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June 25, 2026
Isaiah Florentino Mattoon Pantoja, 19, appears Monday via Zoom in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault. (Will Denner/The Columbian)

Man held without bail in fatal shooting

A man accused in a June 15 shooting that killed one and injured two others will be held without bail until a follow-up hearing and arraignment later this week.

June 25, 2026
Overcast skies hang above Washington State University Vancouver on Tuesday. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

WSUV cuts budget 15%, to $35M for 2027

Washington State University’s Vancouver campus has received substantially more state funding per student than the university’s other campuses, which is why it must cut its budget by 15 percent, university leaders told employees Monday during a town hall.

June 18, 2026
Camas City Hall is pictured April 14, 2020. The city council is considering a change to a council-manager form of government. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Camas: Wells out due to equipment issues

CAMAS — The temporary loss of four municipal wells that prompted an urgent water-conservation request in Camas earlier this week was caused by several unrelated maintenance and equipment issues rather than a single systemwide failure, city officials said Tuesday.

June 18, 2026
City of Washougal staff members and councilors cut a ribbon at Hamllik Park on June 11. (courtesy city of Washougal)

Briefs: Washougal celebrates Hamllik Park improvements

The project included construction of a new multiuse basketball court along with new baseball and softball dugouts; installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps; and improvements to walking paths.

June 18, 2026
Curator Lara Blair, center, and gallery owner Kim Nickens chat May 27 next to a miniature Gallery 408 installation in Camas. Gallery 408 has been accepted into the Seattle Art Fair, which will be held in July. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Seattle Art Fair accepts Gallery 408

Gallery 408 in Camas, which recently celebrated the grand opening of its new mini-gallery art installation, announced last week that it’s now celebrating a much bigger achievement: acceptance into the Seattle Art Fair, held July 23-26 at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.

June 17, 2026
A youngster caught this nice sockeye in the Brewster Pool while fishing with Brad Wagner of Bobber Down Guide Service. The lower Columbia will open for sockeye starting June 23. (Photos by Brad Wagner)

Summer salmon fishing may be limited

The Columbia River summer salmon and steelhead fisheries are starting, and anglers will be able to target sockeye salmon and summer steelhead this year, but the chances of a fishery for summer chinook are very slim.