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Expect nighttime delays for pavement repairs on southbound I-5 in Vancouver Aug. 4-5
WSDOT crews will resurface a 2-mile southbound I-5 stretch nightly, closing the right lane and Exit 9 off-ramp.
VFD extinguishes brush fire
A grass and brush fire at 5900 NE 6th Ave. required 42 firefighters and 14 apparatus to battle three simultaneous fires.
Serious injury collision at NE 78th Street and I-5 overpass
A gray 2025 Toyota RAV4 struck an overpass column after running a red light on the I-5 offramp to NE 78th Street.
Opinion: Tickets in parking lots
Doug Dahl explains how Washington law allows officers to act on suspended-license violations even off public roads.
Opinion: Taxpayers pay the shysters who keep our forests at risk!
Lars Larson argues taxpayers funded Oregon Wild's $50,000 attorney fee award while fuels reduction work was delayed.
Final closure of southbound I-5 connection to I-205 in Vancouver July 31-Aug. 2
The I-5 southbound ramp to I-205 at Exit 7 in Vancouver closes fully from 10 p.m. July 31 to 10 a.m. Aug. 2.
Clark County Council continues process to change its Rules of Procedure to mirror Vancouver
Proposed county rules would let a council majority direct how individual councilors vote on boards and commissions.
Opinion: Portland’s War on Cars – Part 1
Since Portland halted freeway expansion in 1982, commuter congestion time has tripled and fuel waste has sextupled to 34.7 million gallons annually.
Opinion: Portland’s War on Cars 1 – Losing the war on the automobile
Cascade Policy Institute launches a month-long series examining Portland's 50-year campaign to reduce personal automobile use through transit and bike-lane prioritization.
Letter: ‘Cost conscious leaders are needed for cost effective bridges’
Margaret Tweet raises CDL safety concerns and contrasts Braun and Gluesenkamp Perez on bridge and transportation spending.
Opinion: Government propaganda or transparency? Lawsuit filed against income tax repeal ballot language
A lawsuit challenges ballot language warning of education cuts from a tax not set to collect revenue until 2029.
Letter: Immersed tunnel & electric buses, a 1% alternative to light rail
Bob Ortblad argues $35 million in electric buses could better connect Clark College, Downtown, and the Waterfront than the IBR's $3.5 billion light rail plan.
Opinion: Driving tired is probably worse than you thoughts
Drowsy driving after 17 to 19 hours awake is comparable to a .05 blood alcohol level, Doug Dahl writes.
C-TRAN to build new Vine station at Mill Plain/Chkalov
C-TRAN plans a 2027 westbound Vine station at Mill Plain and Chkalov, the first median-design stop in its BRT network.
Opinion: No surprise! West Coast climate policies drive the high cost of gas
New research links Washington's Climate Commitment Act and Carbon Fuel Standard to gas price increases of $0.41 to $0.48 per gallon.
Letter: John Braun for Congress – Navy captain, business leader, and state senator
Despite worsening congestion, hurting freight, and raising tolls, Perez supports the IBR bridge plan. John Braun supports replacing the bridge with a focus on congestion relief and road safety, not…
Trail and access closures begin soon at Lacamas Regional Park for bridge replacement project
Trail closures at Lacamas Regional Park run August through November during a bridge replacement project in the northeast corner.
Letter: Local politicians have ignored repeated votes against light rail and a county resolution opposing light rail
Clark County voters rejected light rail in 2012 and again passed a 68% advisory vote against it in 2013 — but the fight continues.