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A box of doughnuts sits on a table in The Columbian newsroom.

Great Doughnut Taste-Off: Five Clark County bakeries go dough-to-dough

A box of doughnuts sits on a table in The Columbian newsroom.

April 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

What is it about doughnuts? There’s something about that sweet fried dough that beckons more powerfully than a siren’s song. Slather it with glaze, dust it with powdered sugar or fill it with jelly and people lose their minds. For just a couple bucks per doughnut, more or less, a… Read story

Tree-of-heaven, otherwise known as ailanthus altissima, is a fast-growing shade tree that wreaks havoc on both local ecosystems and homeowners. The tree, native to China, excels at extending its network of roots, which have been known to grow through walls and concrete, as well as outcompete other plants.

Tree-of-heaven is an otherworldly invader in Northwest

Tree-of-heaven, otherwise known as ailanthus altissima, is a fast-growing shade tree that wreaks havoc on both local ecosystems and homeowners. The tree, native to China, excels at extending its network of roots, which have been known to grow through walls and concrete, as well as outcompete other plants.

April 23, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Who knew something so sweet-sounding could be incredibly menacing. Tree-of-heaven is obnoxiously noxious, earning it a designation on Washington’s quarantine list, which prohibits its sale or distribution within the state. Read story

Al pastor taco from Taqueria Don Jose.

Taco trucks springing up around Vancouver

Al pastor taco from Taqueria Don Jose.

April 21, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Taco trucks have sprung up at gas stations around Vancouver. Read story

Joseph DuPuis, co-founder of Doc & Yeti Urban Farms, a licensed cannabis producer, looks out into a growing area in Tumwater, Wash., on March 15, 2023. Along the West Coast, which has dominated U.S. marijuana production from long before legalization, producers are struggling with what many call the failed economics of legal pot...a challenge inherent in regulating a product that remains illegal under federal law.

Cannabis growers in Pacific Northwest struggle as pot piles up

Joseph DuPuis, co-founder of Doc & Yeti Urban Farms, a licensed cannabis producer, looks out into a growing area in Tumwater, Wash., on March 15, 2023. Along the West Coast, which has dominated U.S. marijuana production from long before legalization, producers are struggling with what many call the failed economics of legal pot...a challenge inherent in regulating a product that remains illegal under federal law.

April 20, 2023, 6:03am Business

The email went out to legal cannabis growers around Washington. Another of their colleagues had gone under. Read story

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 Bridge headed north toward Vancouver.

I-5 Bridge tolling bill approved by Washington House

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 Bridge headed north toward Vancouver.

April 19, 2023, 1:33pm Clark County News

A bill authorizing tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge is nearly to the governor. Read story

La Center residents want the city council to do something about the hand-painted swastikas and Nazi-themed flag decorating their neighbor's home.

Swastikas, Nazi flag on home upset neighbors in La Center

La Center residents want the city council to do something about the hand-painted swastikas and Nazi-themed flag decorating their neighbor's home.

April 19, 2023, 6:09am Clark County News

As La Center nears ever closer to the same kind of population growth seen in the neighboring communities of Ridgefield and Battle Ground, residents of the tiny town say there is one specific house sending the wrong message to incoming residents and businesses. Read story

OSPI confirmed last week that they are investigating La Center Schools superintendent Pete Rosenkranz and the district's new gender-inclusive schools policy, which restricts the use of pronouns and requires staff to report changes in uses of pronouns to admin and families.

La Center gender policy focus of probe by state

OSPI confirmed last week that they are investigating La Center Schools superintendent Pete Rosenkranz and the district's new gender-inclusive schools policy, which restricts the use of pronouns and requires staff to report changes in uses of pronouns to admin and families.

April 18, 2023, 5:51pm Clark County News

The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has opened an investigation into the La Center School District and Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz regarding complaints from district staff that a new policy violates state guidelines around students’ freedom of expression. Read story

Otak Architects A view of the proposed development from the Columbia River. Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle pointed out that the renderings falsely suggest that construction will affect the river.

City of Vancouver moving forward on Renaissance Boardwalk project

Otak Architects A view of the proposed development from the Columbia River. Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle pointed out that the renderings falsely suggest that construction will affect the river.

April 18, 2023, 2:30pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

The city is moving forward on a project intended to revitalize Vancouver’s waterfront with a new mixed-use development and boardwalk on the east side of the Interstate 5 Bridge. Read story

The site has a single home on it currently and is surrounded by other single-family homes.

Ginn Group proposes east Vancouver subdivision

The site has a single home on it currently and is surrounded by other single-family homes.

April 18, 2023, 6:04am Business

Ginn Group plans to take several acres in east Vancouver and create 57 new detached homes, according to pre-planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver. To achieve it, the real estate development company is asking for a zoning change from the city. Read story

The underside of the northbound I-5 East Fork Lewis River bridge stands above Paradise Point State Park.

WSDOT temporarily repairs hole on North Fork Lewis River Bridge on northbound I-5

The underside of the northbound I-5 East Fork Lewis River bridge stands above Paradise Point State Park.

April 17, 2023, 5:55pm Clark County News

A 3½-foot hole on northbound Interstate 5’s North Fork Lewis River Bridge has been temporarily patched. The Washington State Department of Transportation completed the work on Monday morning, causing a brief disruption in traffic. Read story