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FBI: Thermite was used in attacks on Vancouver and Portland ballot drop boxesvideo icon

January 16, 2025, 1:38pm Clark County News Updated 2 hours ago

FBI officials investigating the October ballot box arsons in Vancouver and Portland renewed requests for tips Thursday, saying they’re seeking someone who is knowledgeable about explosives or thermite, a mixture used in the attacks. Read story

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Port Orchard man pleads guilty to 2022 shooting near Vancouver Mall, sentenced to 5 years in prison

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

January 15, 2025, 3:46pm Clark County News

A Port Orchard man was sentenced to about five years in prison for shooting into a parked car and apartment unit in February 2022 near Vancouver Mall. Read story

Interim City Attorney Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand to be sworn into her position Monday by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. Cook replaces the outgoing City Attorney Jonathan Young, who is becoming the city manager of SeaTac.

Vancouver city attorney Young resigns to become SeaTac city manager

Interim City Attorney Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand to be sworn into her position Monday by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. Cook replaces the outgoing City Attorney Jonathan Young, who is becoming the city manager of SeaTac.

January 14, 2025, 12:32pm Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 9 hours ago

An interim Vancouver city attorney is taking over for Jonathan Young who resigned, effective Monday, to become SeaTac’s city manager. Read story

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Clark County criminal justice agencies assess needs in work sessions with city, county officials

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January 14, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

Vancouver and county officials are holding work sessions with the various local criminal justice agencies to take a comprehensive look at staffing challenges before considering possible ballot measures to address funding later this year. Read story

Law enforcement officers investigate Dec. 5 after Vancouver police shot and killed a man there the night before. It was the seventh police shooting in Clark County in 2024.

‘It’s alarming’: Police shootings in Clark County hit a 30-year high

Law enforcement officers investigate Dec. 5 after Vancouver police shot and killed a man there the night before. It was the seventh police shooting in Clark County in 2024.

January 11, 2025, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Law enforcement officers in Clark County fatally shot six people in 2024 and wounded one other, the highest number for a single year in three decades. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 recently hosted a push-in ceremony to officially welcome the addition of its new Pierce fire engines.

Federal judge dismisses racial discrimination suit filed by Black former fire recruit against Clark County Fire District 6

Clark County Fire District 6 recently hosted a push-in ceremony to officially welcome the addition of its new Pierce fire engines.

January 10, 2025, 5:50pm Clark County News

A federal judge has dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black former fire recruit against Clark County Fire District 6. Read story

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

5-year-old run over by car in central Vancouver apartment parking lot

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

January 10, 2025, 11:02am Clark County News

A 5-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a car Thursday afternoon in a central Vancouver apartment complex parking lot. Read story

Travis Ward, 32, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault. He is accused of killing one person and wounding two others during a Halloween shooting at the Vancouver Mall.

Man accused in Halloween shooting at Vancouver Mall gains witness tampering charges, held without bail

Travis Ward, 32, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault. He is accused of killing one person and wounding two others during a Halloween shooting at the Vancouver Mall.

January 8, 2025, 5:27pm Clark County News

Prosecutors on Wednesday added witness tampering charges against the man accused in the Halloween night shooting at Vancouver Mall after they say he tried to convince his girlfriend not to cooperate with investigators. Read story

Vancouver firefighters respond to a fatal house fire at 1:36 a.m. Dec. 7 in the 3200 block of Northeast May Street. Officials identified a 71-year-old Vancouver man as the person found dead inside.

Man found dead after Minnehaha house fire identified; death ruled a suicide

Vancouver firefighters respond to a fatal house fire at 1:36 a.m. Dec. 7 in the 3200 block of Northeast May Street. Officials identified a 71-year-old Vancouver man as the person found dead inside.

January 8, 2025, 1:09pm Clark County News

Officials on Wednesday identified 71-year-old Bruce David Weiser of Vancouver as the man firefighters found dead after a Dec. 7 house fire in Minnehaha. Read story

Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend walks into a courtroom Tuesday at the Clark County Courthouse for her first appearance on two counts of forgery. Townsend is accused of altering documents related to a civil protection order against her client.

Judge denies Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend’s request to postpone hearing in forgery case

Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend walks into a courtroom Tuesday at the Clark County Courthouse for her first appearance on two counts of forgery. Townsend is accused of altering documents related to a civil protection order against her client.

January 7, 2025, 5:03pm Clark County News

Attorneys for Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend are asking a judge to dismiss the forgery case against her. Read story