When you think about popular national park sites in the Pacific Northwest, you probably picture serene Crater Lake, majestic Mount Rainier or the rugged wilds of the Olympic Mountains. What you ...

Last year's Class 1A District 4 playoff semifinals marked a seminal moment for the Fort Vancouver boys basketball team when it clinched the program's first state berth since 1990. In the ...

All-league team as selected by league coaches and submitted for publication: Co-players of the year: Leighton Livengood, sr., Fort Vancouver; Jaxen Appelt, sr., Fort Vancouver FIRST TEAM Isai ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — At Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, it’s all about connecting people — and now pets — to history. “This little place in Vancouver gets more than a million visitors a year,” ...

It was sad news a few days ago when it was reported that a 194-year old apple tree had died near Fort Vancouver along the Columbia River. However, that tree’s demise is a good excuse to point out that ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A big renovation project is underway at one the most historic sites in the Northwest: Fort Vancouver. The Fort Vancouver of today is known for its large 4th of July fireworks ...

First, COVID canceled the annual fireworks display at Fort Vancouver. Now, the risk of fire may permanently snuff out the spectacular, which has been called off for a third straight year. Today, the ...

Some of the ceilings and lath and plaster walls have moisture damage. The original tin ceiling tiles likely are covered with lead-based paint. Asbestos tiles lie atop much of the original ...

It was right about this time exactly 200 years ago when work began on what would become Fort Vancouver. It became a busy regional headquarters for fur trade conducted by the Hudson’s Bay Company and ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — It was a December night, around the mid-1800s from the look of it, in a cozy candlelit parlor. I was eavesdropping on a teatime conversation between James Douglas, Fort Vancouver’s ...

Courtesy Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site The National Park Service prohibits battle reenactments that involve hand-to-hand combat out of respect for those who died – and for the sake of safety.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — As it does every year, a large Memorial Day ceremony took place at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, drawing hundreds of people to honor the service and sacrifice of ...