The Columbian

Southwest Washington legislators outline priorities during forum in Vancouver

December 5, 2024, 5:42pm Business

Republican legislators in Southwest Washington have a clear objective heading into the 2025 legislative session: slash spending and go back to basics. Read story

Vancouver police fatally shoot a man who authorities say had gun, physically attacked an officer

December 5, 2024, 2:30pm Clark County News Updated 10 hours ago

Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night in east Vancouver after he physically attacked an officer, according to a statement from the agency. Read story

A Vancouver man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a hotel in Portland on Nov. 20.

Vancouver man fatally shot in Portland

December 5, 2024, 11:48am Clark County News Updated 13 hours ago

A Vancouver man was shot and killed Nov. 20 at a northeast Portland hotel. Read story

The development fees that builders and property owners pay to Clark County for land-use reviews and wetland and habitat reviews are going up in the new year.

Clark County Council OKs significant increases to fees for land-use reviews for 2025

December 5, 2024, 11:10am Business Updated 13 hours ago

The development fees that builders and property owners pay to Clark County for land-use reviews and wetland and habitat reviews are going up in the new year. Read story

Marc Anthony Bru, 43, of Vancouver, pictured at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 8 after a federal judge found him guilty of seven charges. (Photo contributed by the U.S.

The WA residents charged for attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6

December 5, 2024, 8:29am Latest News

More than 1,500 people have been prosecuted in the nearly four years since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, spawning one of the most wide-ranging criminal investigations in U.S. history — one that is still ongoing. Read story

*LEADOPTION* Robert Hungerschafer of Bellingham travels more than 250 miles every other week to donate blood products at the Vancouver Red Cross center. He was recently inducted into the national hall of fame.

330 gallons: Regular donor at American Red Cross in Vancouver being inducted into national hall of fame

December 5, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 14 hours ago

Robert Hungerschafer may never meet the people whose lives he’s changed. But twice a month, he rolls up his sleeve and donates blood, knowing it could save someone’s life. Read story

‘There’s power in information’: Camas police chief holds forum after shooting suspect’s release on bond stokes fear

Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting in Camas on Nov. 14.

December 5, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 12 hours ago

When a Camas man was released from jail after posting bail, his former neighborhood was still reeling from the police standoff and gunfire that erupted there two weeks prior. Neighbors feared for their safety. Parents kept their kids home from nearby schools. And many sought answers from the police department. Read story

Five Clark County dance groups offer ‘Nutcracker’ tales for the holidays

December 5, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life Updated 12 hours ago

Clark County is flush with Nutcrackers this year. Five dance companies are undertaking either full-length productions of Tchaikovsky’s original 1892 ballet or adaptations with nods to local history or modern times. Read story