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October 16, 2025
Washington officials assess as fire season closes
With fall weather dampening wildland fire conditions in Washington, officials are beginning to reflect on the fire season.
With fall weather dampening wildland fire conditions in Washington, officials are beginning to reflect on the fire season.
Two Camas city councilors are facing challengers in the Nov. 4 election.
The National Park Service announced in September that the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats was found at San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington and on bat droppings at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon. Both the fungus and the disease, however, have been in Washington for nearly a decade.
Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers.
For the second time since passing a home rule charter that went into effect in 2015, Clark County voters will be tasked with electing 15 charter review commissioners in the November general election.
Northwest Songcraft will likely produce and promote songwriter concerts in other cities and communities in the region, including ticketed performances at established performing arts venues; look to form relationships with other nonprofits, festivals, and venues for potential collaborations in other locations, in parallel with continuing offerings in Washougal; and,depending on funding availability, consider offering grants directly to songwriters developing their own audiences in local communities, according to a news release.
Randal Friedman and Deborah Nagano were offered a $400 refund by Elemental Energy earlier this year after the Portland-based company confirmed that one of the solar panels at their Camas residence had died.
For the second time in less than four months, the city of Camas has adopted an ordinance governing recreational vehicle and trailer parking, storage and occupancy.
BINGEN — 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 jagged, tilting grassland dries out into a furrowed plateau of glowing gold.
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 the same manufacturer to the same specifications, will cost Vancouver taxpayers $972,000 and take twice as long to arrive.