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An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glows in the night sky above a road in Lietzen, eastern Germany.

What’s behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal

An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glows in the night sky above a road in Lietzen, eastern Germany.

October 11, 2024, 11:13am Life

Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City. Read story

Trap Door Brewing offers a flight of four fresh-hop beers for $13.50.

The hoppier the better: Time for a tasting tour of fresh-hop harvest at Vancouver’s taprooms

Trap Door Brewing offers a flight of four fresh-hop beers for $13.50.

October 11, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

The two largest hop growing areas in the United States are in the Willamette and Yakima valleys, which has made the Pacific Northwest a beer destination. From mid-August to late September, local brewers rush to fetch these fragile fresh hops straight from farms to create special fresh-hop seasonal brews through… Read story

From left, Reina Hardesty as Brooke, Devon Terrell as Reuben, James Morosini as Cyrus, Brittany O&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;Grady as Shelby, Gavin Leatherwood as Dennis, Nina Bloomgarden as Maya, David Thompson as Forbes and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Nikki in &ldquo;It&rsquo;s What&rsquo;s Inside.&rdquo; (Courtesy Netflix/TNS)

Make it a party with ‘It’s What’s Inside,’ other game night films

From left, Reina Hardesty as Brooke, Devon Terrell as Reuben, James Morosini as Cyrus, Brittany O&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;Grady as Shelby, Gavin Leatherwood as Dennis, Nina Bloomgarden as Maya, David Thompson as Forbes and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Nikki in &ldquo;It&rsquo;s What&rsquo;s Inside.&rdquo; (Courtesy Netflix/TNS)

October 11, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

The dizzyingly entertaining thriller “It’s What’s Inside” debuted on Netflix last week, a head-spinning body-swap romp directed by Greg Jardin that features an appealing cast of newcomers working through their long-term friendships through a party game that results in a collective identity crisis. Having premiered at the Sundance Film Festival… Read story

Jett Klyne in &ldquo;The Boy in the Woods.&rdquo; (Miami Jewish Film Festival)

New on DVD: Celebrate courage of ‘Boy in Woods’

Jett Klyne in &ldquo;The Boy in the Woods.&rdquo; (Miami Jewish Film Festival)

October 11, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

A remarkable tale of survival tops the DVD releases for the week. Read story

This week in Clark County history, Oct. 11

October 11, 2024, 5:29am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, Sept. 30 to Oct. 5

October 11, 2024, 5:27am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

In Leavenworth, buildings are bedecked with wooden beams, family crests and gingerbread trim — or the trompe l’oeil version of them.

This small WA city is ranked one of the best Oktoberfest destinations in the country

In Leavenworth, buildings are bedecked with wooden beams, family crests and gingerbread trim — or the trompe l’oeil version of them.

October 10, 2024, 1:23pm Life

Washington is full of towns and cities worth visiting, whether you’re two towns over or across the state. From ski towns to tiny communities in the forests, from ghost towns to rapidly growing cities, Washington has it all. Read story

American biochemist David Baker, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, speaks to members of the media during a tour of a lab at the University of Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Seattle.

David Baker, a UW professor who grew up in Seattle, wins Nobel Prize

American biochemist David Baker, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, speaks to members of the media during a tour of a lab at the University of Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Seattle.

October 10, 2024, 8:13am Latest News

University of Washington School of Medicine professor David Baker and his biochemistry colleagues have had the audacity to think they can design complex molecules that function faster and more effectively than the ones created by Mother Nature. Read story

A female common merganser is seen in the Burke Slough near Woodland during a recent Saturday morning birding trip with the Vancouver Audubon Society.
The band Weezer &mdash; made up of Pat Wilson, Brian Bell, Mikey Welsh and Rivers Cuomo &mdash; is marking the 30th anniversary of release of their self-titled album known as the Blue Album.

How Weezer’s classic Blue Album caught fire in Seattle

The band Weezer &mdash; made up of Pat Wilson, Brian Bell, Mikey Welsh and Rivers Cuomo &mdash; is marking the 30th anniversary of release of their self-titled album known as the Blue Album.

October 10, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

1994 was a pivotal year for music. Losing Kurt Cobain, a leading voice in the alternative revolution, that spring left a cultural chasm and sense of “Where do we go from here?” as the sun seemed to set on the grunge era. Read story