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Defiance: Kiteboarders are flying past the law.

Klickitat River Delta a microcosm of Pacific Northwest stakeholder clashes

Defiance: Kiteboarders are flying past the law.

November 11, 2023, 6:03am Editor's Choice

Just east of its origin in Vancouver, state Highway 14 is one of the most scenic and historic highways in the Pacific Northwest, if not the entire country. Read story

Traffic flows across the Interstate 5 Bridge. The Oregon Legislature&rsquo;s Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means &mdash; the budget-writing committee &mdash; on Wednesday authorized the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for a $1.2 billion federal grant to replace it.

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for $1.2 billion federal grant to move I-5 project ahead

Traffic flows across the Interstate 5 Bridge. The Oregon Legislature&rsquo;s Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means &mdash; the budget-writing committee &mdash; on Wednesday authorized the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for a $1.2 billion federal grant to replace it.

November 10, 2023, 7:51pm Clark County News

The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means — its budget-writing committee — on Wednesday authorized the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for a $1.2 billion federal grant. It’s a small but important step forward in replacing the bridges that carry Interstate 5 over the Columbia River. Read story

Columbia River High volleyball coach Breanne Smedley talks to senior Evie Wenger while the rest of the team warms up before their practice Oct. 18 inside Columbia River High School&rsquo;s gym. River is the two-time defending Class 2A state champion ahead of the state volleyball state tournament this weekend in Yakima.

Ridgefield vs. River: Rival volleyball teams lean on tradition — and competition

Columbia River High volleyball coach Breanne Smedley talks to senior Evie Wenger while the rest of the team warms up before their practice Oct. 18 inside Columbia River High School&rsquo;s gym. River is the two-time defending Class 2A state champion ahead of the state volleyball state tournament this weekend in Yakima.

November 9, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

It’s an annual tradition coaches Breanne Smedley and Sabrina Dobbs do for their Columbia River and Ridgefield high school volleyball programs — a Halloween costume day for the last regular-season practice prior to the playoffs. Read story

The Washington Department of Natural Resources is purchasing 9,000 acres of forestlands in southwest Washington, the largest state land purchase in more than a decade.

Washington makes its biggest forestland purchase in more than a decade

The Washington Department of Natural Resources is purchasing 9,000 acres of forestlands in southwest Washington, the largest state land purchase in more than a decade.

November 8, 2023, 5:01pm Editor's Choice Free

The state Department of Natural Resources will purchase about 9,000 acres of forestland in southwest Washington to generate revenue from logging. Read story

An excavator dumps dirt into the back of a dump truck off Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards. The mixed-use development is expected to bring hundreds of multifamily units, 11 single-family homes and more than 30,000 square feet of commercial space to the area.

Development in Orchards on 117th Avenue to combine houses, apartments, commercial space

An excavator dumps dirt into the back of a dump truck off Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards. The mixed-use development is expected to bring hundreds of multifamily units, 11 single-family homes and more than 30,000 square feet of commercial space to the area.

November 8, 2023, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

For years, Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards has been a fireworks-stand destination. But fireworks shoppers will have one fewer stand there next summer, as the property south of Northeast 71st Street is under construction. Read story

Mickleen Daniel, 20, of Portland, appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide. She is accused of drunken driving when she crashed an SUV Sunday morning on state Highway 500, killing her two passengers.

Portland woman faces vehicular homicide charges in Highway 500 crash that killed two passengers

Mickleen Daniel, 20, of Portland, appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide. She is accused of drunken driving when she crashed an SUV Sunday morning on state Highway 500, killing her two passengers.

November 7, 2023, 4:24pm Clark County News

A judge Tuesday set a Portland woman’s bail at $75,000 in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash early Sunday morning on state Highway 500 that killed her two passengers. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Police respond to shooting at Vancouver Clinic administration office parking lot in east Vancouver

(The Columbian files)

November 7, 2023, 8:31am Clark County News Free

Police are investigating after a man was shot Tuesday morning in the parking lot of the Vancouver Clinic offices in east Vancouver’s Parkside neighborhood. Read story

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake appear through the window of a Cessna 172N flying overhead May 11, 2021. Scientists reported that about 400 small earthquakes have been recorded under Mount St. Helens since mid-July.

400 earthquakes recorded under Mount St. Helens since mid-July

Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake appear through the window of a Cessna 172N flying overhead May 11, 2021. Scientists reported that about 400 small earthquakes have been recorded under Mount St. Helens since mid-July.

November 7, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

About 400 earthquakes have rumbled under Mount St. Helens since mid-July, the largest chain of shakes since the volcano finished erupting in 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey reported last week. Read story

Isabella Dypold of Battle Ground, right, looks at Christmas ornaments at The French Door at Providence Academy.

Retailers thrive in downtown Vancouver’s Providence Academy

Isabella Dypold of Battle Ground, right, looks at Christmas ornaments at The French Door at Providence Academy.

November 7, 2023, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The French Door is known by customers as a magical place. With its East Coast and European inspired décor, owner Kathryn McIntire is able to transport shoppers into her own curated world. Read story

Tents sit in an empty lot behind Vancouver City Hall. Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes declared a civic emergency on Friday in response to what the city describes as a "perfect storm" of increased criminal activity and drug use in camps and a growing disinterest among camp residents in getting help.

Vancouver declares civil emergency: ‘Homelessness … continues to threaten the lives of residents of the city of Vancouver’

Tents sit in an empty lot behind Vancouver City Hall. Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes declared a civic emergency on Friday in response to what the city describes as a "perfect storm" of increased criminal activity and drug use in camps and a growing disinterest among camp residents in getting help.

November 6, 2023, 5:45pm Clark County News

Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes has declared a civil emergency in response to growing homelessness in the city; rising criminal activity and drug use in camps; and a general disinterest among the unhoused population in getting help. Read story