<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Menu
The Columbian logo tagline
Login
Sunday,  November 24 , 2024
Current weather Vancouver, WA

Linkedin Pinterest

Tagged Articles:
Vancouver

Amy Campbell, a special education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary School, works with a student in 2019.

Washington Legislature approves $417 million special education package

Amy Campbell, a special education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary School, works with a student in 2019.

April 24, 2023, 4:40pm Clark County News

Washington lawmakers passed a bill Sunday that’s expected to provide an additional $417 million for special education in the coming years. Read story

Tree-of-heaven, otherwise known as ailanthus altissima, is a fast-growing shade tree that wreaks havoc on both local ecosystems and homeowners. The tree, native to China, excels at extending its network of roots, which have been known to grow through walls and concrete, as well as outcompete other plants.

Tree-of-heaven is an otherworldly invader in Northwest

Tree-of-heaven, otherwise known as ailanthus altissima, is a fast-growing shade tree that wreaks havoc on both local ecosystems and homeowners. The tree, native to China, excels at extending its network of roots, which have been known to grow through walls and concrete, as well as outcompete other plants.

April 23, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Who knew something so sweet-sounding could be incredibly menacing. Tree-of-heaven is obnoxiously noxious, earning it a designation on Washington’s quarantine list, which prohibits its sale or distribution within the state. Read story

Council for Homeless webinar to address homelessness

April 22, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

“Why is there still homelessness despite all this money going toward it” or “How do I help someone who is unhoused?” Read story

‘Nurse Navigators’ to help 911 dispatchers in Clark County

April 22, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health

Clark County residents who call 911 for nonurgent medical services after May 16 will be connected with the Nurse Navigation Program for help finding the best treatment. Read story

A C-Tran bus passes a Sinclair gas station near Fisher's Landing Transit Center on Tuesday morning.

C-Tran staff proposes service changes

A C-Tran bus passes a Sinclair gas station near Fisher's Landing Transit Center on Tuesday morning.

April 21, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

With The Vine on Mill Plain, C-Tran’s second bus rapid transit route, and its Mill Plain Transit Center on track to open as soon as September, C-Tran staff unveiled a handful of service change proposals at the April board of directors meeting. Read story

Al pastor taco from Taqueria Don Jose.

Taco trucks springing up around Vancouver

Al pastor taco from Taqueria Don Jose.

April 21, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Taco trucks have sprung up at gas stations around Vancouver. Read story

"You don't have to only be one person and you don't have to be what everyone expects you to be," said Vancouver author Jessica Brody, who tripled herself for a video showing how she developed the plot of her new young adult novel, "Amelia Gray is Almost Okay." (Photos by contributed by Jessica Brody)

Vancouver author finds unexpected success in young adult fiction

"You don't have to only be one person and you don't have to be what everyone expects you to be," said Vancouver author Jessica Brody, who tripled herself for a video showing how she developed the plot of her new young adult novel, "Amelia Gray is Almost Okay." (Photos by contributed by Jessica Brody)

April 20, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Jessica Brody’s path from reluctant reader to successful author zigzagged like the plot of her latest young adult novel, “Amelia Gray is Almost Okay.” Read story

Bill Marshall shows off a photo of himself in Cannes, France, during World War II in this 2018 photo.

WWII veteran, businessman Bill Marshall dies at 101

Bill Marshall shows off a photo of himself in Cannes, France, during World War II in this 2018 photo.

April 20, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

a businessman, veteran and philanthropist in the Vancouver community — died April 12 at his son’s home in Salem, Ore. He was 101 years old. Read story

The casket of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart sits at the front of a chapel Wednesday, April 19, 2023, during the funeral at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The Vancouver mother and daughter were reported missing on March 12, having last been seen with Melendez’s former boyfriend Kirkland Warren. Authorities found their bodies March 22 in a rural area east of Washougal. The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office determined both died from gunshot wounds to the head. Warren, being held without bail, has pled not guilty to aggravated murder charges.

Friends, family mourn slain Vancouver mother and daughter

The casket of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart sits at the front of a chapel Wednesday, April 19, 2023, during the funeral at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The Vancouver mother and daughter were reported missing on March 12, having last been seen with Melendez’s former boyfriend Kirkland Warren. Authorities found their bodies March 22 in a rural area east of Washougal. The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office determined both died from gunshot wounds to the head. Warren, being held without bail, has pled not guilty to aggravated murder charges.

April 19, 2023, 6:50pm Clark County News

Family and friends filled Evergreen Memorial Gardens Wednesday to memorialize slain Vancouver mother and daughter Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart. Read story

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 Bridge headed north toward Vancouver.

I-5 Bridge tolling bill approved by Washington House

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 Bridge headed north toward Vancouver.

April 19, 2023, 1:33pm Clark County News

A bill authorizing tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge is nearly to the governor. Read story