Camas-Washougal Post-Record

March 26, 2026

Author and living history reenactor Hasan Davis speaks about York’s life — and performs as York — in the film “Big Medicine: York Outdoors.” (Peter Carbonell/National Park Service)

Exploring pioneer’s trail: Only enslaved person on Lewis and Clark Expedition focus of doc

Among the 45 adventurers who crossed the North American continent as part of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery in 1804-1806 was one who never chose to join the journey, yet contributed to its success in surprising and crucial ways. After the expedition was over, it’s beyond surprising to learn how that heroic figure was treated with ingratitude and contempt, and mostly vanished from the history books.

March 26, 2026

Multifamily buildings larger than 20,000 square feet, like the Broadstone Claro apartments, right, at The Waterfront Vancouver, are one of the types of buildings that will be beholden to the new Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Large commercial buildings must meet new Washington energy performance standards; Clark Public Utilities can help

Do you own a large commercial building? You may have only a few months to get into compliance with the state’s new clean building standards. But Clark Public Utilities can help.

March 26, 2026

The Portland skyline is visible from the east side of the Willamette River on Tuesday afternoon. Recent data shows that in some pockets of Clark County, buyers are paying just as much or more for housing than in Portland. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Clark County home prices surpass those in most areas of Rose City

Recent data shows that buyers are paying just as much or more for housing in some pockets of Clark County than in Portland.

March 26, 2026

Interim Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Administrator Carley Francis, right, answers a question from a reporter Tuesday during a press conference at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program headquarters in downtown Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Leaders update timeline for I-5 Bridge replacement, say first phase could be open to drivers by 2034

Construction of a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge will unfold in phases, given that the project has less than $5.5 billion in hand to cover a cost expected to exceed $13 billion.

March 26, 2026

A majority of the Clark County Council approved a Unity Resolution on Tuesday condemning political violence and calling for respect, courtesy and dignity for all members of the community. Councilors Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are seen here at the first council meeting of the year in 2025. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Clark County council calls for respect, courtesy

The Clark County Council on Tuesday passed a Unity Resolution calling for “residents, community organizations and public officials to engage in civic discourse with respect, courtesy, and a shared commitment to the safety and dignity of all members of the community.”

March 19, 2026

In spring, the Coyote Wall Recreation Area in the northeastern Columbia River Gorge bursts with wildflowers. (Scott Hewitt/The Columbian)

Wander through wondrous spring wildflowers at sites throughout Columbia River Gorge

Even while worrying about a warming planet, here’s a reason to revel in early spring: gorgeous wildflowers in abundance.

March 19, 2026

Expensive homes dot a hillside near Camas Meadows Golf Club along Lacamas Lake in Camas, as pictured Feb. 18. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Southwest Washington lawmakers weigh in on passage of millionaires tax

About 1,000 high-income earners across Southwest Washington will likely pay the state’s first income tax in nearly a century.

March 19, 2026

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Oct. 11, 2022. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

C-Tran board to comply with Washington’s edict

C-Tran’s board on Tuesday agreed to alter its structure after resisting an edict from the Washington State Department of Transportation for nine months.

March 19, 2026

The Northwest ICE Processing Center is pictured in Tacoma on Oct. 25, 2019. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Data: Immigration arrests in Clark County were among highest in state last year

Newly compiled data reveals how federal immigration agents executed a historic surge of warrantless street arrests last year across the Pacific Northwest, including in Clark County.

March 19, 2026

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, center, speaks at a press conference Tuesday at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program headquarters in downtown Vancouver.

Cost to replace I-5 Bridge now estimated at $13.5B to $15.2B

Newly released estimates show the cost of replacing the 109-year-old Interstate 5 Bridge and improving the adjacent 5 miles of freeway will likely be more than double the $5 billion to $7.5 billion estimate quoted by the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program for the past three years.