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April 16, 2026
Washington snowpack falls below drought threshold for 4th year; statewide emergency declared
Abnormally low snowpack levels this winter led state officials to declare a statewide drought emergency Wednesday.
Abnormally low snowpack levels this winter led state officials to declare a statewide drought emergency Wednesday.
If you’re struck by a sudden desire to branch out this Saturday, look no farther than the Beaver Bash, where you can broaden your beaver “gnaw-ledge” (according to the event’s clever tagline) and celebrate the Northwest’s most iconic rodent.
East County Fire and Rescue commissioners voted Wednesday to place an emergency medical services levy before voters on the August ballot, according to a social media post from the agency.
Budget cuts approved by the state Legislature could bring an end to some programs and services provided by Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group.
Pineapple, diamond, brick, bobble, spike, wattle, bamboo, butterfly, popcorn, puff, corkscrew and cactus. That might sound like a top-secret World War II code or a sophisticated word association game, but it’s actually a list of crochet stitches.
Two Clark County preschoolers tapped mallets on metal flowers, creating a soft melody in the Clark College child care center and lab school’s sound garden during outside playtime Thursday morning.
Lower catch rates have resulted in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife extending the spring Chinoook season in the Columbia River.
Yvonne Fryar became a survivor of human trafficking at the age of 7, an experience that forced her into years of exploitation. By 11, she was on the streets, surviving by trading sex for food, safety and drugs.
Janis Jasinsky became a community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association a decade ago, but her connection to the organization runs even deeper.
A smaller percentage of women are working in Clark County than across the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Ore.