Skamania, urged House leadership to prioritize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program and extend access to vital funds for schools and infrastructure, according to a news release from her office. In a ...

Multiple crashes were reported during Thursday's snow storm, with freezing rain on the way overnight. TriMet is adjusting ...

Voters approved six out of nine Clark County school funding measures on Tuesday’s ballot were passing in early returns.

This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a ...

In simplistic terms, the Secure Rural Schools program provides federal payments to make up for restrictions on timber harvests. As The Columbian has written editorially, “The federal government has ...

Internal documents show the Forest Service discussing — both internally and with the timber industry — how its legal and ...

Perez, who is outspokenly bipartisan, won against Donald Trump-backed Republican Joe Kent in a district where a majority ...

In December, unemployment throughout Washington state, including in Lewis County, dropped slightly to 4.5%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD). The agency reported ...

A man has been arrested after a 10-hour standoff with Portland police in the St. Johns neighborhood Wednesday, according to PPB.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two more mushroom hunters were rescued from Skamania County’s hazardous and frigid backcountry this past weekend. Once both were reported missing, more than 50 ...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, signs the back of “The Chick,” a painting that has been passed on between the most junior members of Washington state’s congressional ...

Showers of rain and snow this evening will mainly affect the coast and Olympic Peninsula with some light snow and rain/snow ...