The Columbian - Serving Clark County, Washington

Electric Highway: State starts on charging station work

A new electric vehicle charging station in Bellingham doesn’t mean much to a Southwest Washington driver now. With high-powered stations still few and far between in Washington, you’d be hard-pressed to get most electric vehicles that far north in a ...

Dec. 30, 8:46 p.m. Discuss
Parents held responsible for teens’ drinking at home

NEW YORK (AP) -- Because of the high risk of underage drinking and driving this time of year, many parents open their homes to partying teens as a way to keep them off the roads. What some may not know ...

Dec. 30, 7:58 p.m. Discuss
Deep Gulf drilling thrives 18 months after BP spill

ALAMINOS CANYON BLOCK 857, GULF OF MEXICO — Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean's surface than ever before.These pipes, which run nearly two miles ...

Dec. 30, 7:39 p.m. Discuss
UPDATE: Woman who jumped from I-205 bridge is dead

A woman who jumped from the Interstate 205 Bridge died at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center after a rapid rescue attempt by operators of a Port of Portland rescue boat and others.

Dec. 30, 1:23 p.m. Discuss
Man hit by car on Mill Plain dies in hospital

The man who suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Mill Plain Boulevard Thursday night has died in the hospital, officials said.

Dec. 30, 11:33 a.m. Discuss
DUI watch: Cleaning up the streets

It was just before 11 p.m. A green sedan swerved left, nearly hitting a jersey barrier on state Highway 500 near St. Johns Boulevard. Its driver quickly corrected, lurching to the right to avoid the concrete slab. A few seconds ...

Dec. 30, 6:00 a.m. Discuss
Throw together a last-minute New Year's Eve party

Procrastinators, your time for New Year’s Eve party planning has finally arrived.

Dec. 30, 6:00 a.m. Discuss
Blazers don’t turnover victory

On a night in which it committed 25 turnovers and forced just seven, Portland did something in the final two minutes that seemed inconceivable through the first 46: Hang on. The result was a 111-102 win over the Nuggets.

Dec. 29, 11:33 p.m. Discuss