December 5, 2023, 3:00pm Business Updated 1 hour ago
Facing a $17.7 million budget shortfall, the Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners will consider possible rate increases come January — changes that haven’t been made in more than a… Read story
December 5, 2023, 10:45am Clark County News
Two more mass killings happened in the United States on Sunday in Texas and Washington. Read story
December 5, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News
In October 2011, the ground shuddered as 700 pounds of dynamite exploded Condit Dam to release the White Salmon River from its century of captivity. Read story
December 5, 2023, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive
The Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners approved the port’s $102 million budget last week, a $24.1 million increase over last year’s budget. Read story
December 5, 2023, 6:05am Business Updated 3 hours ago
A few months ago, Denise Currie thought her store with free items for people with low incomes, The Giving Closet, would close by Christmas. But after media outlets, including The Columbian, shared her plight, the donations came flooding in from community members. Read story
December 5, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News
We had a bit of a break in the weather action Monday, which was quite welcome after the rainy weekend. As of 4 p.m. Monday Vancouver had 2.17 inches in the rain bucket, well ahead of seasonal averages for the first few days of December. Rain was close by, however,… Read story
December 4, 2023, 5:44pm Clark County Health
Tragedies within a community can elicit a wide range of emotions from residents. Read story
December 4, 2023, 3:15pm Clark County News Updated 21 hours ago
A man shot his wife, their two adult daughters and his adult brother before turning the gun on himself, leaving five dead Sunday in an Orchards house. The apparent murder-suicide shocked neighbors who said the family was friendly but largely kept to themselves. Read story
December 4, 2023, 7:29am Clark County News FreeUpdated 1 day ago
After a wet weekend, Clark County and the Interstate 5 corridor in Oregon and Southwest Washington can expect more of the same with the entire area under a flood watch, according to a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story
December 4, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
The Columbian has explored the history of the Interstate 5 Bridge — from the first ferry service in 1846 to the opening of the second span — in a series of stories over the past year. Read story