Creative Challah Bread

Vancouver resident Lisa Spiegel has been baking challah in her kitchen for almost 20 years every Friday in preparation for the Jewish Sabbath. Inspired by beautiful challah she saw on Instagram, Lisa started getting more creative with her challah in the last year.

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Welcome to Newsroom

Welcome to Newsroom

A walk through The Columbian's Newsroom during a pandemic by Assistant Mero Editor Will Campbell

September 18, 2020

Highland-style neighborhood concert

Highland-style neighborhood concert

Logan and Daniel Gillespie play bagpipes and the snare drum for their neighborhood in Battle Ground on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

April 17, 2020

Bridging the Border: A Family Divided

Bridging the Border: A Family Divided

In 2017, a Vancouver family’s life was upended. Ramon Flores-Garcia, an undocumented immigrant who had lived in the United States for 20 years and in Clark County, Washington, for nearly a decade, was on a business trip to Everett. There, he stayed at a Motel 6, whose employees gave his information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was deported to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, leaving behind his wife, seven children and community ties. Flores now lives in Tijuana, Mexico. His wife and children have left the Vancouver area and live in Chula Vista, Calif., to be closer to him. We parallel their lives on opposite sides of the border, exploring how they’ve managed a family split in two. (Amanda Cowan and Jessica Prokop of The Columbian. Produced with assistance from the Pulitzer Center.)

December 22, 2019

Yacolt Coffee Roaster

Yacolt Coffee Roaster

An antique coffee roaster prepares a batch of whole coffee beans at Millars Wood Roaster Coffee in Yacolt, Wash. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

December 21, 2019

Being Three: Part Three

Being Three: Part Three

In the third installment of this four-part series, Tobias Adams, 3, of Minnehaha learns social skills as he goes to school for the first time, takes part in Halloween with his family and gets his own room. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

December 21, 2019

Goat Yoga - Give More 24

Goat Yoga - Give More 24

Check out the Give More 24 goat yoga class in Battle Ground Central Park. (Video by Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)

September 28, 2019

Being Three: Part Two

Being Three: Part Two

Tobias Adams, 3, of Vancouver is changing and growing quickly with the guidance of his family. He is getting his first haircut, working on his motor skills and enjoying the Fourth of July. This is the second installment of a five-part series. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

August 7, 2019

Kathleen Duncan - Woodturner

Kathleen Duncan - Woodturner

Kathleen Duncan demonstrates the woodturning process at her home workshop in Vancouver. (Video by Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)

June 27, 2019

Sports Videos

Week 2 Football Player of the Week nominees

Five nominees for football player of the week. Voting open through Wednesday.

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Highlights: Hockinson 27, Woodland 3

Highlights: Hockinson 27, Woodland 3

Highlights and interviews from Hockinson's 27-3 win over Woodland on Feb. 27, 2021.

February 28, 2021

Highlights: Evergreen 34, Prairie 22

Highlights: Evergreen 34, Prairie 22

Highlights from Evergreen's 34-22 win over Prairie on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

February 27, 2021

Ridgefield Washougal football

Ridgefield Washougal football

Highlights and interviews from Ridgefield's 48-0 win.

February 27, 2021

Highlights from Union's 17-9 win over Camas

Highlights from Union's 17-9 win over Camas

Union football defeated rival Camas 17-9 on Friday, February 26, at Doc Harris Stadium. Jaydon Jones and Kellen Milliken scored touchdowns and Sonny Pitts ...

February 27, 2021

Nominees for Week 1 prep football player of the week.

Nominees for Week 1 prep football player of the week.

Jarod Oldham of Hockinson, Austin Charters of Columbia-White Salmon, Tom Lambert of La Center, Austin McQuilliams of Castle Rock and Lance Stuck of ...

February 23, 2021

Highlights: Seton Catholic 28, Columbia-White Salmon 26, OT

Highlights: Seton Catholic 28, Columbia-White Salmon 26, OT

Highlights, reactions, interviews of Seton Catholic's season-opening win over Columbia-White Salmon on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

February 21, 2021

Football highlights: Castle Rock 52, Goldendale 13

Football highlights: Castle Rock 52, Goldendale 13

Highlights from Castle Rock's season-opening 52-13 win over Goldendale at Seton Catholic, Feb. 20, 2021.

February 21, 2021

Washougal vs Mark Morris football

Washougal vs Mark Morris football

Highlights from Washougal's 33-19 win over Mark Morris on Feb. 20, 2021.

February 21, 2021