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James Rummell, 49, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder. He&rsquo;s accused of hiring a friend to kill his wife.

Hockinson man facing murder charges in alleged murder-for-hire plot of his wife held without bail until Monday

James Rummell, 49, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder. He&rsquo;s accused of hiring a friend to kill his wife.

March 29, 2024, 2:31pm Clark County News

Prosecutors intend to charge a Hockinson man with aggravated first-degree murder, court records show, for allegations he hired a friend to kill his wife. Read story

A “vehicle of interest”  was recovered in Ridgefield in connection to missing 4-year-old Ariel Garcia, who was found dead outside of Everett on March 28.

Mother arrested in Clark County day after ‘vehicle of interest’ in Everett missing boy case found in Ridgefield

A “vehicle of interest”  was recovered in Ridgefield in connection to missing 4-year-old Ariel Garcia, who was found dead outside of Everett on March 28.

March 29, 2024, 1:25pm Clark County News

The mother of a missing 4-year-old Everett boy found dead Thursday outside the city was arrested in Clark County, according to the Everett Herald newspaper. A vehicle associated with the case was found earlier this week in Ridgefield. Read story

Clark County Jail Work Center expansion slated; could add up to 64 beds

March 29, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

A local design firm has begun the permitting process to build a new medium-security housing facility at the Clark County Jail Work Center site that could create up to 64 additional beds. Read story

James L. Rummell, 49, appears Monday in Clark County District Court on suspicion of making a false statement to a public servant. A prosecutor said more charges against Rummell are likely because he's accused of hiring a man to kill his wife.

Husband, suspected in a murder-for-hire plot, arrested after wife’s fatal shooting in Hockinson

James L. Rummell, 49, appears Monday in Clark County District Court on suspicion of making a false statement to a public servant. A prosecutor said more charges against Rummell are likely because he's accused of hiring a man to kill his wife.

March 28, 2024, 8:11pm Clark County News

Authorities on Thursday arrested the husband of a woman who was fatally shot over the weekend in her Hockinson home. Read story

Cristina Ase was last see Tuesday in east Vancouver.

61-year-old Vancouver woman’s disappearance considered suspicious, say police

Cristina Ase was last see Tuesday in east Vancouver.

March 28, 2024, 7:21am Clark County News

Vancouver police say a 61-year-old Vancouver woman's Tuesday disappearance should be considered suspicious.  Read story

Battle Ground police Sgt. Richard Kelly died from a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose. The office ruled his death an accident.

Battle Ground police Sgt. Richard Kelly confiscated illicit drugs hours before overdosing, says report

Battle Ground police Sgt. Richard Kelly died from a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose. The office ruled his death an accident.

March 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Battle Ground police Sgt. Richard Kelly confiscated illicit drugs hours before he suffered a fatal overdose in his office, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office found. Read story

Kevin West, 49, of Washougal appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder in the Jan. 8 strangulation death of his wife, Marcelle &ldquo;Marcy&rdquo; West.

Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief accused of killing wife had yearslong affair, according to court documents

Kevin West, 49, of Washougal appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder in the Jan. 8 strangulation death of his wife, Marcelle &ldquo;Marcy&rdquo; West.

March 25, 2024, 6:15pm Clark County News

A Camas-Washougal Fire Department battalion chief suspected of strangling his wife in January was apparently having an on-and-off affair for 20 years, and he planned to leave his wife on the day of her slaying, court documents show. Read story

Demetrius Williams Coles (Photo contributed by Linda Peter)

Vancouver man found on fire died from injuries and smoke inhalation, medical examiner’s office says

Demetrius Williams Coles (Photo contributed by Linda Peter)

March 25, 2024, 5:44pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man found on fire Dec. 20 on a downtown Vancouver sidewalk died from thermal injuries and smoke inhalation while intoxicated with fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office. Read story

James L. Rummell, 49, appears Monday in Clark County District Court on suspicion of making a false statement to a public servant. A prosecutor said more charges against Rummell are likely because he's accused of hiring a man to kill his wife.

Husband’s friend arrested in Oregon, facing murder charge in Hockinson woman’s fatal shooting

James L. Rummell, 49, appears Monday in Clark County District Court on suspicion of making a false statement to a public servant. A prosecutor said more charges against Rummell are likely because he's accused of hiring a man to kill his wife.

March 25, 2024, 3:10pm Clark County News

Authorities arrested a man they say fatally shot a woman Saturday in her Hockinson home, as well as the woman’s husband, who’s being investigated for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. Read story

The Vancouver Fire Department was called to help Vancouver police at 6 p.m. Saturday with a man on the roof of Little Conejo, 114 W. Sixth St. The man later climbed out onto communication wires above the street.

Suspect went on a crime spree, Vancouver police say, then tried to escape by shimmying across telephone wires

The Vancouver Fire Department was called to help Vancouver police at 6 p.m. Saturday with a man on the roof of Little Conejo, 114 W. Sixth St. The man later climbed out onto communication wires above the street.

March 25, 2024, 2:30pm Clark County News

What started as a report of a vehicle prowl Saturday ended with a theft suspect trying to escape by shimmying across telephone wires over West Sixth Street in downtown Vancouver for nearly an hour. Read story