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Columbian Breaking News Reporter

Vancouver police are asking for help in locating Patricia Marie McVay, who was last seen on February 26.

Vancouver police seek help locating missing, endangered woman

Vancouver police are asking for help in locating Patricia Marie McVay, who was last seen on February 26.

March 16, 2021, 5:36pm Clark County News

Patricia Marie McVay was not reported as missing until a social worker noted her absence from medical appointments on Thursday, according to a Vancouver Police Department news release. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman presides over Mental Health Court in 2010. Zimmerman has been a judge in Clark County for more than 20 years.

Clark County judge apologizes for Kevin Peterson Jr. comments, will take time off

Judge Darvin Zimmerman presides over Mental Health Court in 2010. Zimmerman has been a judge in Clark County for more than 20 years.

March 16, 2021, 11:00am Clark County News

Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman issued a statement Tuesday saying he’s decided to take time off to reflect on comments he made last week critical of a Black man killed in a police shooting in Hazel Dell. Read story

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

Clark County judge faces condemnation, call for resignation after comments

Judge Darvin Zimmerman in 2019.

March 15, 2021, 5:40pm Clark County News

Clark County District Court condemned Judge Darvin Zimmerman and a prominent law firm has called for his resignation Monday for comments he made last week critical of a Black man killed in a police shooting in Hazel Dell. Read story

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Vancouver man arrested in catalytic converter theft

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March 12, 2021, 2:06pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday that a 28-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a vehicle in Salmon Creek.  Read story

The aftermath of a fatal fire at Date Park Condominiums in Vancouver's Harney Heights neighborhood is pictured Wednesday morning.

Vancouver apartment fire caused by smoking materials, oxygen tank

The aftermath of a fatal fire at Date Park Condominiums in Vancouver's Harney Heights neighborhood is pictured Wednesday morning.

March 12, 2021, 12:11pm Clark County News

A fatal fire Tuesday night at an apartment building in Vancouver’s Harney Heights neighborhood was the result of a tenant smoking while using an oxygen tank, according to a fire marshal. Read story

The aftermath of a fatal fire at Date Park Condominiums in Vancouver's Harney Heights neighborhood is pictured Wednesday morning.

Vancouver apartment fire kills one, injures another

The aftermath of a fatal fire at Date Park Condominiums in Vancouver's Harney Heights neighborhood is pictured Wednesday morning.

March 10, 2021, 11:56am Clark County News

A fire at an apartment building in Vancouver's Harney Heights neighborhood Tuesday night resulted in the death of one man and injured another. Read story

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Fiery I-205 Bridge crash that killed 2 caused by wrong-way driver

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March 10, 2021, 11:55am Clark County News

Portland police say one of the drivers involved in a deadly head-on crash on the Interstate 205 Bridge on Monday morning was driving the wrong way. Read story

Stock photo of hand pulling a bag of drugs from the front pocket of jeans.

Clark County law enforcement no longer taking action for simple drug possession

Stock photo of hand pulling a bag of drugs from the front pocket of jeans.

March 9, 2021, 3:47pm Clark County News

Clark County criminal justice and law enforcement officials are managing the impacts of a recent Washington Supreme Court ruling that found the state’s felony drug possession law to be unconstitutional. Read story

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Vancouver location searched in connection with explosion in Portland

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March 9, 2021, 11:30am Clark County News

A 24-year-old man with a Vancouver connection was arrested in Portland on Monday for his alleged ties to an explosion in Portland’s Argay Terrace neighborhood on Saturday. Read story

Dustin Hawkins, 19, of Vancouver, said he was handed this invoice after getting an inspection at Jiffy Lube, 2500 S.E. 165th Ave., in Vancouver on Saturday. Hawkins did not provide his name to the employees, who listed George Floyd as the customer&#039;s name.

Jiffy Lube invoice to biracial Vancouver man lists his name as ‘George Floyd’

Dustin Hawkins, 19, of Vancouver, said he was handed this invoice after getting an inspection at Jiffy Lube, 2500 S.E. 165th Ave., in Vancouver on Saturday. Hawkins did not provide his name to the employees, who listed George Floyd as the customer&#039;s name.

March 5, 2021, 5:58pm Business

What was intended to be a simple inspection on a newly purchased vehicle turned into a racist experience, according to a 19-year-old Vancouver man. Read story