The Columbian

08/10/2025

Is it all right to prune all my shrubs and trees now or should I wait until later for some of them?

08/10/2025

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is once again calling for the renewal of a 25-year-old timber revenue program as small school districts in Southwest Washington slash their budgets for the 2025-26 school year.

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is once again calling for the renewal of a 25-year-old timber revenue program as small school districts in Southwest Washington slash their budgets for t

08/10/2025

Backpacking in the high country of the Cascades is exhilarating for many reasons. Among them is that it’s only accessible for a few months of the year.

08/09/2025

This month, The Columbian bids farewell to award-winning reporters Alexis Weisend and Becca Robbins.

08/09/2025

Each year, Clark Public Utilities grows between 30,000 and 70,000 plants — some 30 to 35 native species — to be used in its habitat-restoration projects. During the dry summer months, caring for those plants means drawing thousands of gallons of water from the city of Vancouver.

Each year, Clark Public Utilities grows between 30,000 and 70,000 plants — some 30 to 35 native species — to be used in its habitat-restoration projects. During the dry summer months, caring for those

08/09/2025

LYNDEN, Whatcom County — Even if you’ve never been to Lynden, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten the raspberries grown here. They’re just not the ones you find in the plastic clamshell in the produce section.

LYNDEN, Whatcom County — Even if you’ve never been to Lynden, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten the raspberries grown here. They’re just not the ones you find in the plastic clamshell in the produce

08/09/2025

Do you still have a lot of debt, even though you make a good income? If so, consider yourself normal. Despite growing wages, Clark County’s debt-to-income ratio remains one of the highest in the Portland metro area.

Do you still have a lot of debt, even though you make a good income? If so, consider yourself normal. Despite growing wages, Clark County’s debt-to-income ratio remains one of the highest in the Portl

08/09/2025

Men have historically dominated the role of superintendent of schools, which remains true in the United States and Clark County.

08/09/2025

In 2024, nearly 240,000 Californians left the state — and a decent chunk flocked to Clark County.

08/09/2025

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest of the year, according to Jim Todd, space science education director at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and it’s also pleasingly consistent. It always begins in mid-July and continues through August, peaking this year Saturday through Wednesday.

Summer’s best party may be winding down on the ground — at the Clark County Fair, of course — but a party is just getting started in the sky.

08/09/2025

In a chaotic week in Clark County, at least 10 people were injured in a crash in east Vancouver, the trial in man's death in a WinCo parking lot begins and a woman was arrested after flying across the country to get into a fistfight in Vancouver.

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check out our Trending Stories page.

08/09/2025

Four months after voters narrowly rejected the formation of a Camas-Washougal regional fire authority, east Clark County officials have decided to sweeten the pot and try again.