Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away.

Vancouver resident Nathan LacQuaye, 45, has a different vision: social creativity. He sees art as a medium (if you will) for creating friendships. His new studio, Kadence Collective, is bringing ...

Our weekend weather gave us a slight touch of winter with cold showers and blustery winds. Vancouver received nearly a half-inch of rain on Sunday, and others had upward of one inch in those heavy sho ...

The Columbian published a letter that included some misrepresentations and misstatements related to PacifiCorp’s proposed 230-kilovolt transmission line that will run through parts of Clark and Cowlit ...

In Craig Brown’s column regarding the county charter election, he quoted Nan Henriksen as saying, “I hope these candidates also read the charter and laws so they’ll know what can be in the charter. I ...

Nikos Chatzilias spends his days tending to buzzing bee colonies with a unique view out over the rooftops of Greece’s capital. He is among the dozens of Athenians who have embraced ur ...

The following is presented as part of The Columbian’s Opinion content, which offers a point of view in order to provoke thought and debate of civic issues. Opinions represent the viewpoint of the ...

In recent weeks, petition campaigns claiming to “keep boys out of girls’ locker rooms” have sprung up all over Clark County.

Oregon Health Authority this week notified state prisons and other officials that it no longer intends to implement a novel Medicaid initiative that would have provided targeted health services to tho ...

Two Camas city councilors are facing challengers in the Nov. 4 election.

President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt on Monday for a global summit on Gaza's future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate ...

The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home ...