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Man killed with bow and arrow in Clark County shooting; suspect in custody

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April 2, 2024, 1:02pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of murder after he allegedly shot another man with a bow and arrow during a fight in the Minnehaha area. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office reported success in the first 90 days of its co-responder program. The program, launched in December, pairs mental health specialists with law enforcement as they respond to crisis calls.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s program lets deputies call mental health providers for help on calls

The Clark County Sheriff's Office reported success in the first 90 days of its co-responder program. The program, launched in December, pairs mental health specialists with law enforcement as they respond to crisis calls.

April 2, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

Since December, Clark County sheriff’s deputies have had a new partner in addressing mental health needs — the root of many of their calls for service. Read story

James Rummell, 49, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder. He&rsquo;s accused of hiring a friend to kill his wife.

Hockinson man suspected in murder-for-hire plot remains in jail without bail

James Rummell, 49, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder. He&rsquo;s accused of hiring a friend to kill his wife.

April 1, 2024, 4:27pm Clark County News

A Hockinson man suspected of hiring a former cellmate to kill his wife remains held without bail due to concerns that his prior convictions in Oregon — for attempted arson and kidnapping — make him a danger to the community. Read story

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California man gets five years in prison for complex retail theft scheme that included Vancouver

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April 1, 2024, 3:26pm Clark County News

A California man was sentenced to five years in federal prison Friday for organizing a retail theft scheme that targeted home improvement stores across the country, including in Vancouver, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Read story

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 Cristina Ase

Vancouver woman, 61, still missing; no person of interest identified by Vancouver or Oregon police

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 Cristina Ase

April 1, 2024, 10:44am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is working with police in Oregon to locate a missing Vancouver woman, whose disappearance is believed to be suspicious. Read story

Ariel Garcia, 4, was earlier reported missing but was found dead Thursday near Everett. The boy&rsquo;s mother was arrested Wednesday in Ridgefield on suspicion of lying to investigators about his whereabouts.

Mother of missing Everett boy, later found dead, arrested in Ridgefield with blood on her clothes, say investigators

Ariel Garcia, 4, was earlier reported missing but was found dead Thursday near Everett. The boy&rsquo;s mother was arrested Wednesday in Ridgefield on suspicion of lying to investigators about his whereabouts.

March 29, 2024, 3:42pm Clark County News

The mother of a missing 4-year-old Everett boy who was later found dead was arrested Wednesday in Ridgefield after investigators said she lied to them about her son’s whereabouts. Read story

Ronda J. Knapp, 50, appears May 11 in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide in connection with a Feb. 4, 2022, fatal crash in Yacolt. Knapp was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison.

Yacolt woman gets more than five years in 2022 DUI crash that killed passenger

Ronda J. Knapp, 50, appears May 11 in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide in connection with a Feb. 4, 2022, fatal crash in Yacolt. Knapp was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison.

March 29, 2024, 2:54pm Clark County News

A Yacolt woman was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for a 2022 crash that killed her passenger. She was driving with a blood-alcohol content about four times the legal limit. Read story

James Rummell, 49, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder. He&rsquo;s accused of hiring a friend to kill his wife.

Hockinson man facing murder charges in alleged murder-for-hire plot of his wife held without bail until Monday

James Rummell, 49, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder. He&rsquo;s accused of hiring a friend to kill his wife.

March 29, 2024, 2:31pm Clark County News

Prosecutors intend to charge a Hockinson man with aggravated first-degree murder, court records show, for allegations he hired a friend to kill his wife. Read story

A “vehicle of interest”  was recovered in Ridgefield in connection to missing 4-year-old Ariel Garcia, who was found dead outside of Everett on March 28.

Mother arrested in Clark County day after ‘vehicle of interest’ in Everett missing boy case found in Ridgefield

A “vehicle of interest”  was recovered in Ridgefield in connection to missing 4-year-old Ariel Garcia, who was found dead outside of Everett on March 28.

March 29, 2024, 1:25pm Clark County News

The mother of a missing 4-year-old Everett boy found dead Thursday outside the city was arrested in Clark County, according to the Everett Herald newspaper. A vehicle associated with the case was found earlier this week in Ridgefield. Read story

Clark County Jail Work Center expansion slated; could add up to 64 beds

March 29, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

A local design firm has begun the permitting process to build a new medium-security housing facility at the Clark County Jail Work Center site that could create up to 64 additional beds. Read story