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Prairie junior Faith Tarrant, right, celebrates winning the 3A/4A 235-pound championship Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, during the Mat Classic state wrestling tournament at Tacoma Dome.

All-Region Girls Wrestling: Faith Tarrant, Prairie

March 15, 2024, 6:01am Newsletter

After a season in which she went 38-0, Faith Tarrant of Prairie is The Columbian’s All-Region girls wrestler of the year for a third time. Read story

This week in Clark County history, March 15

March 15, 2024, 5:37am 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

Camas man hit, killed by train is identified

March 14, 2024, 7:53pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 68-year-old Camas man who was fatally struck by a train Tuesday near downtown Camas. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River.

While the Portland area continues to lose residents, Clark County’s population is growing

March 14, 2024, 3:49pm Clark County News

While the Portland metropolitan area’s population continues to decrease, Clark County’s population has steadily increased since 2020, according to Census data released Thursday. Read story

La Center man faces drive-by shooting changes in incidents in Kelso, Woodland

March 14, 2024, 3:49pm Clark County News

A La Center man is facing four criminal charges, including two counts of drive-by shooting, for his alleged involvement in two separate shootings last month in Kalama and Woodland. Read story

The Washington Utilities And Transportation Commission offices in Lacey.

Inslee seeks ouster of regulatory leader amid tumult at agency

March 14, 2024, 8:55am Latest News Free

The chair of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is under fire over the use of a racial slur and his passive response to employee allegations of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the regulatory agency. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a signing ceremony in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Inslee closed out the final day of his last legislative session, Thursday, March 7, 2024, as Washington state governor by describing it as a banner year in the state’s fight against climate change.

The 2024 legislative session wrapped last week; now, Inslee considers signing 300 bills into law

March 14, 2024, 7:40am Latest News

During the past two months, state legislators in Olympia passed a stack of 359 bills that Gov. Jay Inslee has been working through signing into law this week. Read story

FILE - This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The DOJ has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing jetliner blowout that left a gaping hole on the Alaska Airlines plane this January, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, March 9.

Boeing accused of overwriting security footage of door plug repair after panel blowout

March 14, 2024, 7:38am Business

Boeing security footage, which may have offered insight into how a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight, was “overwritten” and is now lost, according to a letter published Wednesday from the National Transportation Safety Board. Read story

This image provided by Perrigo Company shows boxes of Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available later this month in the United States. Manufacturer Perrigo said March 4 that it has begun shipping the medication, called Opill, to major retailers and pharmacies.

First over-the-counter birth control pill will be in Clark County stores in April

March 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health

The first over-the-counter birth control pill, sold without an age restriction, will be available from at least one Vancouver pharmacy next month. Read story