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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

Vancouver sees an average of 42 inches of rain per year, and residents know how to get around in it -- umbrella or not.

Spectacular summers make rainy season worth it

Vancouver sees an average of 42 inches of rain per year, and residents know how to get around in it -- umbrella or not.

February 23, 2013, 4:00pm

Residents of the Northwest's wet side -- west of the Cascade Range -- like to say summer doesn't really start until after the Fourth of July. Read story

Thousands of Clark County commuters make their way across the Interstate 5 Bridge into Portland every day.

Cars rule the Clark County commute

Thousands of Clark County commuters make their way across the Interstate 5 Bridge into Portland every day.

February 23, 2013, 4:00pm

It's no secret that many Clark County residents don't work in their hometowns -- some 60,000 cross the Interstate 5 and 205 bridges each day to reach their jobs in Oregon. Read story

Thousands of Clark County commuters make their way across the Interstate 5 Bridge into Portland every day.

C-Tran seeks direction on light rail

Thousands of Clark County commuters make their way across the Interstate 5 Bridge into Portland every day.

February 23, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

When it comes to light rail, the C-Tran Board of Directors can agree on this much: Read story

Pearson Field as seen from the air.

UPDATE: Pearson Field airspace restriction dropped

Pearson Field as seen from the air.

February 20, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

The Federal Aviation Administration has dropped a controversial airspace restriction over Vancouver's Pearson Field, handing a victory to the city and others who lobbied against it. Read story

The $450 million in Washington state dollars that Columbia River Crossing planners are banking on is included in a transportation revenue package proposed by House Democrats today.

UPDATE: Washington transportation revenue plan includes $450 million for CRC

The $450 million in Washington state dollars that Columbia River Crossing planners are banking on is included in a transportation revenue package proposed by House Democrats today.

February 19, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

The $450 million in Washington state dollars Columbia River Crossing planners are banking on is included in a transportation revenue package proposed by House Democrats today. Read story

Paula Hammond, outgoing Washington state transportation secretary. speaks as former Gov. Chris Gregoire in 2010. New Gov.

CRC loses a major backer in Hammond

Paula Hammond, outgoing Washington state transportation secretary. speaks as former Gov. Chris Gregoire in 2010. New Gov.

February 19, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

With the departure of Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond, the Columbia River Crossing loses one of its strongest backers in state government. Read story

Washington State Patrol Trooper Bennie Taylor, left, weighs Tyson Bellikka as Juliann Bernerdi is measured by Trooper Will Finn, right, before starting a physical fitness test.

WSP hopefuls push themselves

Washington State Patrol Trooper Bennie Taylor, left, weighs Tyson Bellikka as Juliann Bernerdi is measured by Trooper Will Finn, right, before starting a physical fitness test.

February 16, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Before even the first push-up of the day, Washington State Patrol Trooper Pete Stock made sure everyone knew what they were getting into. Read story

Barry Smith, a Patriot Guard rider from Rainier, Ore., shows the Second Amendment flag that hangs on the back of a motorcycle outside Coffee Villa in Vancouver, where gun supporters gathered for an open carry event Saturday.

Gun owners carry weapons, go out for coffee in Orchards

Barry Smith, a Patriot Guard rider from Rainier, Ore., shows the Second Amendment flag that hangs on the back of a motorcycle outside Coffee Villa in Vancouver, where gun supporters gathered for an open carry event Saturday.

February 16, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

More than 100 gun owners -- and their firearms -- converged on a Vancouver coffee shop Saturday, making a visual statement in support of guns and the right to carry them openly. Read story

A wrong-way driver in a Honda Civic died early Saturday after the car crashed into an oncoming Ford F-250 on Interstate 5 near Woodland.

UPDATE: Wrong-way driver dies in I-5 crash near Woodland

A wrong-way driver in a Honda Civic died early Saturday after the car crashed into an oncoming Ford F-250 on Interstate 5 near Woodland.

February 15, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

One person died and another was seriously injured in a head-on collision on Interstate 5 near Woodland early Saturday morning, according to Washington State Patrol. Read story

Bus rapid transit backers to C-Tran: Move project forward

February 12, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Supporters of bus rapid transit made a renewed push for the system Tuesday night, undeterred by a November vote that left the proposal without a clear path forward for local funding. Read story