Gold’s Gym opens next week in Vancouver Mall (video)
The signs and the promotions make it obvious from the outside, but it really hits when walking in — you’re not in Nordstrom anymore. Gold’s Gym is putting the final touches on its takeover of the...
View ArticleDog killed in fire in duplex near Mill Plain
A curling iron caused a late Thursday morning fire in an east Vancouver duplex. The fire displaced a renter in one unit and killed her dog. Vancouver firefighters responded to a report of a fire at the...
View ArticleA St. Patrick’s Day tradition celebrates 80th anniversary
Terry Klein was just a kid when he started helping his grandfather, Denny Lane, haul the Irish flag up the pole at the Clark County Courthouse each March 17. That was back in the 1960s. Now Klein is a...
View ArticlePaddy Hough Parade a green celebration in Vancouver
Hough Elementary students and staff, neighbors and the community were decked out in bright green — shirts, hats, scarves, tutus, tights, wings and wigs Thursday for the 25th annual Paddy Hough Parade....
View ArticleTransient man charged in District Court in trespassing case
A transient man who potentially faced felony charges for allegedly following a student into Columbia River High School has been exonerated in Clark County Superior Court, court records show. Pini Nou,...
View ArticleGOP representatives focus on improving I-5 corridor
When it comes to transportation, Southwest Washington Republicans serving in the statehouse said their top priority is fixing the Interstate 5 corridor. In a wide-ranging interview with The Columbian's...
View ArticleBernie Sanders event planned Sunday at Hudson’s Bay High
Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders will visit Hudson's Bay High School Sunday morning, according to his campaign. The candidate's campaign website said the event is...
View ArticleSunday’s Clover Run, Sanders rally mean C-Tran detours and possible delays
Bus riders, be ready: Sunday morning in downtown Vancouver is likely to be chaotic. Both the Couve Clover Run downtown and a Bernie Sanders rally at Hudson’s Bay High School are happening at 11 a.m....
View ArticleArguments in Cowlitz Tribe casino case heard today in federal court
Oral arguments were heard Friday in the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., regarding the Cowlitz Tribe’s right to have land taken into trust for a reservation. A ruling expected to be...
View ArticleFirefighters wrangle garage fire in Camas
Firefighters stopped a garage fire from spreading to a Camas house Friday morning. Homeowners who live at 4108 N.W. McIntosh Road noticed smoke coming from their garage into the kitchen window and...
View ArticleDriver, baby hospitalized after rollover on I-205
Paramedics took a Vancouver woman and an 11-month-old boy to the hospital after both were hurt in a rollover crash on Interstate 205 on Friday morning. Debra R. Bogan, 25, was on the on-ramp to...
View ArticleMan hurt after rolling car near Fargher Lake
A man went to the hospital after rolling his car multiple times when, according to sheriff’s deputies, he attempted to pass another vehicle in the Fargher Lake area Friday morning. Clark County...
View ArticleRegional drug task forces bust heroin trafficking operation in Vancouver search
Officers arrested two Vancouver residents Thursday as they allegedly attempted to deliver several ounces of heroin in Oregon. Investigators seized a cache of cocaine and heroin in a related search...
View ArticleSt. Paul Lutheran Church to provide shelter to women
If it all works out, St. Paul Lutheran Church will transform into a 12-bed women's shelter practically overnight at the end of this month. The church in downtown Vancouver hosts 24 men as part of the...
View ArticleHolmes to return to La Center to lead schools
The La Center School District will have a new superintendent starting July 1, and it’s a familiar face. Dave Holmes, who has been the superintendent at Three Rivers School District in Grants Pass,...
View ArticleMan killed in tractor rollover in Hazel Dell area
An 86-year-old man was found dead Friday afternoon in an apparent tractor rollover. Clark County Fire District 6 Battalion Chief Todd Iremonger said firefighters were called to the 2700 block of...
View ArticleVancouver preps for Bernie Sanders visit
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders' supporters said the Vermont senator should feel at home during his quick visit to Vancouver on Sunday. "It's a place where people care about each other....
View ArticleDelays expected on NW Lower River Road
Drivers on Northwest Lower River Road, state Highway 501, north of Frenchman’s Bar in Vancouver will encounter delays next week. Starting Monday, maintenance workers from the Washington Department of...
View ArticleCougs called to move community garden
BRUSH PRAIRIE — Volunteer with Washington State University Vancouver’s Cougs in the Community to help move the North County Food Bank’s community garden from 9 a.m. to noon March 26 at the Aho Family...
View ArticleMorning Press: Mayor’s salary, left-lane hogs, H&M at the mall, Salmon fishing
Will the rain return this weekend? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed it, here are some of the top stories of the week: Does Vancouver need a $100,000 mayor? Do Vancouver's mayor and...
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