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Columbian staff writer

The Washington State Department of Transportation is making pedestrian improvements to Highway 503 near Prairie High School.

WSDOT to install crosswalk safety light on Highway 503 after Prairie High School student was struck by car in 2023

The Washington State Department of Transportation is making pedestrian improvements to Highway 503 near Prairie High School.

March 28, 2024, 5:17pm Clark County News

After a 14-year-old Prairie High School student crossing Highway 503 was hit by a car in early 2023, the Washington State Department of Transportation plans to make pedestrian safety improvements near the school. Read story

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver officials developing new green building policy

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

March 27, 2024, 5:38pm Business

Vancouver officials want to curb greenhouse gas emissions from some of the biggest polluters in the city: buildings. Read story

On Monday, the Vancouver City Council held a workshop about Section 30 in east Vancouver. City staff propose allowing more mixed-use development than is currently allowed.

Vancouver officials rethink Section 30 plan, pushing for more multifamily housing

On Monday, the Vancouver City Council held a workshop about Section 30 in east Vancouver. City staff propose allowing more mixed-use development than is currently allowed.

March 26, 2024, 7:56pm Business

Officials envisioned a square mile in east Vancouver known as Section 30 evolving into a mixed-use haven with places to live, work and recreate, much like nearby Columbia Tech Center. But some property owners there have other plans. Read story

John T. Guffey of Maryland went missing in spring 2023.

Human remains found in Skamania County believed to be missing Maryland man

John T. Guffey of Maryland went missing in spring 2023.

March 25, 2024, 3:53pm Clark County News

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office believes the remains of John T. Guffey of Maryland have been found near the Sunset Falls Campground, according to a Monday news release from the agency. Read story

Shoppers make their way into Vancouver Mall on in June 2022.

Vancouver Mall working with police to identify suspect in Friday’s gun incident

Shoppers make their way into Vancouver Mall on in June 2022.

March 25, 2024, 2:29pm Business

Vancouver police are investigating a Friday altercation involving a gun at Vancouver Mall that left mall customers scared but uninjured. Read story

FILE - Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said more than $100 million in opioid settlement money has been directed to cities and counties in Washington, including more than $33 million to Clark County.

Clark County governments to receive combined $33 million from opioid litigations

FILE - Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said more than $100 million in opioid settlement money has been directed to cities and counties in Washington, including more than $33 million to Clark County.

March 20, 2024, 6:18pm Clark County Health

Local governments in Clark County and across Washington received a combined $55 million to combat the opioid epidemic. The money comes from litigation resolutions between the state and opioid distributors, manufacturers and national pharmacy chains. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle addresses more than 100 community members gathered for the 2024 State of the City at the Firstenburg Community Center on Monday, only the second in-person address since the COVID-19 pandemic.

State of the City: McEnerny-Ogle says Vancouver is a city ‘built on change’video icon

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle addresses more than 100 community members gathered for the 2024 State of the City at the Firstenburg Community Center on Monday, only the second in-person address since the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 19, 2024, 2:33pm Clark County News

Vancouver is evolving from a sleepy suburb to an urban destination, Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle said in her State of the City address Monday night. Read story

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

Questions ahead for tolling on Interstate 5 Bridge

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

March 15, 2024, 8:15pm Clark County News

A bistate subcommittee heavily involved in re-establishing tolls on the Interstate 5 Bridge to help fund its replacement met Friday for the first time since Oregon’s plan to toll all lanes of I-5 and Interstate 205 from the interstate bridges to near Wilsonville, Ore., was canceled. Read story

A tight squeeze on the current bridge has cost many vehicles their side-view mirrors.

$8 million more in funding secured for Hood River bridge replacement

A tight squeeze on the current bridge has cost many vehicles their side-view mirrors.

March 15, 2024, 11:36am Clark County News

Hood River-White Salmon Bridge project officials have nearly secured two-thirds of the bridge replacement project’s estimated $520 million price tag with another $8 million in federal earmarks announced this week. Read story

Expect overnight delays along Highway 14 at Lieser Road

March 15, 2024, 5:55am Clark County News

All eastbound lanes and the left westbound lane on state Highway 14 at the Lieser Road overpass will be closed periodically overnight through the end of March as the Washington State Department of Transportation’s contractor crews make repairs to the overpass. Read story