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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.

March 12, 2026
Sophia Wade, a 2024 Camas High School graduate and political science major at Spelman College in Atlanta, was recently selected for the 2026 Frederick Douglass-Daniel O’Connell Global Internship, an eight-week summer program in Dublin, Ireland. (Contributed by The Historic Trust
Contributed by The Historic Trust)

Camas grad Sophia Wade selected for internship in Ireland

Sophia Wade’s interest in activism dates back to her days as a student at Camas High School, where she created an equity curriculum called “Windows and Mirrors” to address ignorance and promote inclusive practices. For her efforts, she won the 2024 Marshall Youth Leadership Award.