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The LA Fitness in Hazel Dell   (The Columbian files)

Clark County Public Health closed LA Fitness’ pools last year due to health hazards

The LA Fitness in Hazel Dell   (The Columbian files)

February 8, 2024, 4:07pm Business

A representative from Clark County Public Health said Thursday that the department issued pool closures at the county’s two LA Fitness locations last year due to “imminent health hazards.” Read story

Johnston Ridge Observatory will be closed until at least summer 2026.

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory won’t reopen until at least 2026

Johnston Ridge Observatory will be closed until at least summer 2026.

February 5, 2024, 3:40pm Clark County Life

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain closed to the public until at least 2026, a Washington State Department of Transportation spokeswoman said Monday. Read story

Little remains of a 1992 Honda Accord that was involved in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on northbound Interstate 5 near Mill Plain Boulevard early Saturday morning.

Portland woman faces vehicular homicide in wrong-way crash on I-5 that killed another driver

Little remains of a 1992 Honda Accord that was involved in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on northbound Interstate 5 near Mill Plain Boulevard early Saturday morning.

February 5, 2024, 3:35pm Clark County News

Investigators said a Portland woman’s blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when she crashed into another car, killing the other driver, early Saturday on northbound Interstate 5. Read story

New Jersey-based Holman Automotive Group proposed a luxury car dealership for property on Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver.

Lexus dealership eyes site off Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver

New Jersey-based Holman Automotive Group proposed a luxury car dealership for property on Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver.

February 5, 2024, 6:02am Business

A Lexus dealership is in the works off Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver. New Jersey-based Holman Automotive Group proposed the dealership in January, according to planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver. Read story

A US Airforce soldier holds the Stars and Stripes flag during a ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the landing of allied forces on the shores of Anzio and Nettuno, in Nettuno, central Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

Schools in Washington are required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily. A new bill would make sure students actually understand what it means

A US Airforce soldier holds the Stars and Stripes flag during a ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the landing of allied forces on the shores of Anzio and Nettuno, in Nettuno, central Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

February 5, 2024, 6:02am Editor's Choice

Across the nation, school children share the ritual of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning before class as they have done for decades, likely as long as anyone alive today can remember. Read story

Loading bays sit Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Columbia Business Center. The land sold for $96 million in the largest single transaction by total consideration paid for industrial land on record in the Portland market.

113 acres in the Columbia Business Center sell in record-setting transaction

Loading bays sit Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Columbia Business Center. The land sold for $96 million in the largest single transaction by total consideration paid for industrial land on record in the Portland market.

January 31, 2024, 4:12pm Business

A 113-acre Vancouver property along the Columbia River in the Columbia Business Center has sold for a record-setting $96 million. Read story

Burgerville Chief Executive Officer Ed Casey led the company through a year with record sales and profitability and is now expanding the restaurant chain into new Northwest markets.

Burgerville expands, adding first new location in 8 years

Burgerville Chief Executive Officer Ed Casey led the company through a year with record sales and profitability and is now expanding the restaurant chain into new Northwest markets.

January 31, 2024, 6:08am Business

After a record sales year, Burgerville is entering an era of growth. Read story

In a sense, the main terminal&rsquo;s new roof is one of the world&rsquo;s largest wooden puzzles. It can be separated into 20 individual pieces which were moved from the fabrication yard, located three-quarters of a mile down the tarmac, to the main terminal. Each piece weighs at least 600,000 pounds and took four nights to be moved into place. (Photos by Stephen A.

Get ready to look up at Portland International Airport’s reconstructed main terminal

In a sense, the main terminal&rsquo;s new roof is one of the world&rsquo;s largest wooden puzzles. It can be separated into 20 individual pieces which were moved from the fabrication yard, located three-quarters of a mile down the tarmac, to the main terminal. Each piece weighs at least 600,000 pounds and took four nights to be moved into place. (Photos by Stephen A.

January 30, 2024, 6:08am Business

After five years of construction at Portland International Airport, the final piece — the reconstructed main terminal — will open in May. Read story

(Vancouver Fire Department)

67-year-old man dead after being struck and then run over by a second vehicle, say Vancouver police

(Vancouver Fire Department)

January 29, 2024, 8:24am Clark County News

A man was killed Sunday night when a he was struck by a vehicle in east Vancouver and then run over by a second vehicle that fled the scene, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Demetrius Coles (Contributed by Linda Peter)

‘He deserves a funeral’: Demetrius Coles’ burned body was found on a Vancouver sidewalk

Demetrius Coles (Contributed by Linda Peter)

January 27, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health

Flames engulfed a dead man’s body on the sidewalk at West Ninth and Columbia streets in Vancouver five days before Christmas. Read story