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Clark Talks discusses bridges, pipeline, students’ trip to U.N.
In this week’s episode of Clark Talks, Columbian reporters Katie Gillespie and Dameon Pesanti tackle a smorgasbord of subjects ranging from pipelines to bridges. The show features conversations with...
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest snow report 2/16
Mount St. Helens — Road No. 83 has been reopened and Marble Mountain Sno-Park is accessible again. Marble Mountain and Cougar sno-parks each have about 4 feet of snow or more. June Lake had 107 inches...
View ArticleFishing report 2/16
The first spring chinook of the season has been counted at Bonneville Dam, but before letting salmon fever take over know this: The lower Columbia is cold, somewhat dirty, high and has occasional large...
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Bill would shift elk hoof disease management to WSU
The Washington Senate Natural Resources and Parks Committee has approved legislation to make Washington State University the state lead in combatting elk hoof disease, shifting the task away from the...
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Lower Columbia spring chinook season projected to last through April 6
Spring chinook angling in the lower Columbia River is projected to last through April 6 before the early season closes and sportsmen wait until a mid-May update of the salmon forecast. Under the state,...
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Press Talk: The path to that new bridge
Can we really get there from here? Really? What I’m talking about, of course, is a replacement for that old, creaking Interstate 5 Bridge. And I’m thinking — this time — yes. Look, anyone who has been...
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Mock trial gives high school students courtroom experience
Eight teams from six high schools participated in the Clark County District Mock Trial Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday at the Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver. The students presented the case...
View ArticleMan arrested in December armed robbery case
Vancouver police officers on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of striking an employee with a shotgun during a December robbery at a Vancouver gas station. Michael Dashawn Stevenson, 20, made his...
View ArticleSupreme Court overturns ruling in Vancouver woman’s case
The state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a ruling that would have entitled a Vancouver woman, who was struck by a Washington State Patrol car, to a new trial. Instead, the case is being sent back...
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Amboy woman’s retrial in crash goes to jury
Prosecutors closed their case in Shaun Johnson’s vehicular assault retrial Thursday by saying her defense attorney was doing nothing but trying to sow mistrust and doubt of law enforcement in her case....
View ArticleCity will raise parking rates effective March 1
Vancouver – The city of Vancouver will increase parking rates for the first time since 2009 and also replace older meters. On March 1, the hourly parking rate in downtown Vancouver will increase from...
View ArticleBid adieu to Lou at Saturday open house
Vancouver – An open house will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in The Columbian’s newsroom for Editor Lou Brancaccio, who is stepping down from his daily duties on Saturday after more than 20 years...
View ArticleFoundation breaks scholarship record
Vancouver – The Clark College Foundation will give more than $1 million in scholarship awards during this school year, the first time it has done so in its 43-year history. The Foundation’s endowment...
View ArticleGroup gathers outside Herrera Beutler’s office
Vancouver – A group of activists gathered outside of U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s office earlier this week. There were about 50 participants, according to the group called SW Washington Citizens...
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Battle Ground artist likes comics conventions for the crowd of interested...
Guests will beam into the Oregon Convention Center this weekend from many different worlds. Lt. Uhura, The Incredible Hulk, Clark Kent, Neville Longbottom, Brad from “Rocky Horror,” dancing “Angle...
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Press Talk: The homeless problem is complicated
Just how wackadoodle is this city idea of moving its homeless problem to Hazel Dell? Pretty dang wackadoodle, in my view. OK, wackadoodle is too strong a term. But at the very least, it’s strange. And...
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Southbound I-5 reopened between Kalama and Woodland
This rainy winter is taking a toll on Southwest Washington’s roadways. Interstate 5 is still recovering from Thursday’s mudslide and pavement problems. One lane of northbound Interstate 5 outside of...
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Amboy woman convicted again of vehicular assault
Shaun Johnson sat with her head in her hands Friday as a jury once again convicted her of vehicular assault stemming from a 2013 crash that resulted in the amputation of a Battle Ground teen’s lower...
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Man detained after officers find body inside Vancouver house
Vancouver police officers responding to a welfare check call in the Maplewood neighborhood Friday arrived to encounter a man brandishing a firearm, then found a dead person inside the house. Police...
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First cutoff date at Washington Legislature culls bills that won’t fly
A bill to repeal the death penalty in Washington succumbed Friday to the Legislature’s first key cutoff deadline. But a measure to strengthen regulations on trains carrying crude oil continues to gain...
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