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WA sees spike in new chemicals in street drugs, fentanyl

January 12, 2025, 6:05am Courts & Crime

The landscape of street drugs looked a lot different when University of Washington research professor Caleb Banta-Green began his career in drug epidemiology more than 20 years ago. There were… Read story

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

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

Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Snell in a March Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

Vancouver Public Schools superintendent reported alleged teacher sexual misconduct in early December

Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Snell in a March Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

January 10, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver Public Schools reported a teacher’s alleged sexual misconduct with two students to the state before the man’s December arrest. Read story

In partnership with Council for the Homeless, the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program was recently awarded about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness.

Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, Council for Homeless get $1.7M to help prevent evictions, homlessness

In partnership with Council for the Homeless, the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program was recently awarded about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness.

January 10, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

The Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, in partnership with Council for the Homeless, recently received about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness. Read story

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

‘The yelling, the screaming, the rock throwing’: Harassment and violence toward Clark County homeless on rise

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

January 9, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

Homeless people in Vancouver are increasingly the target of harassment and violence as exasperation toward encampments has grown over the past several years. 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 Updated 2 days ago

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

Officials plan to work with the Vancouver Housing Authority to convert a brick apartment building on Hazelwood Drive to housing for people exiting prison.

Prison-to-homelessness pipeline: Clark County’s housing costs push those leaving prison onto the streets, increasing recidivism

Officials plan to work with the Vancouver Housing Authority to convert a brick apartment building on Hazelwood Drive to housing for people exiting prison.

January 8, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

The Washington Department of Corrections rarely releases people directly into homelessness. But that hasn’t halted the prison-to-homelessness pipeline, especially in Clark County where housing costs are high and landlords have their pick of tenants. Read story