Mid-September to mid-October is one of the busiest times for birds migrating to warmer, southern climes. Sadly, many will never reach their destination. A study from the American Bird Conservancy rele ...

As mortgage rates drop and first-time homebuyers plunge into the market, a variety of nonprofits and new state programs stand ready to help.

Bev Jozwiak has created a whole world out of water. She shares it through brushes, paper and pigment, creating fantastical scenes or quiet vignettes in her signature loose and paint-spangled style.

The BirdFest & Bluegrass Festival is Saturday in Ridgefield. The festival’s 25th anniversary celebration is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Ridgefield Waterfront, 101 Mill St. Visitors should park at the Port ...

Environmental projects in Clark County stand to lose millions of dollars generated by the state’s cap-and-invest program if ...

Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more ...

There is room for improvement in Chris Reykdal’s performance as state superintendent of public instruction. Washington schools need strong advocacy in seeking better student outcomes and in pushing th ...

October is off to a pleasant beginning with mostly clear skies, sunshine and above-average temperatures. Can it get any ...

Salena Zito, writing for The Atlantic in September 2016, may have been the first to describe, in a triumph of pithy ...

This week, the WIAA announced how the state football playoffs will be structured for the next two years. That includes a 12-team Class 1A state tournament down from 16 teams. The Columbian's Mica ...

In October 2020, Donald Trump said of Joe Biden, “If he’s elected, the stock market will crash. If he gets in, you will have a depression the likes of which you’ve never seen.” For the record, four ye ...

Columbia Valley Elementary School was built behind my backyard two years after we moved here. It was decided at that time to place the playground only 50 feet behind my backyard without erecting any k ...