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Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

46 miles on the Columbia River in a giant pumpkin lands Oregon paddler a world record

It was just after midnight when the support boat’s rack of lights cut out, leaving Gary Kristensen in near-darkness as he paddled down the Columbia River in a roughly thousand-pound…
Clark County Life
Police vehicles sit outside Macy’s at the Vancouver Mall on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, after a shooting.

Suspect in fatal Vancouver Mall shooting arrested by Vancouver police

The suspect in the fatal shooting Halloween night at Vancouver Mall has been arrested, the Vancouver Police Department said Saturday night.
Courts & Crime
Trenton Berry of Vancouver wears an alcohol monitor after his DUI conviction. A grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission funds alcohol monitoring for indigent people convicted of DUIs in Clark County District Court.

Wearing an ankle monitor after a DUI conviction is a ‘thousand times better than jail’

For Vancouver resident Trenton Berry, the punishment for a 2021 drunken driving crash means he can’t take his young daughter to the park. He can’t go see a movie whenever…
Courts & Crime
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Northwest’s supply of sunlight is SAD in winter, ushering in depression for many

Hello darkness, my old friend. Daylight saving time shall end.
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A Vancouver police cruiser near a ballot box Tuesday in Fisher&rsquo;s Landing. The Clark County Auditor&rsquo;s Office announced ballot boxes would be staffed with observers 24/7 until the end of the election after boxes in Vancouver and Portland, including the Fisher&rsquo;s Landing Transit Center ballot box were targeted by arson early Monday morning.

WA, OR ballot drop box makers and officials explore changes after arson in Vancouver, Portland

Just four days before the election, the sounds of hammering and welding reverberated through the 27,000-square-foot Puyallup facility where drop boxes found throughout the U.S.…

Business

A worker holds a sign as Boeing employees vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at a voting location in the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash.

Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven…

Northwest

On eve of election, Washington GOP tells Spanish-speaking voters Democrats ‘hate you’ and ‘hate God’

On the eve of an election marked by increasingly heated rhetoric, the Washington State Republican Party sent text messages to Spanish-speaking voters on Friday alleging…

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Football player of week

Nominees for The Columbian 2024 Week 9 prep football player of the week sponsored by Killer Burger

Players from Woodland, Seton Catholic, King's Way Christian, Camas and Mark Morris

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Jacob Winstead, president of Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s student association, holds a baby pigmy goat during a &ldquo;Pet a Goat &ndash; Register to Vote&rdquo; event Monday on campus. Winstead said younger voters are showing more interest in this year&rsquo;s election than in prior years.

‘Pet a Goat — Register to Vote’: Clark County auditor is expecting 85% election turnout in a year of turmoil

Clark County voter turnout for the 2024 general election, now just days away, will likely be similar to turnout for previous presidential elections.

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A McDonald&rsquo;s Quarter Pounder hamburger and fries are shown in this photograph, in New York&rsquo;s Times Square, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

McDonald’s E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower

Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as government investigators seeking the outbreak’s source identified…

Life

Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary &ldquo;Quincy&rdquo; during the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2018, in Toronto.

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and…

Nation / World

Eagle feathers adorn a headdress during a powwow in Montana, on April 6, 2024.

Poachers are exploiting the high demand for eagle feathers that are sacred among Native Americans

America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife…

High School Sports &#8211; September 2024

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for the week of Oct. 28, 2024

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Election Day; ballot harvesing

Westneat: What’s up, WA voters?

Ellis: U.S. stuck with albatross of Electoral College

Greene: Harris renews hope of Obama

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