The Columbian

Columbia River junior Fidel Banuelos breaks away toward scoring a goal against R.A. Long during the Rapids' 4-0 win over R.A. Long in a 2A Greater St. Helens League boys soccer match at Columbia River High School on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Columbia River boys soccer building up to last year’s success

April 12, 2024, 6:05am Newsletter

Halfway through the 2A Greater St. Helens League season, the Columbia River boys soccer team appears to be picking up where the Rapids left off last season when they captured the 2A state championship. Read story

Paul Hunter has wounds on his leg consistent with those caused by xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer. The presence of xylazine in Clark County’s drug supply has almost doubled since November, according to Columbia River Mental Health.

‘Tranq’-laced fentanyl nearly doubles in Clark County and expert says it will only get worse

April 12, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

Paul Hunter’s legs are rotting. The wounds along his calves, skin and ankles are eating away at his freckled flesh. Every time he takes his socks off, the wounds rip open again. Read story

Utility campsite at Conconully State Park (Courtesy of Washington State Parks)

Washington considers fee hikes for campers and boaters at its state parks

April 12, 2024, 6:04am Latest News Free

Camping and mooring boats on state lands may get more expensive next year. Read story

The possibility of removing four Snake River dams — Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam — has long been a contentious one that has generally split along party lines. Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, the first of four dams constructed as part of the Lower Snake River Project, authorized in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945.

Report estimates Lower Snake River dams, reservoirs emit millions of tons of greenhouse gases

April 12, 2024, 6:03am Latest News Free

Hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin lauded for providing clean energy might be emitting more greenhouse gases than previously known, according to a new report from the environmental group Tell The Dam Truth. Read story

This week in Clark County history, April 12

April 12, 2024, 5:44am 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