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FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022. The federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.

‘You can’t run from it; you’re stuck there’: Spokane woman details widespread sexual misconduct at now-shuttered California prison

FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022. The federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Business

Aron Laureano was on the right track when she headed to federal prison five years ago. Read story

Marina Maalouf, a longtime resident of Hillside Villa, watches as her granddaughter feeds fish in their apartment in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses

Marina Maalouf, a longtime resident of Hillside Villa, watches as her granddaughter feeds fish in their apartment in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Business

For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism. Read story

(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)

Washingtonians share how they afford pricey weight loss medications

(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Health

About a year ago, Sean Crawford, a real estate agent on Bainbridge Island, began to take weight loss medication. Read story

A garrison flag is adjusted before the funeral of Vanderburgh County Sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Asson Hacker at Christian Fellowship Church on the evening of March 9, 2023.

A series of deaths and the ‘Big Fight’: Uncovering police force in one Midwestern city

A garrison flag is adjusted before the funeral of Vanderburgh County Sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Asson Hacker at Christian Fellowship Church on the evening of March 9, 2023.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

It was the day of the “Big Fight” at the police academy, and rookie sheriff’s deputy Asson Hacker groaned as the hulking instructor pressed down on his chest. Read story

Riah Tua leads the Skyview football team in a post-game prayer after the Storm beat Richland 21-14 in a non-league football game at Kiggins Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

Playing game helps ease pain of Skyview football players after death of teammate William Sloanvideo icon

Riah Tua leads the Skyview football team in a post-game prayer after the Storm beat Richland 21-14 in a non-league football game at Kiggins Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

October 12, 2024, 10:26pm Editor's Choice

Junior lineman died suddenly in his sleep three nights before Storm's game against Richland Read story

This jaguar cub was illegally sold for $25,000 in Texas to a buyer in California.

OnlyFans, trafficking and drug dealers: How a jaguar cub wound up in a California suburb

This jaguar cub was illegally sold for $25,000 in Texas to a buyer in California.

October 12, 2024, 12:30pm Latest News

At less than a month old, unsteady on his small paws, the jaguar cub was already working. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, faces off with congressional opponent Joe Kent during a candidate forum hosted by the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce in Stevenson on Oct. 1. The event was one of multiple meetings between the two candidates before the election, who also ran against each other for the seat in 2022. The race has garnered national attention because the seat could decide control of the U.S. House next year where Republicans hold a slight majority.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent slug it out in rematch for 3rd District seat

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, faces off with congressional opponent Joe Kent during a candidate forum hosted by the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce in Stevenson on Oct. 1. The event was one of multiple meetings between the two candidates before the election, who also ran against each other for the seat in 2022. The race has garnered national attention because the seat could decide control of the U.S. House next year where Republicans hold a slight majority.

October 12, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Tension crackled between Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent during an Oct. 2 debate at Lower Columbia College in Longview. Kent, wearing a crisp, tan suit, scowled. Perez, in red cowboy boots, a green dress and tweed blazer, repeatedly ran her hands through her tousled bangs. Read story

Volunteer Madison Glenn lends a hand in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Cooking it old school: Fort Vancouver kitchen gives a lesson in 1840s kitchens

Volunteer Madison Glenn lends a hand in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

October 12, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I could smell woodsmoke from Fort Vancouver’s kitchen as soon as I got out of my car in the Fifth Street visitor lot. The aroma led me to the weathered wood building behind the reconstructed Chief Factor’s House, where John McLoughlin and his family would have lived in the fort’s… Read story

Courtesy of Don Newell Don Newell, left, and Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, in Vietnam in 1969.

From the Newsroom: We lost a faithful reader

Courtesy of Don Newell Don Newell, left, and Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, in Vietnam in 1969.

October 12, 2024, 6:13am Clark County News

The Columbian lost a faithful subscriber last week. And I lost a good friend. Read story

Top Stories: Body-cam footage from police shooting: Hazel Dell homicide; Warren gets life in prison

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check out our Trending Stories page. Read story