Will Campbell

6 days ago | columbian.com | Will Campbell

The Columbian embarked on a fun project that published last week. It was a special section called “An Outpost is Forged,” a 40-page collection of stories, photographs and drawings to commemorate Fort Vancouver’s 200th anniversary. It took four months to plan the section, coordinate and collect contributed articles, edit and lay them out, place ads from our advertising partners, and finally print the section on nice, thick paper. “An Outpost is Forged” was distributed June 14.

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Will Campbell

An early Thursday morning fire in Hazel Dell killed one person, and another suffered second-degree burns, according to Clark County Fire District 6. Firefighters received calls to Ridgecrest Apartments on Northeast 104th Street at 12:30 a.m. Thursday and reported "a series of explosions" and people screaming and evacuating the building, according to a press release. When firefighters arrived, part of the apartment building was engulfed in flames.

1 week ago | columbian.com | Will Campbell

An early Thursday morning fire at in Hazel Dell killed one person, and another suffered second-degree burns, according to Clark County Fire District 6. Firefighters received calls to Ridgecrest Apartments on Northeast 104th Street at 12:30 a.m. Thursday and reported “a series of explosions” and people screaming and evacuating the building, according to a press release. When firefighters arrived, part of the apartment building was engulfed.

1 week ago | columbian.com | Will Campbell

News / Clark County News By Will Campbell, Columbian Editor Published: June 14, 2025, 6:11am This article is available exclusively to subscribers like you. Our approach to covering local protests continues to evolve as their frequency increases and their targets shift. Let me shed more light on what we’re doing in the newsroom to adjust to these dynamic circumstances. This story is exclusive to our subscribers. Get unlimited access today for only $1.99/week Maybe later. Thank you for reading...

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Will Campbell

Almost every day, as reporters, editors and photographers, we are in the thick of the news. It never ends. As soon as we file a story, we're already working on three or four more. We hardly have time to celebrate our own work. But on Tuesday, when our newsroom won the Society of Professional Journalists' General Excellence in Writing award for 2024, it gave us a moment to step back and reflect on the great work of our newsroom team.