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Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, second from right, chair of the House Transportation Committee, talks about the upcoming legislative session on Thursday at the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia. Looking on are Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson, right, and Sen.

Lawmakers: Washington not revisiting CRC

Rep. Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, second from right, chair of the House Transportation Committee, talks about the upcoming legislative session on Thursday at the AP Legislative Preview in Olympia. Looking on are Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson, right, and Sen.

January 9, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A panel of legislative leaders signaled Thursday that there's no interest in bringing Washington back to the table on the Columbia River Crossing. Read story

The Columbia River Crossing will live to see another day after an Oregon legislative committee approved a bill authorizing the controversial Interstate 5 Bridge replacement Thursday.

Analysis says tolls can make CRC financially viable

The Columbia River Crossing will live to see another day after an Oregon legislative committee approved a bill authorizing the controversial Interstate 5 Bridge replacement Thursday.

January 7, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Charging tolls on Interstate 5 could generate enough money to make the Columbia River Crossing financially viable, Oregon officials said after releasing a new report Tuesday. Read story

KTVZ.com The snowpack in the Cascades is approaching record lows in some locations, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA said the silver lining is that over half of Central Oregon's snow accumulation season is ahead of us and history has shown that the snowpack can greatly improve from this point. Officials said if Central Oregon hasn't received much new snow by mid-February, then they may change their tune. With snowpack levels nearing record lows, skiers and snowboarders may be frowning but, mountain bikers and road cyclists are enjoying an extended season.

State snowpack is far below normal

KTVZ.com The snowpack in the Cascades is approaching record lows in some locations, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA said the silver lining is that over half of Central Oregon's snow accumulation season is ahead of us and history has shown that the snowpack can greatly improve from this point. Officials said if Central Oregon hasn't received much new snow by mid-February, then they may change their tune. With snowpack levels nearing record lows, skiers and snowboarders may be frowning but, mountain bikers and road cyclists are enjoying an extended season.

January 4, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

As the Northwest's snowpack continues to languish from an unusually dry fall and early winter, the region's mountains could use some help. Read story

Large swaths of private timberland near Mount Adams have been logged in recent years, leading to what officials call temporary forest loss that showed up in a recent study.

Study charts forest loss, gain across globe

Large swaths of private timberland near Mount Adams have been logged in recent years, leading to what officials call temporary forest loss that showed up in a recent study.

January 2, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Jurgen Hess knew the Mount Adams area had experienced its share of retreating forestland in recent years. The local advocate has seen it first-hand in the form of wildfires, logging and development. Read story

A Vancouver family welcomes the first baby born in a Clark County hospital in 2014. Here are Vasiliy Stanislavov and wife Liliya, and children Mark, 7, Andre, 2, Victoria, 4, and baby Ella, who arrived at 1:07 a.m.

Vancouver family’s fourth child is 2014’s first in a Clark County hospital

A Vancouver family welcomes the first baby born in a Clark County hospital in 2014. Here are Vasiliy Stanislavov and wife Liliya, and children Mark, 7, Andre, 2, Victoria, 4, and baby Ella, who arrived at 1:07 a.m.

January 1, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

She was due in 2013, but baby Ella had other plans. She became the first child born at a Clark County hospital in 2014, arriving at 1:07 a.m. Wednesday. Read story

Some Clark County residents began 2014 with a New Year's Day labyrinth walk Wednesday at Vancouver's First Presbyterian Church.

A meditative journey into the new year: People walk labyrinth at First Presbyterian Church

Some Clark County residents began 2014 with a New Year's Day labyrinth walk Wednesday at Vancouver's First Presbyterian Church.

January 1, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion

Diane Weber approached the exit of the labyrinth, marked with a small rug and two candles. She paused, put her hands together, then stepped into 2014. Read story

Woodland man dies in New Year’s Eve crash

December 31, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Woodland man died and two other Clark County residents were hospitalized after a car crash late Tuesday, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office. Read story

Stroller caught under C-Tran bus; Camas woman reimbursed

December 30, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Camas woman will be reimbursed after her stroller was crushed by a C-Tran bus last week, the agency said Monday. Read story

Washington State Department of Transportation staff can monitor traffic inside WSDOT's Traffic Management Center.

Traffic center keeps eyes, ears on the road

Washington State Department of Transportation staff can monitor traffic inside WSDOT's Traffic Management Center.

December 29, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

When a car fire erupted on state Highway 14 recently, the Traffic Management Center began buzzing immediately. Read story

Local and state officials on Tuesday lifted a weight restriction on the Bridge of the Gods that limited its weight capacity to 16,000 pounds.

Weight restriction ends on Bridge of the Gods

Local and state officials on Tuesday lifted a weight restriction on the Bridge of the Gods that limited its weight capacity to 16,000 pounds.

December 24, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

State and local officials lifted a severe weight restriction on the Bridge of the Gods on Tuesday, allowing freight to freely move across the span for the first time in months. Read story