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Nonprofit Fourth Plain Forward will use $95,000 grant to aid Vancouver residents affected by extreme weather

The Washington State Department of Health awarded Vancouver nonprofit Fourth Plain Forward $95000 to reduce economic and health disparities... 4 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-20 20:06:02

Drive-by shooting in Fruit Valley damages multiple vehicles, says Vancouver police Updated 8 hours ago

Vancouver police are investigating a drive-by shooting Monday night in the Fruit Valley area that left multiple vehicles damaged but no one... 6 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-20 18:06:02

Monday marks first day of classes for WSU Vancouver’s fall term

Fatimah Diallo's first day of the school year is a busy one. Among her biggest battles Monday was the unexpected challenge of assembling a... 4 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-19 20:06:02

Vancouver police investigate attempted child abduction at central Vancouver park Free Updated 14 hours ago

Vancouver police are looking for the suspect in an attempted abduction of an 11-year-old on Sunday at a central Vancouver park. 10 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-19 14:06:02

Weather Eye: Vancouver’s dry spell will end today in dramatic fashion

As of this writing Friday afternoon, Vancouver has achieved 18 days without measurable rainfall. That will change today. 2 days ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-18 00:06:02

Vancouver police ask the public for help in finding missing endangered man Free

The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a man who was reported missing Friday afternoon. 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-17 01:06:01

Letter: City manager is costly

Just in case they didn't know, the readers of The Columbian found out recently that the Vancouver city manager's salary is $324000 per year. 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-16 13:06:02

Fort Vancouver’s presidential pipes were the election swag of the 1840s and 1850s

In presidential races of yore — before the advent of T-shirts, hats, signs and bumper stickers — voters indicated their preferences through... 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-15 13:06:01

Vancouver man sentenced to 20 years for killing girlfriend, dumping her body at Rooster Rock State Park in Oregon Updated 9 hours ago

A judge sentenced a Vancouver man Friday to more than 20 years in prison in the 2021 shooting death of his girlfriend,... 2 days ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-14 00:06:01

Hit-and-run crash on Highway 14 in east Vancouver leaves one person injured Updated 22 hours ago

One person was injured in a hit-and-run crash on state Highway 14 in Vancouver on Sunday night. According to a Washington State Patrol crash... 2 days ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-13 00:06:02

Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields, Salmon Creek Greenway Trail closed due to sewer line leak Updated 15 hours ago

The Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields and the Salmon Creek Greenway Trail are closed until further notice after a water line break... 12 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-13 00:06:01

Vancouver man killed in I-5 crash in Portland Updated 2 days ago

A motorist killed in a crash on Interstate 5 on July 18 has been identified as 36-year-old Thomas Keough of Vancouver, according to the... 3 days ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-13 00:06:01

Columbia River and tributary fishery reports for week of Aug. 4

With the Columbia River forecasted return of upriver bright adults at 261800 fish, with a significant portion expected to return to the... 1 day ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-11 12:06:04

Ranch Pizza to open in downtown Vancouver

Portland pizza chain Ranch Pizza expects to open a new Vancouver location in either October or November at 801 Columbia St., the company's... 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-10 13:06:02

Clark County Newcomers Club donates to Cascadia Tech Academy

IMAGE – The Clark County Newcomers Club presented a $8261 check at its July Coffee to Dave Cole, the executive director of the Cascadia Tech... 12 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-10 12:06:02

HopsnDrops set to open in east Vancouver on Monday

HopsnDrops will open a new location Monday at 210 N.E. 192nd Ave. in east Vancouver's new Lacamas Square development. 1 day ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-10 00:06:01

‘Resilient’ K-9 Remi returns to work with Vancouver police after being shot in the tail Subscriber Exclusive Updated 1 day ago

Wounded in the line of duty June 17, Vancouver police K-9 Remi is back on the job. 1 day ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-09 12:06:01

Work Party at Jane Weber Arboretum

Volunteers with a green thumb are invited to join the Second Saturday Work Party at Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver,... 20 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-08 16:06:01

A day after primary, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visits new Southwest Washington regional police training academy in Vancouver

Fresh off of a primary election win, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez spent Wednesday afternoon talking with recruits and instructors at... 24 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-08 00:06:01

Soak up some culture with the Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival is this weekend Updated 9 hours ago

Art displays and musical performances took over Esther Short Park as the second annual Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival kicked off... 12 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-03 00:06:01

Letter: Vancouver Lake plan is misguided

The treatment of Vancouver Lake with expensive algicides is a waste of public resources as it treats the symptoms without correcting the... 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-02 13:06:01

Try This: Vancouver Arts & Music Festival, Camas Comic Con First Friday, King’s Kruz-In,

The Vancouver Arts & Music Festival returns Friday through Sunday to Esther Short Park at Sixth and Esther streets in downtown Vancouver... 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-08-01 13:06:01

Letter: Hi-School from bygone days

The closing of Vancouver's last Hi-School Pharmacy is disconcerting to those of us who've lived here for years. Hi-School was a place where... 11 hours ago

The Columbian | 2024-07-30 13:06:01

Four people injured in wrong-way, drunk-driving crash on Highway 500, according to WSP Updated 2 days ago

Four people were injured in a crash on state Highway 500 on Sunday afternoon when a suspected drunk driver got on the highway going the... 3 days ago

The Columbian | 2024-07-30 12:06:01