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Clark County

July 3, 2025
Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell is stocked up and ready to open for business today when fireworks go on sale in Clark County. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Sales of fireworks begins

Sales of fireworks, which start today in Clark County, generate an annual revenue of about $4 million. While debates continue between residents and public officials about whether fireworks are a lauded tradition or hazard to health and property, local fireworks aficionados will trek to sellers with names like Mean Gene, Bomber Brothers, TNT, Blackjack and Dynamite.

June 19, 2025
The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River behind a large crowd of protesters participating in the nationwide “No Kings” rally on Saturday on Waterfront Way at the Vancouver waterfront. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Vancouver crowds call for ‘No Kings’

Two protest marches happened without incident on Saturday, with large crowds in east Vancouver and Vancouver Waterfront Park voicing opposition to the Trump administration’s policies.

June 19, 2025
The Interstate 5 Bridge as seen from downtown Vancouver on Sept. 20, 2024. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

I-5 Bridge tolls closer to reality

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill last week updating the state’s authorization to toll the Interstate 5 Bridge. The move follows a Washington bill Gov. Bob Ferguson signed last month that allows the state to issue $2.5 billion in state bonds to pay for part of the bridge replacement project before tolls make up that cost.