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Authorities investigate Monday morning at the scene along Northeast Andresen Road where a Vancouver police officer fatally shot a man who had reportedly brandished a gun.

40-year-old Vancouver man fatally shot by police on Andresen Road identified

June 20, 2024, 12:50pm Clark County News

The man fatally shot by Vancouver police early Monday was identified by the Clark County Medical Examiner as a 40-year-old Vancouver man. Read story

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A suspect in a April armed robbery is seen in survalince footage.

Arrest made in armed robberies going back to April; Vancouver man faces robbery, assault charges

June 19, 2024, 5:16pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was arrested Friday after a string of similar armed robberies going back to April, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Read story

Deputy Bryson Layton, left, of the Clark County Sheriff's Office jokingly talks on his radio as he mimics his dad, Deputy DuWayne Layton, taking a call at his desk June 3 in downtown Vancouver. DuWayne Layton said his son was like his shadow when the 22-year-old was a boy, and they now work together at the sheriff’s office.

Young deputy follows in his father’s footsteps at Clark County Sheriff’s Office

June 15, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

When Bryson Layton was a boy, he used to dress up in his father’s worn-out police uniforms. He’d even sleep in them sometimes, his dad said. Read story

Clark College’s main campus went into lockdown after reports of a stabbing on May 14.

Clark College faculty expressed concerns over campus safety before May stabbing

June 15, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Clark College faculty leaders had repeatedly expressed concerns to school administration about campus safety issues months before a college employee was stabbed in the neck in May. Read story

Clark County deputies arrest Castle Rock man in Minnehaha carjacking

June 14, 2024, 5:25pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 22-year-old Castle Rock man Friday in connection with an armed carjacking in Minnehaha. Read story

Police video shows a man point what appears to be a gun.

Body cam footage of fatal police shooting shows officer fire four shots near Vancouver waterfront

June 14, 2024, 3:27pm Clark County News

Video footage of the June 8 police shooting near the Vancouver waterfront shows a man point what appears to be a gun at an officer before the officer exits his car and fires four shots at him. Read story

Officer in Saturday’s Vancouver waterfront shooting involved in two other fatal shootings

June 14, 2024, 11:27am Clark County News

The Vancouver police officer who fatally shot a man Saturday near the Vancouver waterfront has been involved in at least two prior fatal shootings. Read story

It is illegal in Washington to leave a dog alone in a care in the heat.

It’s illegal to leave dogs in a hot car in Washington; leaving the window cracked isn’t enough

June 14, 2024, 5:40am Courts & Crime

Without ventilation, the temperature inside your car will rise high and fast. Leaving pets in a hot car can cause heat stroke or death — and no, cracking a window open isn’t enough. Read story