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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

An oil well pumps crude out of the ground near Williston, N.D.

Getting a piece of the Bakken pie

An oil well pumps crude out of the ground near Williston, N.D.

August 17, 2014, 5:00pm Business

WILLISTON, N.D. -- Just off Highway 1804, a high grassy slope offers a sweeping view of the epicenter of North Dakota's oil boom. Read story

The Savage rail facility in Trenton, N.D., on Aug.

Bakken oil boom echoes in Clark County

The Savage rail facility in Trenton, N.D., on Aug.

August 17, 2014, 12:00am Business

On a rare day off, Chris Piche reached into the bed of his pickup truck and pulled out a small plastic container holding his livelihood. The former Battle Ground resident opened it and poured its contents into an empty water bottle. The thin, dark orange-tinted liquid, about the consistency of… Read story

Salmon Creek interchange scheduled to open Aug. 27

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The wait is over: At the end of this month, drivers will have their first chance to use the new freeway interchange at Northeast 139th Street in Salmon Creek. Read story

Photos by Steve Dipaola for the Columbian
The Hoops on the River three-on-three basketball tournament returned to Vancouver on Saturday with games on the streets around Esther Short Park.

Hoops along rim of the park

Photos by Steve Dipaola for the Columbian
The Hoops on the River three-on-three basketball tournament returned to Vancouver on Saturday with games on the streets around Esther Short Park.

August 16, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The view was different, but the return of Hoops on the River on Saturday brought some familiar faces to downtown Vancouver. Read story

One person was killed and five others injured in an early morning crash Saturday at the Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard exit from Interstate 205 in Vancouver.

Vancouver man dies, five others hurt, in morning crash

One person was killed and five others injured in an early morning crash Saturday at the Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard exit from Interstate 205 in Vancouver.

August 15, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

One person was killed and five others injured early Saturday in what the Washington State Patrol is calling an alcohol-involved rollover crash on Interstate 205. Read story

Ed Barnes addresses the Clark County Democrats on March 28 before they selected and ranked their top three candidates to fill the commissioner seat vacated by Steve Stuart.

Labor group resolution praises CRC effort

Ed Barnes addresses the Clark County Democrats on March 28 before they selected and ranked their top three candidates to fill the commissioner seat vacated by Steve Stuart.

August 15, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A local labor group on Friday passed a resolution expressing gratitude to hundreds of individuals and organizations that worked on the defunct Columbia River Crossing project. Read story

C-Tran seeks to revisit TriMet contract

August 13, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The C-Tran Board of Directors on Tuesday directed its staff to reach out to TriMet and revisit a controversial light-rail contract the two agencies signed last year. Read story

C-Tran bus driver Larry Moore has been testing the all-electric bus.

C-Tran takes electric bus for extended test drive

C-Tran bus driver Larry Moore has been testing the all-electric bus.

August 12, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

An extended test drive this month will give some C-Tran riders a look at an all-electric bus. Read story

The high-voltage laboratory at Vancouver's Ross Complex substation has been the focus of media attention several times since last year.

Off Beat: Ross Complex lab on the grid, now on media’s radar

The high-voltage laboratory at Vancouver's Ross Complex substation has been the focus of media attention several times since last year.

August 11, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

When The Columbian featured Vancouver's Ross Complex substation in an article last December, the story described a high-voltage laboratory there as "little-known." Read story

Gorge panel raises oil, coal concerns

July 19, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The Columbia River Gorge Commission this week raised a host of concerns about the transport of coal and oil by rail through the Gorge. Read story