One is a referee. Another is an observant camera operator on the sidelines. Our overarching role at The Columbian is that of a watchdog, and here’s why that’s much closer to being behind the ...

A MAX light rail train pulls into the Main Street stop in 2022 near Mall 205 in east Portland. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files) C-Tran’s board of directors plans to reconsider sharing the ...

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday’s second ...

A MAX light rail train makes its way through Portland near Lloyd Center in 2022. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) CAMAS — Camas officials are poised to formally oppose the inclusion of light ...

LONGVIEW — A train derailed near the Port of Kalama on Thursday morning. Dan Polacek, legislative and public relations administrator for the port, said the incident occurred about 3:30 a.m. in ...

The article about the C-Tran board reconsidering light rail for the new bridge stated an enormous estimated amount of $20.2 million per year to operate a light rail line (“C-Tran board agrees to ...