August 5, 2024, 7:50am Clark County Politics
Washington state’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River Killer are vying to become the next governor of a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t had an open race for the state’s top job in more than a decade. Read story
August 5, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Vancouverites may start seeing more motorized scooters whizzing around downtown with the recent opening of Ryde Scooters. Read story
August 5, 2024, 6:05am Health
About once a week, a patient is airlifted from Idaho to Washington for otherwise-routine miscarriage treatment. Victims of sexual assault and gender-based violence are being denied emergency contraception, even if it’s legal where they live. Health care workers of all kinds are abandoning states with abortion bans. No one is… Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:14am Business
When Washington’s ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect in October 2021, the goal was to reduce plastic waste by changing shopping habits. Rather than walking out of the grocery store with a dozen or more flimsy plastic bags, shoppers would bring their own reusable bags. If shoppers chose… Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
It’s a fact of urban life: If there’s a forest in the city, residents will use it both for relaxation and for transportation. Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News
The tower in downtown Washougal’s Reflection Plaza is getting a local history-themed makeover. Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News
Next week is going to be an exciting week in The Columbian’s newsroom. And I’m not talking about the Clark County Fair, although that is always good for a story. I’m talking about Tuesday’s primary election. Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life
Learning to fly for Wally Olson was a series of hops rather than a smooth takeoff. He flew first in 1933 but didn’t gain a pilot’s license until six years later. After flying in World War II, he went to California to teach discharged pilots stunt flying or aviating Douglas… Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life
My flowers growing in hanging baskets have taken a real beating during recent hot weather. Even my tomato growing in a big pot does not have normal looking leaves. Is there anything I can do to help them? Read story
August 3, 2024, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive
When they’re perusing the cheese section of their neighborhood grocery store, shoppers probably aren’t thinking about the journey the Gouda took to get there — nor about the cleanliness of the trailer that delivered it. Read story
