Paris Achen
Staff Reporter
Email: paris.achen@columbian.com
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Recent Stories
Man accused of threatening Camas employee appears in court
Suspect allegedly brandished a gun
A disgruntled Camas man who confronted a city employee with a gun Monday evening appeared today in Clark County Superior Court.
Alleged kidnapping followed pot theft
A Yacolt man appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of kidnapping a man Saturday near Orchards Park in a ploy to recover some stolen marijuana.
Woman sentenced in advance-fee scheme
A California woman who bilked a Vancouver technology start-up business owner and his lender out of $2 million in an advance-fee scheme was sentenced Monday in federal court in Portland to 41 months in prison.
Inmate clothes at Clark County Jail more than fashion
Designed to denote threat level, be practical, save money
Each weekday morning, custody officers escort jail inmates, handcuffed together in a colorful human chain, into the Clark County Courthouse.
Ex-nonprofit worker files $1M suit, accuses Brokaw of discrimination
A former Partners in Careers employee has accused the Vancouver nonprofit's executive director of unlawful termination and discriminatory remarks about the employee's Muslim faith and Bosnian accent.
Jury: Wolter guilty of murdering estranged girlfriend (with video)
Jurors found Dennis Wolter guilty of the first-degree aggravated murder of his estranged girlfriend Kori Fredericksen.
Golik: Wolter intended to kill girlfriend
Prosecution makes case for first-degree murder; defense says defendant brain damaged
Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Golik clutched a kitchen knife with a bent blade as he faced the jury. The knife was one of five Dennis Wolter used a to kill his estranged girlfriend, Kori Fredericksen, in May 2011, Golik said during closing arguments Wednesday in Wolter's murder trial.
Agency suspends license of nurse who was accused of rape in Vancouver
The state Department of Health has suspended the nursing license of Longview resident Ivan Pedersen, who was accused of sexually assaulting another nurse in Vancouver in December 2012 while she was unconscious from a drug overdose.
UPDATE: Testimony portion of Wolter murder trial complete
Prosecution, defense question neuropsychologist
Prosecution and defense attorneys this morning continued exhaustive questioning of a prosecution neuropsychologist in an attempt to rebut each other over whether murder defendant Dennis Wolter had the capacity to premeditate the slaying of his girlfriend, Kori Fredericksen, in May 2011.
Man pleads not guilty in Vancouver stabbing case
May 31 incident is allegedly gang-related
A 23-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court to charges related to an allegedly gang-related stabbing May 31 at an apartment on Bridge Street in Vancouver.
