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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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

Being Three

Being Three

Tobias Adams, 3, of Vancouver gears up for a year of fun, growth and learning with his family. As he turns three, Tobias is learning the tools and skills he will use as he grows up. This story is the first of five stories following this crucial year of development in Tobias' life. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

May 13, 2019

Sports Videos

All-Region boys track and field athletes of the year 2002-2019

The Columbian's All-Region boys track and field athletes of the year 2002-2019.

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Every All-Region girls track and field athlete of the year from 2002-2019

Every All-Region girls track and field athlete of the year from 2002-2019

The Columbian's All-Region girls track and field athletes of the year from 2002-2019.

July 7, 2020

All-Region boys soccer players of the year 2002-2019

All-Region boys soccer players of the year 2002-2019

The Columbian's All-Region boys soccer players of the year 2002-2019.

July 6, 2020

Mountain View's Graham Moody wins Oregon Junior Am

Mountain View's Graham Moody wins Oregon Junior Am

Mountain View soon-to-be senior and Wisconsin commit Graham Moody beat Springfield's Nicholas Watts 3 and 2 in the boys open championship on Friday at ...

July 4, 2020

All-Region Female Athlete of the Year: Meri Dunford, Prairie

All-Region Female Athlete of the Year: Meri Dunford, Prairie

Prairie senior Meri Dunford, who runs cross country and track and plays basketball, was named The Columbian's All-Region Female Athlete of the Year.

June 21, 2020

Athlete Roundtable: Protests, education and the intersection of race and sports

Athlete Roundtable: Protests, education and the intersection of race and sports

Skyview's Tanariea Deloney and Kazz Parks and Union's Macee Woods discuss Juneteenth and how education approaches Black history, their reaction to the ...

June 20, 2020

All-Region softball players of the year from 2002-2019

All-Region softball players of the year from 2002-2019

Every All-Region softball player of the year from 2002-2019.

June 12, 2020

All-Region Boys Golfer of the Year: Mountain View's Graham Moody

All-Region Boys Golfer of the Year: Mountain View's Graham Moody

Mountain View's Graham Moody has been named The Columbian's All-Region Boys Golfer of the Year for the third consecutive season. He won a district title as ...

June 12, 2020

Prep athletes show off their at-home workouts

Prep athletes show off their at-home workouts

Skyview Tyra Schaub, Mountain View's Riley McCarthy and Camas' Faith Bergstrom show how they are keeping in shape while staying at home.

May 23, 2020