EV charging station set for east Vancouver
Construction is underway on Vancouver’s first large, shaded electric vehicle charging station.
					
								Construction is underway on Vancouver’s first large, shaded electric vehicle charging station.
					
								On Christmas Day of 2022, Aaron Lutz received word from one of his regular customers that the family had lost water service at their house due to freezing weather. Lutz didn’t hesitate to act, temporarily pausing his own holiday festivities to save somebody else’s.
					
								WASHOUGAL — For nine years, Washougal Coffee Company provided a place for people to connect, socialize, work and participate in events. Residents say the coffee shop fostered a sense of belonging and strengthened the local social fabric.
					
								CAMAS — As nLIGHT CEO Scott Keeney clicked through a slideshow overview of the company’s 25 years, a roughly 6-foot-tall military laser loomed across the room.
					
								Kaiser Permanente workers across Southwest Washington voted Friday to authorize their union to call a strike.
					
								The city of Camas is exploring the possibility of bringing back parklets, three years after rescinding the operating permits for the open-air eating spaces introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
					
								Patrons of Maryhill Winery’s Vancouver waterfront tasting room might be surprised to learn how much energy it takes to produce their favorite pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc or cabernet. Now that energy is coming from the sun rather than from fossil fuels.
					
								A $1.5 billion project to bury a 1-foot-thick and 100-mile-long high voltage power transmission line under the Columbia River turned down fast-tracked federal permitting approval offered by a Trump administration executive order earlier this summer.
					
								Much to the relief of east Vancouver residents and businesses, Southeast First Street has reopened after a yearlong road project wrapped up this week.
					
								After more than a decade, a Camas couple are finally realizing their dream of bringing their businesses together under one roof in downtown Camas.