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This traffic cam image shows traffic at the sound end of the southbound lanes on the Interstate 5 Bridge at a standstill at 5:53 p.m. Sunday, a little more than an hour after a fatal crash on I-5 just south of the bridge.

Fatal crash Sunday on I-5 closed southbound lanes

This traffic cam image shows traffic at the sound end of the southbound lanes on the Interstate 5 Bridge at a standstill at 5:53 p.m. Sunday, a little more than an hour after a fatal crash on I-5 just south of the bridge.

June 5, 2016, 9:55pm Clark County News

A fatal vehicle crash on Interstate 5 closed all three southbound lanes of the freeway for several hours Sunday at Hayden Island, creating a traffic challenge for motorists trying to make their way to or from Portland. Read story

Swimmers cool off Sunday in the Columbia River at Wintler Park in Vancouver. The park was a popular destination for people seeking relief from the hot weather.

Heat draws many to water, shade looking for relief

Swimmers cool off Sunday in the Columbia River at Wintler Park in Vancouver. The park was a popular destination for people seeking relief from the hot weather.

June 5, 2016, 8:32pm Clark County News

Record-setting heat sent many in search of relief Sunday in Vancouver. Read story

Vancouver bands, runners earn Starlight Parade awards

June 5, 2016, 7:11pm Clark County News

Four Clark County high school bands took honors Saturday in the PGE/SOLVE Starlight Parade, which is a part of Portland’s Rose Festival. Three Vancouver runners also placed highly in the corresponding 2016 Starlight Run. Read story

Free canoe trips to be offered on lower Columbia waters

June 5, 2016, 6:10am Clark County News

Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership to offer outings in a 29-foot, 14-person vessel Read story

Bonneville Dam fish count 6/5

June 5, 2016, 6:06am Clark County News

Fish count and water conditions at Bonneville Dam Read story

Smoke rises from burning railway cars July 6, 2013, after a derailment in downtown Lac Mégantic, Quebec, Canada.  An insurance expert said that damage estimates for that disaster are at about $3 billion, and that the railroad company involved has filed for bankruptcy because it didn&#039;t have enough insurance to pay the claims.

Worst-case scenario: Vancouver oil disaster could cost $6 billion

Smoke rises from burning railway cars July 6, 2013, after a derailment in downtown Lac Mégantic, Quebec, Canada.  An insurance expert said that damage estimates for that disaster are at about $3 billion, and that the railroad company involved has filed for bankruptcy because it didn&#039;t have enough insurance to pay the claims.

June 5, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

A catastrophic oil train derailment in the Vancouver area could cause roughly $5 billion to $6 billion in damage, and there isn’t insurance commercially available to cover it, according to expert testimony submitted in opposition to the Vancouver Energy oil terminal to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. Read story

Clark-Skamania Flyfishers to meet June 15

June 5, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News

Operator of a fly-tying factory in Thailand to be guest speaker Read story

Graduates enter the 2013 Clark College Commencement at the Sleep Country Amphitheater, Thursday, June 20, 2013.

Celebrating the class of 2016

Graduates enter the 2013 Clark College Commencement at the Sleep Country Amphitheater, Thursday, June 20, 2013.

June 5, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

At high schools across Clark County, seniors are preparing to cross the stage to collect their diplomas and begin their next chapter. To mark this milestone, The Columbian is profiling six outstanding seniors from the Class of 2016 who have scaled significant obstacles. Read story

Weather Eye: Another hot day leads to gradual cooling, cloud cover this week

June 5, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

It was hot Saturday. Very hot. It could have been hotter, but a lack of strong east winds and filtering northwest winds helped keep us from the century mark as of 5 p.m. It was 97 degrees, but I’m sure some neighborhoods away from the river reached triple digits. Read story

Vancouver man hurt in hit-run crash near Woodland

June 4, 2016, 9:18pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was injured Saturday in a hit-and-run crash on state Highway 503 east of Woodland, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash occurred at 5:29 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 503 and Butte Hill Road, according to a WSP bulletin. Alfredo F. Read story