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A table sits inside March 21 at Camas Fire Station 42. Camas and Washougal voters will decide fate of the proposed Camas-Washougal Regional Fire Authority during the April 22 election.

Battle Ground and Hockinson school levies, Camas-Washougal fire authority still failing at ballot box

The results of Clark County’s three special election votes held firm Wednesday, with voters rejecting a proposal to create a regional fire authority in east Clark County and school funding…
Election
Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside Hayes Freedom on Thursday.

Clark County teens looking for work frustrated by lack of opportunities

Camas High School junior Talulah Rodrigue was already feeling a bit frustrated when she arrived at Hayes Freedom High School’s first-ever career fair Thursday.
Business
Clark County Sheriff John Horch, left, makes a pitch April 9 to the Clark County Council for 90 new deputies and 24 nonsworn staffers to keep up with the county’s growing population during a Clark County Council meeting at the Public Service Center. The councilors are considering law and justice staffing requests for a future ballot measure.

Clark County voters won’t see Vancouver police or sheriff’s office funding measures on August ballot

Voters will not see multimillion-dollar law enforcement funding requests on the August primary ballot from the city of Vancouver or Clark County.
Courts & Crime
Dr. Anna Eckhardt, left, takes a measurement while working with Naomi Allen of Gresham during her prenatal checkup at Vancouver Clinic on Sept. 11, 2018. For many people on Medicaid in Clark County, prenatal care is hard to find.

For those on Medicaid in Clark County, prenatal care is hard to find

Clark County Public Health highlighted disparities in prenatal care access across the county, particularly for those with Medicaid, during a Wednesday presentation at the Board of Health meeting.
Health

Clark County

Audience members stand to show their support for testimony defending the La Center School District Board of Directors Tuesday, April 22, 2025, during a La Center School District board meeting at La Center High School. Public comment at the meeting focused on the controversy surrounding the district’s policy on gender identity and preferred pronoun usage, which the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction found discriminated against students and staff. The district has appealed the ruling.

Pronoun policy supporters, opponents flock to La Center school board meeting

More than 100 people attended the La Center school board meeting Tuesday, an unusually large crowd for the small school district that has recently made…

Business

Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

Feds put review of Columbia River hydropower system on ice

A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves…

Northwest

The Rainier School in Buckley is one of Washington’s state-run residential habilitation centers for people with intellectual and developmental delays. Bills before the state legislature would close some of these institutions and replace care for those in need with other types of community-based housing and support. (M.

Republicans walk out after WA House committee votes to close center for people with disabilities

Republican lawmakers walked out of a committee meeting in the Washington Legislature on Wednesday to protest approval of a bill that would close a residential…

Sports

Varsity360: Unveiling more details about the All-Region Awards Ceremony on June 3video icon

The Columbian's second annual All-Region Awards Ceremony is set for Tuesday, June 3 at the Hilton in downtown Vancouver. The keynote speaker will be the…

Politics

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington.

In rare criticism of Putin, Trump urges the Russian leader to ‘STOP!’ after a deadly attack on Kyiv

President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv,…

Editor's Choice

FILE - A motorist charges his electric vehicle at a Tesla Supercharger station in Detroit, Nov. 16, 2022.

WA House advances ‘Tesla tax’ bill after tense late-night debate

Democrats in the Washington state House advanced legislation in the early morning hours of Tuesday that some have nicknamed the “Tesla tax” bill.

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A message encouraging vaccinations is written on a window at the Dallas County Health and Human Services offices in Dallas, Friday, April 4, 2025.

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

While the most serious measles epidemic in a decade has led to the deaths of two children and spread to 27 states with no signs…

Nation / World

FILE - In this combination of file photos, President Donald Trump, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, are seen at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris, and President Vladimir Putin, right, addresses a Technology Forum in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 21, 2025.

How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

During his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking…

Economic Forecast – March 2025

Economic Forecast – March 2025

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Opinion

April 24: Broken Compass

Editorial Cartoons for Week of April 21, 2025

In Our View: Ensure adherence to city development strategy

Letter: Perez disappoints Democrats

Other Papers Say: Pope Francis set himself apart

Letter: Perez not Democratic enough

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