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 ...

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 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 ...

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

WSDOT says two of the six cameras set up by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office are within the WSDOT right of way and didn't have the proper permits.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Peter W. Stevenson is a senior video producer covering politics. He joined The Post in 2015, and became The Post's senior political video producer in 2017. Peter was part of a team that won a ...