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Interstate 5 in the Portland area was closed in both directions on Monday after multiple armed carjackings which led to Portland police fatally shooting a suspect.

It may look beautifully serene to a day visitor, but the Columbia River is actually the site of historical and ongoing conflict between tremendous forces.

Chuck’s Produce & Street Market’s two locations are for sale. Both businesses and real estate are included, according to an online listing.

Starbucks took eggnog lattes off the menu this year, leaving us as bewildered as Whoville after the Grinch snatched all the town’s Christmas presents. Fortunately, fans of this creamy, nutmeg-sprinkled concoction can find solace at several local spots offering their versions of this Yuletide favorite.

Inslee helped the fledgling biotech company get settled in Vancouver in 2016. Five years later, Absci is settling in at a much larger new home.

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During World War II, youngsters wishing to expand their reading would find alternatives at the Carnegie Library on Main Street in Vancouver. When they couldn’t find Edgar Rice Burroughs or Daphne du Maurier books, they sought help from the no-nonsense librarian. Bravely, they’d stammer their requests. Many saw Eva Santee (1897-1979) as intimidating despite her mischievous smile. The librarian met pleas for an “inappropriate” book by peering over her glasses, smiling impishly, and saying,...

There’s an old saying in newsrooms that journalists can’t do math. Maybe that’s true, but I like to look at numbers as part of my job. I thought you might be interested in some numbers, too, so I went looking for these. Unless stated otherwise, these are for the week ended Oct. 23:

Five things to do this week

Downtown Vancouver’s newest mixed-use building, the Angelo Tower, opened on Aug. 13 in a spot the Al Angelo Co. hails as the “Gateway to Vancouver.”