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Vancouver man held on $1 million bail in attempted murder case

March 18, 2025, 5:34pm Clark County News

A judge set bail at $1 million for a 27-year-old Vancouver man accused of shooting a man multiple times late Sunday night. Read story

Vancouver City Council confirms Nena Cook as new city attorney

March 18, 2025, 12:57pm Clark County News

City officials on Monday confirmed Nena Cook as Vancouver’s next city attorney. Read story

Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen.

Opening of new Washington juvenile detention center is delayed

Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen.

March 18, 2025, 7:42am Courts & Crime

A new Washington state juvenile detention center meant to help address persistent overcrowding at an existing facility will open months later than anticipated due to difficulties in hiring staff. Read story

The Columbian files 
 Someone created a fake Instagram pretending to be a Washougal High School teacher and sent sexually explicit messages to a student, according to police.

Fake Instagram account impersonating Washougal teacher sent sexually explicit messages to student

The Columbian files 
 Someone created a fake Instagram pretending to be a Washougal High School teacher and sent sexually explicit messages to a student, according to police.

March 18, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

Washougal police are searching for a person who impersonated a Washougal teacher on Instagram, using a fake account to send sexually explicit messages to a Washougal High School student. Read story

Vancouver police recovered a gun after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday.

Shooting in east Vancouver leaves one person wounded, one in custody

Vancouver police recovered a gun after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday.

March 17, 2025, 1:55pm Clark County News

One person was injured and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday night, according to Vancouver police. Read story

Data admin Ali Velilla, left, and community resource manager Casey McDougall work at the Community Eviction Support booth Feb. 28 at the Clark County Courthouse. ACES directs people to free legal services and rental assistance, but it also refers people to mental health services, housing resources, job and educational support, and conflict resolution.

Clark County eviction support program on shaky ground financially

Data admin Ali Velilla, left, and community resource manager Casey McDougall work at the Community Eviction Support booth Feb. 28 at the Clark County Courthouse. ACES directs people to free legal services and rental assistance, but it also refers people to mental health services, housing resources, job and educational support, and conflict resolution.

March 15, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

Clark County has one of the few court-affiliated programs in the nation to support people throughout the eviction process. Despite record eviction filings with no end in sight, the program could die in 2026. Read story

A man seen on surveillance video whom Vancouver police say lit a portable toilet on fire early Monday morning behind an east Vancouver church.

Police looking for man who set a fire behind an east Vancouver church

A man seen on surveillance video whom Vancouver police say lit a portable toilet on fire early Monday morning behind an east Vancouver church.

March 13, 2025, 12:36pm Clark County News

Vancouver police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man they say set a portable toilet on fire behind an east Vancouver church. Read story

Law enforcement officers investigate a shooting at the Cascade Park Safeway store on Thursday morning, Dec. 5, 2024. Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night after he physically attacked a police officer, according to a statement from the agency.

$100M plan for police hiring gets greenlight from Washington House

Law enforcement officers investigate a shooting at the Cascade Park Safeway store on Thursday morning, Dec. 5, 2024. Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night after he physically attacked a police officer, according to a statement from the agency.

March 12, 2025, 8:20am Courts & Crime

Democrats in the Washington state House on Tuesday approved a revamped plan to provide $100 million in grants to local police departments to hire more officers. Read story

Defense attorney Marina Spencer, left, and defendant Yana Cook pause during opening statements Tuesday in his murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse. Cook, 27, is accused in a 2022 fatal drive-by shooting that prosecutors are calling a targeted attack.

Man on trial accused of murder in 2022 drive-by shooting on Fourth Plain in central Vancouver

Defense attorney Marina Spencer, left, and defendant Yana Cook pause during opening statements Tuesday in his murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse. Cook, 27, is accused in a 2022 fatal drive-by shooting that prosecutors are calling a targeted attack.

March 11, 2025, 5:35pm Clark County News

A prosecutor on Tuesday promised to walk a Clark County jury through what began as a fatal car crash investigation but investigators later found to be a targeted drive-by shooting. Read story

James R. Burnett, 41, left, speaks Monday with his defense attorney, Ruth Rivas, during his sentencing hearing in Clark County Superior Court. A Cowlitz County judge sentenced him to 8½ years in prison for threatening two Clark County Superior Court judges.

Vancouver man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for threatening Clark County judges

James R. Burnett, 41, left, speaks Monday with his defense attorney, Ruth Rivas, during his sentencing hearing in Clark County Superior Court. A Cowlitz County judge sentenced him to 8½ years in prison for threatening two Clark County Superior Court judges.

March 10, 2025, 5:38pm Clark County News

Before a Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 8½ years in prison, two Clark County judges spoke from the other side of the bench, without their traditional black robes, where they took on an unusual role — that of crime victims. Read story