How is spring treating you? Check out our local weather forecast before you head outside. 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. Subaru, which employs hundreds at Port of Vancouver, says tariffs ‘would severely impact Subaru’s activities in the U.S.’ The Port of Vancouver, the largest American gateway for Japanese car manufacturer Subaru, could be hit by the nation’s new auto tariffs. President Donald Trump announced earlier this year his plans to institute a 25 percent tariff on foreign-built cars and car parts imported into the U.S., a pledge that became official Wednesday.

Experts caution tariffs likely to drive up cost of cars domestically Vancouver Total Wine & More closed after roof partially collapses while store is open Vancouver wine and alcohol mecca Total Wine & More near Vancouver Mall was forced to close after its roof partially collapsed Monday night. The collapse, in the strip mall at 4816 N.E. Thurston Way, occurred while the store was open and staff were in the building. Kaiser Permanente Thurston Way Imaging Center next door is also closed because of the damage. No one was injured when roofing materials stored on top of building damaged roof ‘What’s happening now is unprecedented’: Political activism, protests in Vancouver accelerate Vancouver native Josh Iwata used to dream of driving a fancy new Tesla electric car away from the local showroom. “I was a big Elon Musk fan,” he said. “I used to think, ‘This guy is amazing, with his rocket company and his green cars.’ I was very pro-Musk.”

Federal firings, stepped-up deportations, women’s rights, voting rights among protesters’ concerns Program cuts property taxes for thousands of older Clark County residents on limited incomes CAMAS — Clark County staffers are on a mission to spread the word about a decades-old tax exemption program that can help limited-income adults age 61 and older and residents with disabilities save money on property taxes. The savings can be substantial, often helping people on fixed incomes remain in homes they purchased decades before. Yet thousands of Clark County residents who qualify for the program are not taking advantage of its benefits. Thousands more, including those with disabilities, qualify for tax relief program but haven’t signed up Clark College Jazz Band trip to Cuba halted by feds right before students were to leave The federal government denied Clark College’s Jazz Ensemble permission to travel to Cuba hours before the group was scheduled to board an airplane. The ensemble planned to visit Havana, Cuba, during spring break to attend presentations on Cuban jazz music and participate in musical exchanges with Cuban students from March 26 to 31.

Clark College received a letter March 25 from the Office of Foreign Assets Control denying the travel. Vancouver fires Thrive2Survive as operator of Safe Park at Evergreen Transit Center The city of Vancouver fired the operator of its Safe Park, where people can legally live in their vehicles, for allegedly ignoring drug deals and overbilling the city by $72,000. In documents obtained by The Columbian, the city also alleges the contractor, Thrive2Survive, ignored complaints from its employees and barred them from talking to city staff. City alleges nonprofit ignored drug deals, overbilled city by $72,000