board of Geographic Names voted to rename South Dakota’s highest point, formerly Harney Peak, as Black Elk Peak. The move was part of re-examining Army Gen. William S. Harney’s treatment of Indigenous people while recognizing their original claim to the land. A school, a neighborhood and… Read story

Check It Out: Every day is Earth Day with books

April 20, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

April 22nd is Earth Day, but I have a question: Shouldn’t every day be Earth Day? Our beautiful blue marble is special and unique, and as tenants of this one-of-a-kind planet, we should be tender caretakers. If we don’t do our job, the landlord might force us to relocate to… Read story