The Columbian

How low can they go?It’s a pressing question not just for Clark County homeowners whose property values have plunged since early 2008, but also for local educators.Just... Full Story »

A dozen veterans kill themselves every day in the United States.Male veterans are twice as likely as civilians of either sex to commit suicide.For Rob Tell, those findings by... Full Story »

Hockinson High School will be the site of what’s being billed as an informational meeting of neighbors concerned about a new high-voltage transmission line crossing Clark County.The... Full Story »

Cool with periods of rain in the valleys and snow in the mountains will be the weather story for the week. Possible thunderstorms, with lightning and small hail, are possible from the... Full Story »

What’s open and what’s closed on Veterans Day:• MAIL: No home delivery Wednesday, except for Express mail.• POST OFFICES: Most closed Wednesday. The... Full Story »

Clubs• TODAYDAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Fort Vancouver Chapter, meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the American Legion Smith-Reynolds Post 14, 4607 N.E. Full Story »

A 23-year-old woman was hospitalized Monday night after being struck by a car while walking across Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard on 117th Avenue, just east of Chkalov Drive in Cascade Park. Full Story »

Vancouver Public Schools said on Monday it had discovered a "security breach" in its payroll data system that threatens the release of district employees’ personal... Full Story »

Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday afternoon will attend a memorial service at Fort Lewis for Pfc. Ian Walz of Vancouver and seven other American soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan on Oct. Full Story »

A former U.S. Marine made his first appearance in court Monday on suspicion of assaulting his 5-month-old daughter to the point that she nearly died last week due to internal bleeding and lack of... Full Story »

Faced with the option of sending a Battle Ground chiropractor to prison, a judge instead ordered 20 days of electronic home monitoring.Visiting Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas... Full Story »

USO show takes members of ‘Greatest Generation' back Full Story »

With debate over Vancouver's name renewed, residents of Fort Worth, other ‘Fort' cities weigh in Full Story »

Tonight will be the only chance to receive H1N1 vaccinations at the Public Health Vaccination Clinic for the next week, officials said.The clinic at... Full Story »

One person was reported injured in a Sunday morning crash on state Highway 503.The accident happened in the 16400 block of Highway 503 north of Battle... Full Story »

Five years after they heard a casino might be moving in across the freeway, it’s looking like the people of La Center will get their first chance to weigh in.An advisory vote on... Full Story »

A nine-year county employee with an engineering license and degree from West Point will run the county’s new environmental department.Kevin Gray, a Vancouver resident, is now the... Full Story »

Changing the name of Clark County’s biggest city is once again a topic of discussion in Vancouver … both of them.As locals weighed in here, another conversation was taking... Full Story »

The Yacolt Town Council has scheduled a study session for 7 p.m. tonight at Town Hall, 105 E. Yacolt Road, Yacolt. The purpose is to review a state audit of 2007. Full Story »

Clubs• TUESDAYMUSTANGS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB, 7:30 p.m. meeting at the American Legion, 4607 N.E. St. Johns Road. All members and Ford enthusiasts are... Full Story »

Vancouver police Sunday night arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with a reported abduction of a 37-year-old woman.  Full Story »

Veterans soak up admiration with the rain at annual parade Full Story »

Clark County nonprofit groups scrambling, successfully so far, to keep up with increasing need Full Story »

The girl taps on the door. A scruffy-looking older man greets her and lets her into the quiet white one-story house.They don't waste any time. He hands her the money and the two head for... Full Story »

U.S. Rep. Brian Baird appeared on the Al Jazeera television network last week to discuss his House vote in support of a United Nations report that concluded Israel violated international human rights... Full Story »