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Two drivers injured in head-on collision on Highway 14 near Interstate 5 in Vancouver

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May 7, 2024, 8:12pm Clark County News

Two people were injured early Tuesday morning in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver on state Highway 14 near Interstate 5 in Vancouver, according to a Washington State Patrol crash memo. Read story

Julio Segura makes his way into the courtroom Monday for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

Jurors watch aerial footage in trial of man accused in death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota

Julio Segura makes his way into the courtroom Monday for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

May 7, 2024, 6:49pm Clark County News

Jurors watched aerial footage and heard police radio traffic Wednesday in the murder trial of a Yakima man accused in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

Defense attorneys Ed Dunkerly, from left, and Michele Michalek meet with defendant Julio Segura before opening statements Monday morning in his murder trial for the 2022 death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

Murder trial begins in death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota

Defense attorneys Ed Dunkerly, from left, and Michele Michalek meet with defendant Julio Segura before opening statements Monday morning in his murder trial for the 2022 death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

May 6, 2024, 7:08pm Clark County News

Opening statements began Monday in the murder trial of a Yakima man accused in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

A body was found in a homeless encampment south of Ridgefield.

61-year-old’s body found in wooded area near Ridgefield in April

A body was found in a homeless encampment south of Ridgefield.

May 6, 2024, 2:28pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 61-year-old man whose body was found in an encampment south of Ridgefield in April. Read story

A jury found Jenny Purple guilty of three counts of first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult, one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering and Eugene Cosby guilty of one count of first-degree theft.

Elderly Clark County residents are more likely to be financially exploited by relatives

A jury found Jenny Purple guilty of three counts of first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult, one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering and Eugene Cosby guilty of one count of first-degree theft.

May 4, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

While many people warn their older loved ones about online scams by some faraway stranger, a Camas woman was the victim of a type of theft that experts say is far more common: financial exploitation by a family member. Read story

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Vancouver police officer resigned day before interview regarding lying, harassment

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May 4, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

On the eve of a scheduled interview with Vancouver police leadership, an officer under investigation for allegations of lying about his resume and harassing a female co-worker instead resigned, records show. Read story

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Vancouver mother arrested after 3-year-old overdoses on meth

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May 3, 2024, 2:46pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a 27-year-old woman Thursday night after they say her 3-year-old child overdosed on methamphetamine. Read story

Bettie Le&rsquo;Sueur talks about the disappearance of her 62-year-old son Jacques Le&rsquo;Sueur at Bettie Le&rsquo;Sueur&rsquo;s house in east Vancouver. Bettie has not heard from him since he was transported to Western State Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility, a year ago.

Vancouver mother wants to know: What has happened to my mentally ill son?

Bettie Le&rsquo;Sueur talks about the disappearance of her 62-year-old son Jacques Le&rsquo;Sueur at Bettie Le&rsquo;Sueur&rsquo;s house in east Vancouver. Bettie has not heard from him since he was transported to Western State Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility, a year ago.

May 3, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health

Jacques Le’Sueur’s phone calls to his family stopped a year ago when Clark County sent him to Western State Hospital, a psychiatric facility 130 miles away. Now, he’s a missing person. Read story

Warren Dickinson, 49, left, appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for vehicular homicide, alongside his defense attorney, Jon McMullen.

Portland man accused of driving drunk in crash that killed Woodland man

Warren Dickinson, 49, left, appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for vehicular homicide, alongside his defense attorney, Jon McMullen.

May 2, 2024, 6:48pm Clark County News

A Portland man is accused of driving drunk during a crash that killed his passenger in February 2023 at state Highway 500 and Interstate 205. Read story

Julio Cesar Segura, shown at 2022 court appearance, then 20, appears in January 2022 in Clark County Superior Court in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Jury selection in Segura&rsquo;s murder trial is set to begin today.

Jury selection to begin in Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota’s death

Julio Cesar Segura, shown at 2022 court appearance, then 20, appears in January 2022 in Clark County Superior Court in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Jury selection in Segura&rsquo;s murder trial is set to begin today.

May 1, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Jury selection is set to begin today in the murder trial for the robbery suspect accused in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story