Vancouver Mall has survived the rise of big-box stores and online shopping, the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, even as thousands of other malls have shut their do ...

Steven Miller, 35, was shocked when he clicked on The Columbian’s website in February. Beneath the headline, “Vancouver man suspected of attempted murder held on $1.5 million bail,” was a photo of his ...

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check ...

Local fire officials say they are ready for the upcoming wildfire season that typically runs from June through October, despite potential state and federal cuts.

On a sunny spring morning in 1955, our physical science teacher at Centralia High School told us he had a surprise for us. We were all going outside to watch a young woman demonstrate the phenomenon o ...

A mixed-use project that has been under construction in downtown Camas since early 2024 is nearing completion and now taking reservations for its ground-floor retail spaces.

The spring wild turkey season begins on Tuesday, April 15, the winter flocks are already breaking up, and the toms are gobbling and squabbling over the hens.

The honorary chairs of National Library Week this year are Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud. Their collaborative juvenile fiction book, “The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel,” was released on April ...

Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers ...

We agree with the governor that Washington’s financial situation is “a five-alarm fire,” and in our view it cannot be doused with more taxes. Belt-tightening must be the way forward, and we hope ...

Vigdor is a professor at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance with a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. He said ...

The La Center School District is working diligently to raise reading and math scores. According to its 2025 District Address, ...