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Vancouver Public Schools' central administrative office.

Vancouver Public Schools failed to award contracts to ‘highest-scoring’ bid, according to audit

Vancouver Public Schools failed to comply with federal procurement requirements in providing reduced-price meals during the 2022-2023 school year, according to findings in a routine audit released by the Washington…
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Tim Richardet, right, and Dawna Richardet play drums and sing at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe&rsquo;s drum practice. The group uses the tradition to heal from trauma, honor ancestors and connect with one another, both socially and spiritually.

‘Each drum is a heartbeat’: Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s drum circle uses music to heal, honor ancestors, make connectionsvideo icon

On a Thursday in April, the late afternoon light drifted through an open door, clashing with the rhythmic sounds of drums and singing.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a cupcake celebrating the 107th birthday of the Interstate 5 Bridge on Feb. 13 in Vancouver.

Tolls on existing I-5 bridge starting in 2026 will help pay for the new span linking Oregon and Washington

When construction starts on a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River in early 2026, drivers will begin paying tolls on the existing span between Washington and Oregon.
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Council for the Homeless will consolodate their offices in a new location on Fourth Plain Boulevard thanks to several grants.

Grants allow Council for the Homeless to move into new headquarters

Council for the Homeless will soon serve the community from a new, central Vancouver headquarters.
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James McKinney stands outside his former pallet shelter at Vancouver&rsquo;s Kiggins Village Safe Stay community. McKinney recently moved into an apartment, which he views as his forever home.

‘You can have a brand-new life’: Once-homeless veteran becomes first graduate of Kiggins Village Safe Stay

When James McKinney walked into Kiggins Village for the first time, he told staff, “This is not going to work.”

Business

Dr. Nick Jankowski, lead optometrist at Mt. View EyeCare in Vancouver, uses the Ovitz medical system to analyze an eye during a demonstration Friday morning.

Mt. View EyeCare in east Vancouver offers specialized care for special eye issues

Vancouver eye patient Paula Hinton suffered chemical burns to both of her corneas in 2021. Before she visited Mt. View EyeCare in Vancouver, she used…

Northwest

An Olympic marmot.

Environmentalists seek protections for marmots on Olympic Peninsula

Olympic marmots can spend up to eight months a year hibernating, emerging when the weather warms to forage for food, fatten up, and otherwise go…

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Sports

Varsity360: Looking ahead to baseball and softball postseason

The baseball and softball playoffs are in full swing. The Columbian's Micah Rice and Tim Martinez look at this weekend's matchups for local teams in…

Politics

The spillway at Lower Monumental Dam in Washington on the Snake River.

9 new bills filed to reverse Biden administration’s Snake River dams agreement

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, has filed a package of nine bills to reverse parts of a new agreement that he sees as the de facto…

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Reform Clark County signature gatherers hope to get the Restore Election Confidence initiative on November's ballot.

Clark County election security petition pushes for 27,702 signatures; WinCo says not at our stores

Perhaps you have seen signs across Clark County urging, “Save your vote,” or noticed people with clipboards outside local businesses.

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Health

FILE - A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell in 2023 &mdash; for only the second time since the current national epidemic of drug deaths began more than three decades ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the numbers on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate

The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.

Nation / World

FILE - The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022.

Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem

The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19 percent drop in the number of…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

May 16: Trump And Cohen

Editorial Cartoons for Week of May 13, 2024

In Our View: More Americans reaping benefits of reading

McManus: New normal: Nonstop crises

Letter: Hamas strategy plays out

Letter: Keep federal debt in perspective

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