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Former Camas High School girls head wrestling coach Mark Yamashita appears Tuesday at the Clark County Courthouse for sentencing in his child molestation case. Yamashita was sentenced to 20 months in prison.

Ex-Camas High School girls wrestling coach sentenced to 20 months in prison for molesting girl, 16

Former Camas High School girls head wrestling coach Mark Yamashita appears Tuesday at the Clark County Courthouse for sentencing in his child molestation case. Yamashita was sentenced to 20 months in prison.

April 9, 2024, 6:06pm Clark County News

A judge sentenced a former Camas High School girls wrestling coach Tuesday to 20 months in prison for molesting a 16-year-old girl in 2022. Read story

Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s deputies saw a gun in a Toyota Highlander suspected of being involved in drive-by shootings north of Vancouver.

Early morning drive-by shooting spree damages cars, churches in Clark County

Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s deputies saw a gun in a Toyota Highlander suspected of being involved in drive-by shootings north of Vancouver.

April 9, 2024, 12:14pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 23-year-old Felida man early today on suspicion of drive-by shootings that damaged two churches and two cars. Read story

Camas police are investigating a former Vancouver police officer for possible perjury allegations.

Former Vancouver police officer under criminal investigation in potential perjury case

Camas police are investigating a former Vancouver police officer for possible perjury allegations.

April 9, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A former Vancouver police officer is under criminal investigation for allegedly lying about his job experience when applying for search warrants in some of his assigned cases. Read story

Video footage caught Benjamin J. Silva, 36, forcefully pushing past police lines at the tunnel entrance of the Capitol building&rsquo;s Lower West Terrace, and placing one hand against an officer&rsquo;s riot shield, according to a federal affidavit. Silva declined comment about the allegations.

Yacolt man pleads guilty to charge in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Video footage caught Benjamin J. Silva, 36, forcefully pushing past police lines at the tunnel entrance of the Capitol building&rsquo;s Lower West Terrace, and placing one hand against an officer&rsquo;s riot shield, according to a federal affidavit. Silva declined comment about the allegations.

April 8, 2024, 12:52pm Clark County News

A Yacolt man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a felony charge of civil disorder for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol and disruption of a joint session of Congress convened to confirm the 2020 presidential election results. Read story

Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

Medical examiner IDs 42-year-old Vancouver man killed with bow and arrow

Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

April 5, 2024, 12:06pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 42-year-old Vancouver man as the person fatally shot Tuesday with a bow and arrow in the Minnehaha area. Read story

Vancouver Mall.

Police make arrest in Vancouver Mall gun threat

Vancouver Mall.

April 5, 2024, 12:04pm Clark County News

Police arrested a man Friday morning who they say pointed a gun at a parent trying to break up a March 22 fight between teenagers at the Vancouver Mall. Read story

Vancouver police Patrol Sgt. Zachary Ripp, center, works with colleagues while responding to a call of a dead person at a homeless encampment Thursday afternoon near Hazel Dell. Five officers responded to the call, which combined with another call at the same time, tied up all the officers working on the west side of the city.

Vancouver police stretched thin as officers pulled off patrol to respond to growing number of calls

Vancouver police Patrol Sgt. Zachary Ripp, center, works with colleagues while responding to a call of a dead person at a homeless encampment Thursday afternoon near Hazel Dell. Five officers responded to the call, which combined with another call at the same time, tied up all the officers working on the west side of the city.

April 5, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

At about noon Thursday, Vancouver police received a call about a dead person in a homeless encampment between Highway 99 and Interstate 5 near Hazel Dell. Five officers responded to investigate the circumstances of the person’s death, take photographs of the scene and coordinate the medical examiner’s response. Read story

A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Andresen Road on Saturday.

22-year-old man in fatal car crash Saturday on Andresen identified

A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Andresen Road on Saturday.

April 3, 2024, 6:51pm Clark County News

The 22-year-old man who died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash has been identified as Victor Celedonio Montes, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office. His place of residence is unknown. Read story

Julio Cesar Segura appears in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of a slew of charges in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. On Wednesday, a judge called his case ready for trial to begin May 6.

Judge declines request in Segura trial; attorneys sought to prove deputy to blame for Officer Sahota’s slaying

Julio Cesar Segura appears in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of a slew of charges in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. On Wednesday, a judge called his case ready for trial to begin May 6.

April 3, 2024, 6:38pm Clark County News

A judge ruled Wednesday Julio Segura’s defense team can’t question witnesses in his upcoming murder trial about the specifics of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s 2020 fatal shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr. Read story

Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

Vancouver man suspected of murder in bow and arrow slaying appears in court

Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

April 3, 2024, 6:32pm Clark County News

A judge Wednesday set bail at $2 million for a Vancouver man accused of fatally shooting another man with a bow and arrow during a fight in the driveway of a Minnehaha residence. Read story