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Weather Eye: A cool, showery welcome to summer still warmer than in 2011

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://weathersystems.com. The weekend turned out pleasant and Monday’s weather wasn’t bad either. That upper-level low is still offshore and will head our way … Continue reading

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WSU starts sperm bank for honeybees

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — There’s a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve bee semen. The goal is … Continue reading

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Rebuilding Arc will host anniversary open house

Want to meet those legendary call ladies? The Arc of Southwest Washington may be best known to this community for those sweet-as-sugar volunteers who phone residents politely asking after clothing donations. The donations “are our bread and butter,” said Michael … Continue reading

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Camas’ Greg Biffle wins NASCAR Michigan race

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Greg Biffle gave Ford a milestone victory – right down the road from company headquarters. The Camas High grad raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick … Continue reading

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Off Beat: Yacolt man not just hero, but YouTube star

When Bob Robeck learned that he’d become a character in an animated YouTube video, he was shocked. “I called my daughter and said, ‘I’m a cartoon,’” he said with a hearty chuckle. As we reported last week, the 44-year-old Yacolt … Continue reading

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Teen dies in B.C. to Seattle charity ride collision

A cyclist participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer died in Arlington on Sunday after a collision. Arlington Police say just after 10 a.m., a 16-year-old boy from Victoria BC, was riding with his mother and uncle. The boy was … Continue reading

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Homeless boaters’ SOS gets an answer

By Troy Wayrynen The boat that homeless couple Richard Beechler and Marty Brightwell had purchased and been living in hit some rocks and sank at the beginning of May. Columbian reader Julie Gorham read their story and over the past … Continue reading

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What will pot look like in Washington stores?

What will marijuana sold in stores look like? We’re getting closer to an answer, but in the meantime, people in the pot business have some ideas of their own. When one buys a bottle of medicine, it tells you what … Continue reading

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Arnada feels effect of fewer officers on patrol

Suze Marshall feels the effects of not having enough police to go around in her west Vancouver neighborhood of Arnada. “Our neighborhood officers — ours in Arnada is Drue Russell — do an amazing job with the time and staff … Continue reading

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More humpback whales visit Wash. waters

SEATTLE (AP) — Whale watchers say humpback whale sightings in Washington state’s inland waters have been increasing. Cascadia Research Collective’s baleen whale researcher John Calambokidis says the increased sightings are consistent with the population rebound the whales have seen off … Continue reading

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