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Vancouver man who blinded girlfriend in 2021 attack found not guilty by reason of insanity

April 24, 2024, 11:46am Clark County News Updated 28 mins ago

A judge found a Vancouver man who trapped his girlfriend in his apartment and blinded her not guilty by reason of insanity Friday. Read story

Longtime Evergreen educator Scott Munro rehabilitating after brain injury

April 23, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health Updated 28 mins ago

Every school has a few names and faces it wouldn’t be the same without: the cool teacher, the favorite substitute or the principal who’s been there longer than anyone can… Read story

James Turner opens the hood of his truck Wednesday at Vancouver Kiggins Village Safe Stay shelter. He used to sleep in the truck, but now he&rsquo;s moving into housing.

With help of Vancouver Safe Stay, former soldier who had lived in truck heads to complex for veterans

James Turner opens the hood of his truck Wednesday at Vancouver Kiggins Village Safe Stay shelter. He used to sleep in the truck, but now he&rsquo;s moving into housing.

April 23, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News Updated 27 mins ago

James Turner popped open the hood of his red Ford truck and checked the engine. Soon, he will hop in his truck — which used to be his only shelter — and drive north to his new home. Read story

Oregon&rsquo;s Lithia Motors has proposed building two auto dealerships just west of Southeast Olympia Drive, on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver. They would be the third and fourth dealerships that could be moving into that area.

Second auto mall? More car dealers get sites in gear in Clark County

Oregon&rsquo;s Lithia Motors has proposed building two auto dealerships just west of Southeast Olympia Drive, on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver. They would be the third and fourth dealerships that could be moving into that area.

April 23, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 1 day ago

Two more automobile dealerships, with a single owner, are in the works off Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver. They are the third and fourth that could be coming to an area that may soon become Clark County’s second auto mall. Read story

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza watches her body camera footage Monday during closing arguments in her misdemeanor assault trial in Clark County District Court. Mendoza faced the assault charge after threatening to use her Taser on the genitals of a suspected shoplifter in May.

Jury acquits Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza in misdemeanor assault trial

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza watches her body camera footage Monday during closing arguments in her misdemeanor assault trial in Clark County District Court. Mendoza faced the assault charge after threatening to use her Taser on the genitals of a suspected shoplifter in May.

April 22, 2024, 3:41pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Jurors found Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza not guilty Monday in her misdemeanor assault trial. Mendoza was accused of pulling down the pants of a shoplifting suspect and threatening to use her Taser on his genitals. Read story

Battle Ground man killed in Interstate 205 crash

April 22, 2024, 12:55pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

A Battle Ground man was killed Saturday when his car left the road and crashed into a tree while exiting westbound state Highway 14 to southbound Interstate 205. Read story

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Mothers&rsquo; Day Plant Sale returns May 10-12.

Plant party: Clark County plant sales have all the green you need

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Mothers&rsquo; Day Plant Sale returns May 10-12.

April 22, 2024, 12:53pm Clark County Life Updated 1 day ago

If your yard is looking a little bare and colorless, or if your vegetable patch is forlornly plant-free, look no further than Clark County’s local plant sales. Read story

Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was arrested in Oregon on charges of online sexual corruption of a minor.

Battle Ground High School teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges in Oregon

Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was arrested in Oregon on charges of online sexual corruption of a minor.

April 22, 2024, 10:50am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was arrested Saturday in Oregon on a charge of first-degree online sexual corruption of a minor. Read story

A voter heads to a ballot drop box Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Seattle. Voters in Washington state have a crowded ballot to fill out for this week&rsquo;s election, with a referendum on affirmative action and an initiative on the price of car tabs among the things they are being asked to decide.

WA ballot initiatives: Pro and con campaigns gear up to woo WA voters

A voter heads to a ballot drop box Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Seattle. Voters in Washington state have a crowded ballot to fill out for this week&rsquo;s election, with a referendum on affirmative action and an initiative on the price of car tabs among the things they are being asked to decide.

April 21, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice

How much should Washington tax the rich? Read story

Members of the Vancouver Police Department respond to a call of a dead person suspected to have overdosed at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell on April 4. At top, Officer Cole Larson of the Vancouver Police Department confiscates a device for smoking fentanyl from a motorist while on patrol April 4.

People are staying homeless for longer than ever before in Clark County — experts say fentanyl is a factor

Members of the Vancouver Police Department respond to a call of a dead person suspected to have overdosed at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell on April 4. At top, Officer Cole Larson of the Vancouver Police Department confiscates a device for smoking fentanyl from a motorist while on patrol April 4.

April 20, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health Updated 2 days ago

It was during cleanup of an encampment in east Vancouver two years ago that the city’s homeless response manager realized a dangerous shift had occurred. Read story