On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

The city of Camas has a clear vision for the twisty, two-lane Northeast Leadbetter Road that hugs Lacamas Lake’s northeast shoreline. Eventually, the city will close Leadbetter and incorporate most of ...

The city of Vancouver will no longer require parking spots for new affordable housing in hopes of cutting project costs and making room for more units.

Amid debates about immigration enforcement, tax bills and general chaos in Washington, D.C., the Trump administration has managed to distract Americans from a pressing concern.

To those who complain about increasing taxes on gasoline and on other items, let me suggest a solution reflected by other states: a state income tax. This would avoid the piecemeal approach that enrag ...

This robustly seasoned, almost meaty tomato salad was inspired by Mexican salsa macha, a savory-spicy condiment made with dried chilies, garlic, nuts and seeds that are fried in oil, then pureed.

With many national parks facing huge backlogs of deferred maintenance — Yellowstone National Park alone is estimated to have more than $1 billion — the federal government is proposing a new fee on for ...

My dear friend Michele got married 23 years ago this summer. Like me, she got hitched to an Englishman. Like me, she left Los Angeles County for greener climes — except she moved to New England, while ...

I want to give a shout-out and offer kudos to The Columbian for writing a wonderful story about engineering on the front page of the July 3 paper (“After six years, 32,000 boulders and $172M, the Colu ...

Here we go again, the Fourth of July holiday and once again we are told that if not for fireworks sales, many would be unable to raise monies for their nonprofits.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying that Moscow’s ...

A Vancouver mother was sentenced Tuesday to 7½ years in prison for the fentanyl overdose death of her toddler in March 2024.