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Various agencies in Clark County have warned that scams increase in the summer.

Law enforcement agencies warn of wave of phone scams targeting Clark County residents

Various agencies in Clark County have warned that scams increase in the summer.

June 26, 2024, 4:02pm Clark County News

Scams are ever present in Clark County, requiring residents to be skeptical of strange or too-good-to-be-true interactions. Read story

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson arrives ahead of Gov. Jay Inslee's signing of several bills aimed at protecting reproductive health and gender-affirming care in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington's Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle.

Clark County chosen for hate-crime hotline pilot program due to high number of reported hate crimes

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson arrives ahead of Gov. Jay Inslee's signing of several bills aimed at protecting reproductive health and gender-affirming care in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington's Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle.

June 26, 2024, 3:01pm Clark County News

Clark County residents will have a new way to report hate crimes after the county was chosen as one of three to participate in the pilot program for a new state-run hotline. Read story

Leda Health offers an at-home rape kit.

Health care company sues WA over ban on at-home sexual assault evidence kits

Leda Health offers an at-home rape kit.

June 26, 2024, 7:47am Courts & Crime

A company that produces over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits is suing to overturn a Washington law that prohibits the sale or advertising of products like theirs. Read story

Body camera footage from Vancouver police Sgt. James Kelly shows what appears to be a gun in Jonathan West Nelson&rsquo;s right hand.

Vancouver police video shows assault suspect holding apparent gun and a knife as officers shoot him

Body camera footage from Vancouver police Sgt. James Kelly shows what appears to be a gun in Jonathan West Nelson&rsquo;s right hand.

June 25, 2024, 4:23pm Clark County News

Police body camera and in-car video shows a man pull what appears to be a gun from his pocket immediately before four Vancouver police officers fatally shot him June 17 in central Vancouver. Read story

Body cam footage from Vancouver police officers shows the moments before police shot a man on Andresen Road early June 17.

Four Vancouver police officers identified in early morning fatal shooting on Andresen Road

Body cam footage from Vancouver police officers shows the moments before police shot a man on Andresen Road early June 17.

June 25, 2024, 2:27pm Clark County News

Investigators on Tuesday identified the four Vancouver police officers who fatally shot a 40-year-old Vancouver man June 17 in central Vancouver and the police K-9 that was wounded in the shooting. Read story

Leslie Lewallen, a 3rd Congressional District candidate, held a town hall event Friday that resembled a support group for families who have lost loved ones to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s opioid epidemic.

3rd Congressional District candidate Leslie Lewallen says combating SW Washington’s opioid epidemic is a top priority at Camas town hall

Leslie Lewallen, a 3rd Congressional District candidate, held a town hall event Friday that resembled a support group for families who have lost loved ones to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s opioid epidemic.

June 24, 2024, 5:08pm Clark County News

A town hall event hosted Friday by 3rd Congressional District candidate Leslie Lewallen resembled a support group for grieving families who have lost loved ones to Southwest Washington’s opioid epidemic. Read story

Vancouver police officers stand outside a barricade that hides a body on May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal police shooting in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot.

Clark County prosecutor says body cams mean his office can handle police shooting investigations; critics disagree

Vancouver police officers stand outside a barricade that hides a body on May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal police shooting in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot.

June 22, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Six months into 2024, Clark County has seen four fatal shootings by police, with two just this month. Now that officers’ body cameras capture the incidents, the Clark County prosecutor has decided his office can handle reviews of the shootings’ legality. Read story

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

Details of the 15 fatal law enforcement shootings in Clark County since 2020

Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of William Abbe on Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

June 22, 2024, 6:13am Clark County News

There have been 15 fatal shootings by the various law enforcement agencies in Clark County since 2020.  Read story

A close-up of the cap gun recovered at the scene of the June 8 fatal police shooting of Vadim Sashchenko near the Vancouver waterfront.

Weapon in fatal police shooting near the Vancouver waterfront was a modified cap gun

A close-up of the cap gun recovered at the scene of the June 8 fatal police shooting of Vadim Sashchenko near the Vancouver waterfront.

June 21, 2024, 1:52pm Clark County News

The apparent firearm a man pointed at a Vancouver police officer before the officer fatally shot him was a modified cap gun, investigators said Friday. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office arrested eight suspects during a retail theft operation at the Fred Meyer store on 117th Avenue in Orchards.

Eight arrested in retail theft operation at Orchards Fred Meyer, says Clark County Sheriff’s Office

The Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office arrested eight suspects during a retail theft operation at the Fred Meyer store on 117th Avenue in Orchards.

June 21, 2024, 12:55pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested eight people last week during an operation in Orchards to crack down on retail theft. Read story