July 20, 2024, 6:04am Health
Jonathan Bethly was upbeat as he helped his friend clean out some storage units for extra cash on a hot summer day, laughing and joking as he worked. Read story
July 20, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News
Clark County weather on Friday was pleasant, with a slight relief from the hot temperatures. Vancouver recorded a high temperature of 84 degrees, which was the coolest high since July 3, when it was 82 degrees. But good news is on the way, so let’s get with it. Read story
July 19, 2024, 5:47pm Nation & World
Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. Read story
July 19, 2024, 7:46am Northwest
Three more Tri-Cities residents have died from heat-related causes, bringing the total to four in the current heat wave. Read story
July 18, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News
If you were up late Tuesday evening you may have seen a good lightning show to our south and southeast. We discussed this possibility in Tuesday’s column. The storm died out before reaching the Columbia River, but a few sprinkles were reported in the Camas and Washougal areas. Read story
July 17, 2024, 9:22am Nation & World
Yet another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, causing flash floods that required rescues Wednesday in Arkansas, dropping a tornado that blew a B-52 bomber off its base in New York, and stranding drivers in high water around Toronto. Read story
July 17, 2024, 7:20am Clark County News Free
Lightning and an abundance of dry fuel increased the wildfire risk in the western Columbia River Gorge and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which is under a red flag warning until 11 a.m. this morning, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story
July 17, 2024, 6:01am Latest News Free
Hospitals, schools and other critical infrastructure and services along the Oregon Coast and in parts of the Columbia River Gorge are at risk of repeat flooding if nothing is done to rapidly curb greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, scientists find. Read story
July 16, 2024, 10:50am Nation & World
Storms with reports of tornadoes blew through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, including the Chicago area, toppling trees and power poles and cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of people. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home. Read story
July 16, 2024, 10:24am Clark County News Free
A heat advisory remains in effect for Clark County, the Columbia River Gorge and the Portland area through 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The Clark County lowlands, western Columbia River Gorge, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Swift Reservoir regional are also under a fire weather watch… Read story