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Callum Brown of the Vancouver Lake Rowing Club, left, talks with Jamie Phelps while taking part in the USRowing Northwest Youth Championships at Vancouver Lake on Friday morning.

Youth pull together at Vancouver Lake: Regional rowing championships continue through weekend

Rowers from across the region traveled to Vancouver Lake Park on Friday to compete for a chance to qualify for the June national championships.
Sports

Top Stories: I-5 bridge tolls; cougar caught on camera; serial burglar

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com.
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The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens generated worldwide media coverage. But how would it be covered in the internet era?

From the Newsroom: How we’d cover the Mount St. Helens eruption today

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Salvador Aguilar, 31, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle. He&rsquo;s accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting outside a Clark College building.

Bail set at $500,000 for suspect in stabbing at Clark College

A judge set bail at $500,000 for a Vancouver man accused of stabbing a Clark College employee in the neck Tuesday while she sat outside a campus building.
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Man indicted in Oregon in three women’s deaths, including one found dead in Clark County

A Multnomah County, Ore., grand jury Thursday indicted a man on murder charges in the deaths of three woman, including one whose body was found…

Northwest

Even though you can't drive to Johnston Ridge Observatory this summer because a landslide has blocked the road, there's still plenty of other attractions at Mount St. Helens.

Could a WA volcano erupt again in our lifetime? What would happen and how you can prepare

The most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history happened less than half a century ago in Washington.

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Sports

Revac Banfield of Columbia River wins the boys 100 meters at the 2A District 4 track and field championships at Tumwater High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.

2A district track: Revac Banfield aggravates quad injury after posting two wins for Columbia River

Paris Ackerman of Hudson’s Bay felt like she was right where she needed to be headed into next week’s meet.

Politics

FILE - Thousands of protesters march around the Arizona Capitol in protest after the Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision Friday, June 24, 2022, in Phoenix. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade has legal advocates, prosecutors and residents of red states facing a legal morass created by decades of often conflicting anti-abortion legislation. In Arizona, Republicans are fighting among themselves over whether a 121-year-old anti-abortion law that precedes statehood should be enforced over a 2022 version. (AP Photo/Ross D.

Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If…

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Dr. Troy Dreiling in a screen shot from a video on his YouTube channel.

Four women suing chiropractic clinic in Vancouver and its owner for alleged sexual harassment

Four female former employees of a Vancouver chiropractic clinic are suing their former employer and an Arizona-based chiropractic consultant for alleged sexual harassment and sex…

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Health

Doses of naloxone are typically stored at the nurses' station in schools around the district and every security officer carries at least one dose on their person.

Thousands of free opioid overdose reversal kits headed to Washington

Washington residents can now order free life-saving opioid overdose reversal kits through the mail, the state attorney general's office announced this week.

Life

Born in Albany, Ore., in 1863, Minnie Mossman Hill was only about 19 years old when she was licensed to pilot a steamship after learning the trade from her husband, Charles. She was the first female west of the Mississippi River to captain a steamship.

Clark County History: Minnie Hill captained steamers on the Columbia and Willamette rivers

When Minnie Mossman married Charles Hill in 1883, she signed on as a life mate and as first mate on his steamer. Minnie Mossman Hill…

Nation / World

Mcity test facility manager Jim Lollar works inside of a traffic control cabinet at the Mcity Test Facility, identical to ones found at signalized intersections across the country, in Michigan.

Smarter vehicles may mean big changes for traffic lights

As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

May 18: Artificial Intelligence

Editorial Cartoons for Week of May 13, 2024

In Our View: No tolls before date to begin bridge construction

Jayne: GOP lacking in election integrity

Estrich: What U.S. voters don’t know yet

Other Papers Say: Cellphones threaten learning

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