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December 11, 2025
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

PeaceHealth vague on transgender care access

A decision by U.S. Catholic bishops to ban gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals may have implications for patients at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, but it’s unclear how.

December 11, 2025

Clark County Council OKs 2026 budget

It isn’t just Clark County residents feeling the pinch of rising costs. Clark County’s annual budget for 2026, which was approved by the county council Tuesday, shows an increase in expenses of about $10 million compared with the prior year.

December 11, 2025
Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council member Blake Nelson, right, examines a cross section of a transmission cable to be used in the Cascade Renewable Transmission project during a Nov. 17 public meeting at Black Pearl on the Columbia in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Power line worries Columbia River navigators

Columbia River navigators are growing worried as a project to put a 100-mile power transmission line under the river charges ahead without offering ways to mitigate its impacts on the industry.

December 11, 2025
Cohen Butler of Camas (132) runs in the Nike Cross Nationals 5,000-meter men’s
championship race on Saturday at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland. He posted a time of 15 minutes, 59.2 seconds. (Ken Martinez/West Coast XC)

Cohen Butler of Camas places 55th at nationals

After chasing down a Class 4A state championship in record time and winning the Nike Cross Regional Northwest Championships, Camas senior Cohen Butler capped a busy monthlong stretch with a memorable experience competing in the Nike Cross Nationals on Saturday.

December 11, 2025
A meadow sits inside a forested tract of land at the Vancouver Innovation Center site in east Vancouver. The city of Vancouver has purchased the 14.3-acre site for $4.3 million and plans to turn it into the city’s next park. (Contributed photo)

Vancouver plans community park

Parks leaders are celebrating the city of Vancouver’s official acquisition of a 14.3-acre parcel of undeveloped, forested land in east Vancouver set to become the city’s newest community park.

December 4, 2025
A room stands and applauds as Northwest Battle Buddies’ 300th service dog, Missy, at left, is given to a veteran Friday during a Northwest Battle Buddies graduation ceremony at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Service dogs help heal veterans suffering from PTSD

Veteran Deanna Garcia and her service dog Missy were recognized Friday as the 300th team to graduate from Northwest Battle Buddies during a ceremony honoring the group’s 293rd through 302nd dogs.