The Columbian

08/23/2026

Boeing’s engineering and technicians union voted Friday to reject the company’s contract offer and authorize its negotiating team to call for a strike.

08/23/2026

Settlers living in the heavily forested coastal range between Coos Bay and Brookings, Ore., reported seeing a hairy wild man in 1904, likely the first documented sighting of sasquatch, or Bigfoot, by white people in the Pacific Northwest.

Settlers living in the heavily forested coastal range between Coos Bay and Brookings, Ore., reported seeing a hairy wild man in 1904, likely the first documented sighting of sasquatch, or Bigfoot, by

08/23/2026

SEATTLE — Fire and medical officials have issued warnings about a supplement offered to Western wildland firefighters who have been exposed to toxic chemicals while battling some of the country’s biggest blazes.

SEATTLE — Fire and medical officials have issued warnings about a supplement offered to Western wildland firefighters who have been exposed to toxic chemicals while battling some of the country’s bigg

08/23/2026

Ruby N. Lewis was appointed president of Vancouver’s Culture, Arts and Heritage Commission in January, replacing Brad Richardson, longtime executive director of the Clark County Historical Museum. Lewis, 43, is also the president of the nonprofit Please Don’t Die Black Men, aka PDDBM, which hosts the annual Black History Month Fashion Show and offers cultural and creative after-school programs for Clark County youth.

Ruby N. Lewis was appointed president of Vancouver’s Culture, Arts and Heritage Commission in January, replacing Brad Richardson, longtime executive director of the Clark County Historical Museum. Lew

08/23/2026

Call to artists: Register now for Camas Plein Air Festival

08/23/2026

Noey Thomas wants two things: food and ink.

08/23/2026

If there’s one thing C-Tran bus driver Halimah Hatchett has learned after nearly 20 years on the job, it’s how to pick her battles.

08/23/2026

Death Notices for Aug. 22, 2026

08/23/2026

Luxury experiences are in demand. Clark County now has a nautical player in the industry, offering private, chartered voyages down the Columbia River with a personal chef and bartender.

Luxury experiences are in demand. Clark County now has a nautical player in the industry, offering private, chartered voyages down the Columbia River with a personal chef and bartender.

08/22/2026

Paddles cut through the water, matching the rhythm of those at the front of the canoe. To the east, Mount Rainier towered above the Salish Sea. To the west, a whale surfaced above the water.