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Courts & Crime

Man with ties to La Center killed in Portland shooting

December 8, 2023, 4:02pm Clark County News

Portland police identified a man with ties to Clark County as the person officers fatally shot Wednesday in the Sumner neighborhood. Read story

One man dead after shooting in Woodland, says Cowlitz sheriff

December 8, 2023, 1:55pm Clark County News

A 36-year-old man fatally shot his 27-year-old roommate Thursday at a home south of Woodland in Cowlitz County, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

From left to right: Stuart Rouse, 64, Melissa Rouse, 19, Cristina Rouse, 63, and Kristina Rouse, 33. The family, along with Eric Rouse, 57, were identified by relatives as those killed Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide in Orchards.

‘Our hearts are shattered’: Five dead in apparent murder-suicide in Orchards identified as Rouse family

From left to right: Stuart Rouse, 64, Melissa Rouse, 19, Cristina Rouse, 63, and Kristina Rouse, 33. The family, along with Eric Rouse, 57, were identified by relatives as those killed Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide in Orchards.

December 7, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Family members confirmed the Rouse family as the five people killed Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide at an Orchards home. Read story

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Grandparents in court suspected of assaulting 7-year-old Vancouver boy, moving him to avoid repercussions

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

December 6, 2023, 7:53pm Clark County News

Authorities say a Vancouver 7-year-old went missing for eight months because his grandparents tortured him and then took him to Missouri to avoid the repercussions. Read story

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Clark County Sheriff’s Office: Man climbed into Hazel Dell Starbucks’ ceiling, flooding business, damaging salon next door

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December 6, 2023, 5:34pm Business

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after Clark County sheriff’s deputies say he climbed into the ceiling of a Starbucks Coffee store in Hazel Dell, flooding the business and damaging a Great Clips hair salon next door. Read story

Pedestrian identified in fatal hit-run in Hazel Dell

December 6, 2023, 5:30pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 66-year-old Vancouver woman as the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run early Saturday morning on Highway 99 in Hazel Dell. Read story

Felicia Adams listens Wednesday during sentencing for her and her husband, Jesse Franks, at the Clark County Courthouse. The pair were found guilty of homicide by abuse and second-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of their adopted 15-year-old son, Karreon Franks, after a two-week trial in October.

Karreon Franks’ adoptive parents sentenced to decades in prison for his murder

Felicia Adams listens Wednesday during sentencing for her and her husband, Jesse Franks, at the Clark County Courthouse. The pair were found guilty of homicide by abuse and second-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of their adopted 15-year-old son, Karreon Franks, after a two-week trial in October.

December 6, 2023, 1:44pm Clark County News

With tears welling in her eyes, Judge Suzan Clark on Wednesday sentenced the adoptive mother and father of a 15-year-old boy they starved to death to 35 years and 30 years in prison, respectively. Read story

Shahala Middle School in Vancouver.

Shahala Middle School student arrested after knife threat

Shahala Middle School in Vancouver.

December 6, 2023, 12:17pm Clark County News

A student at Shahala Middle School was arrested Tuesday afternoon after threatening another student with a knife in a portable classroom outside the main school building. Read story

Clark County District Court administrator Bryan Farrell, center in gray, talks with law officials from the country of Georgia at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.

‘The victim has the right to feel more safe’: Delegates from country of Georgia visit Clark County to learn about electric monitoring, victim notification system

Clark County District Court administrator Bryan Farrell, center in gray, talks with law officials from the country of Georgia at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.

December 6, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Keland Hill was arrested in September 2019 for pushing his wife, 35-year-old Tiffany Hill of Vancouver, into a wall and preventing her from calling 911. About two months later, he was arrested again after putting a GPS tracker on her car. Read story

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Judge awards $1.3M in fees to 3 Latino Clark County Public Works employees who won hostile workplace lawsuit

The Clark County Public Service Center is pictured in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

December 5, 2023, 5:55pm Clark County News

A federal judge Friday awarded three Latino Clark County Public Works employees $1.3 million in attorney fees after a jury previously found in favor of their hostile work environment claims against the county. Read story