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Larch opened in 1956 as the Larch Mountain Honor Camp. It was designed to use inmates to prevent wildfires that occurred periodically since the Yacolt Burn by clearing snags, creating fire breaks and building roads.

Clark County judge denies labor union request; Larch will close Tuesday

Larch opened in 1956 as the Larch Mountain Honor Camp. It was designed to use inmates to prevent wildfires that occurred periodically since the Yacolt Burn by clearing snags, creating fire breaks and building roads.

October 9, 2023, 11:01am Clark County News

Larch Corrections Center is scheduled to close Tuesday after a Clark County Superior Court judge denied a labor union’s request that would have kept the minimum-security prison open, at least temporarily. Read story

Two Vancouver men arrested in stolen Tesla ring case

October 6, 2023, 6:02pm Clark County News

Two Vancouver men were among several people Portland police arrested Sept. 30 in connection with a stolen Tesla ring. Read story

Supporters rally outside the Clark County Courthouse after a hearing for a preliminary injunction concerning the closure of Larch Corrections Center on Friday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2023.

Judge orders Larch to remain open until Tuesday; still deciding on further closure delays

Supporters rally outside the Clark County Courthouse after a hearing for a preliminary injunction concerning the closure of Larch Corrections Center on Friday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2023.

October 6, 2023, 1:57pm Clark County News

A Clark County Superior Court judge Friday directed the Washington Department of Corrections to hold off on closing Larch Corrections Center until Tuesday while he decides whether to grant a motion that would further delay the closure. Read story

Guillermo Raya Leon, second from left, looks on as Gage Brown, right, son of Clark County sheriff's Sgt. Jeremy Brown, speaks to the court during Raya Leon's sentencing at the Clark County Courthouse on Thursday morning, Oct. 5, 2023. Raya Leon was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2021 fatal shooting of the sheriff's detective.

Guillermo Raya Leon sentenced to life in prison in fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

Guillermo Raya Leon, second from left, looks on as Gage Brown, right, son of Clark County sheriff's Sgt. Jeremy Brown, speaks to the court during Raya Leon's sentencing at the Clark County Courthouse on Thursday morning, Oct. 5, 2023. Raya Leon was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2021 fatal shooting of the sheriff's detective.

October 5, 2023, 9:56am Clark County News

Despite a judge Thursday sentencing the man who fatally shot Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown to life in prison and his co-conspirator to 25 years, Brown’s loved ones told the judge through tears no amount of time would bring him back. Read story

An airsoft gun Vancouver police recovered during a recent assault investigation.

Police arrest Vancouver man accused of assaulting women on the street

An airsoft gun Vancouver police recovered during a recent assault investigation.

October 4, 2023, 5:54pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a man Tuesday suspected in two recent assaults in which an armed, masked man tried to grab women on the street. Read story

Mario D. Andrews, 40, appears April 10 in Clark County Superior Court, accused of stealing a car April 8 with a 1-month-old baby inside. Andrews was sentenced last month to more than eight years in prison between two cases.

Vancouver man gets 8 years in prison for crimes including stealing a car with a baby in it

Mario D. Andrews, 40, appears April 10 in Clark County Superior Court, accused of stealing a car April 8 with a 1-month-old baby inside. Andrews was sentenced last month to more than eight years in prison between two cases.

October 4, 2023, 5:35pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced last month to more than eight years in prison in two cases, including one in which he stole a vehicle with a baby inside. Read story

Marc Anthony Bru, 43, pictured in the mob of insurrectionists Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. A federal judge found the Vancouver man guilty of seven charges in connection with that day. (Photo contributed by the U.S.

Vancouver Proud Boy found guilty of Jan. 6 Capitol riot charges

Marc Anthony Bru, 43, pictured in the mob of insurrectionists Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. A federal judge found the Vancouver man guilty of seven charges in connection with that day. (Photo contributed by the U.S.

October 4, 2023, 11:46am Clark County News

A federal judge found a Vancouver-based Proud Boys member guilty Tuesday of seven charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Read story

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Portland man arrested in Clark County sting acquitted of child sex abuse in new trial

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October 2, 2023, 6:53pm Clark County News

A Portland man was acquitted last month after being granted a new trial on appeal, nearly five years after he was convicted in connection with an undercover child sex sting. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse.

Vancouver man who drove drunk gets nearly 8 years for crash that killed woman

The Clark County Courthouse.

October 2, 2023, 5:13pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to nearly eight years in prison in a 2021 drunken-driving crash that killed one passenger and injured another north of Hockinson. Read story

Judge John Fairgrieve listens as lawyers talk during the unlawful detainer docket at the Clark County Courthouse on a recent Thursday.

As mediation program for tenants and landlords ends, evictions surge in Clark County

Judge John Fairgrieve listens as lawyers talk during the unlawful detainer docket at the Clark County Courthouse on a recent Thursday.

September 30, 2023, 6:14am Clark County Business

You can feel the stress in Room 302 of the Clark County Courthouse. Read story