In April 2020, just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vancouver Fire Department replaced one of its aging fire engines with a new rig that cost $614,000. Today, that same fire engine, built by ...

Longer nights and cooler weather signal the start of spooky season, and Clark County offers a cauldron full of festivals, workshops, ghost stories and spectral spectacles.

Candidates for the two Battle Ground Public Schools board positions contested in the Nov. 4 election are focusing their campaigns on fiscal responsibility and parental rights.

Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions suitab ...

On Sunday night, Benson Boone was still clutching to his local-boy-makes-good persona, even while performing at a sold-out Climate Pledge Arena. But it was hard to square that image with his tens of ...

Here are the nominees for The Columbian 2025-26 Week 4 high school athlete of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger.

In spring, you can count on the Columbia River Gorge’s Coyote Wall trail network to dazzle the eyes with crowded carpets of yellow and purple wildflowers. In the heat of summer, Coyote Wall’s ...

WASHINGTON — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.

Through three weeks of the 2A Greater St. Helens League football schedule, the Washougal Panthers have worked their way into a favorable position.

Monday dawned clear and sunny with a wide variety of early morning temperatures. Officially the low in Vancouver was 42 degrees, but in the outlying valleys of the county some freezing temperatures we ...

Washington voters have an opportunity to strengthen the WA Cares Fund in the November election. The Columbian’s Editorial Board recommends approval of Senate Joint Resolution 8201.

Republicans in Congress could end the federal government shutdown now by ending the filibuster for passing the continuing resolution. With the filibuster in place, 60 votes are needed to pass the bill ...