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Arik J. Odegard, 53, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault. He is accused to shooting into a woman's SUV Sunday evening following a road rage incident.

Vancouver man faces charges in road rage incident, accused of shooting into woman’s SUV

Arik J. Odegard, 53, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault. He is accused to shooting into a woman's SUV Sunday evening following a road rage incident.

October 21, 2024, 5:02pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is accused of shooting into a woman’s SUV — with her children inside — in northwest Vancouver following a road rage incident Sunday evening. Read story

Members of the Vancouver Police Department carry a naked man up the beach during a mental health episode that brought paramedics, firefighters and police officers to Wintler Park under an excessive heat warning on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2024.

Clark County Council says Vancouver’s police levy would create more work for the county without paying for it

Members of the Vancouver Police Department carry a naked man up the beach during a mental health episode that brought paramedics, firefighters and police officers to Wintler Park under an excessive heat warning on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2024.

October 18, 2024, 1:47pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council on Friday adopted a resolution warning that passage of Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to add 80 new police officers, will create more work for the rest of the criminal justice system without providing money to pay for it. Read story

The FBI is seeking information about the disappearance of Cristina Ase.

FBI continues search for missing Vancouver woman Cristina Ase

The FBI is seeking information about the disappearance of Cristina Ase.

October 18, 2024, 1:07pm Clark County News

The FBI’s Seattle office is continuing to ask for the public’s help finding missing Vancouver woman Cristina Ase. Read story

A pedestrian looks at a Vancouver Police car blocking the intersection of Esther Street and West Columbia Way on Aug. 9 in Vancouver.

State audit found Vancouver lacking when it came to police inventory controls

A pedestrian looks at a Vancouver Police car blocking the intersection of Esther Street and West Columbia Way on Aug. 9 in Vancouver.

October 17, 2024, 4:04pm Clark County News

State auditors dinged the city of Vancouver for not having systems in place to adequately track Vancouver Police Department equipment, such as firearms. Read story

Former Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in an Oregon prison for first-degree online sexual corruption of a child.

Former Battle Ground teacher sentenced on child sexual corruption charges in Oregon

Former Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in an Oregon prison for first-degree online sexual corruption of a child.

October 17, 2024, 1:36pm Clark County News

A former Battle Ground High School teacher was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for trying to meet with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl for a sexual encounter in Albany, Ore. Read story

Donna Goddard, the county&rsquo;s permanent fire marshal, takes a break Wednesday morning at the county&rsquo;s Ridgefield office.

‘It’s a role I take very seriously’: New Clark County fire marshal Goddard aims to boost staffing

Donna Goddard, the county&rsquo;s permanent fire marshal, takes a break Wednesday morning at the county&rsquo;s Ridgefield office.

October 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Clark County’s newest fire marshal has worn several hats during her decades with the county, and there’s no plans to change that any time soon. Read story

The Vancouver City Council asking voters to approve a ballot measure to raise the funds needed to add 116 Vancouver police staffers.

Vancouver police levy lid lift would add 80 officers and create a traffic camera enforcement program

The Vancouver City Council asking voters to approve a ballot measure to raise the funds needed to add 116 Vancouver police staffers.

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Vancouver residents will decide next month whether the police department will get a funding boost aimed at bolstering staffing when they cast their votes on Proposition 4. Read story

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Hazel Dell woman, 78, was strangled to death, says Clark County medical examiner

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October 11, 2024, 1:28pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday that the 78-year-old woman found dead inside her Hazel Dell home was strangled to death. Read story

A screenshot from drone footage shows a rifle set up on a table in an upstairs bedroom.

Man fatally shot by police in Walnut Grove standoff had a rifle on a shooting tripod aimed at officers

A screenshot from drone footage shows a rifle set up on a table in an upstairs bedroom.

October 9, 2024, 6:00pm Clark County News

Video released Wednesday by the Vancouver Police Department shows officers inside an armored vehicle duck when gunshots hit the windshield, eventually shattering it, during a standoff last month that left a Vancouver man dead. Read story

Jeremie R. Singer, 50, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He's accused of shooting a man who'd been living in his house in the head following arguments about the man moving out.

Bail set at $1 million for Yacolt man accused of attempted murder

Jeremie R. Singer, 50, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He's accused of shooting a man who'd been living in his house in the head following arguments about the man moving out.

October 9, 2024, 5:17pm Clark County News

A judge set bail at $1 million for a Yacolt man accused of shooting a housemate and tenant in the head following arguments about him moving out. Read story