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A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on June 17. An upcoming project aims to improve mobility for travelers who use this interchange and signalized intersections will be removed and replaced with roundabouts at the on- and offramps to and from the freeway.

Judge sides with Clark County and housing developers in lawsuit over 179th Street upgrade

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on June 17. An upcoming project aims to improve mobility for travelers who use this interchange and signalized intersections will be removed and replaced with roundabouts at the on- and offramps to and from the freeway.

February 5, 2025, 2:53pm Clark County News

A judge earlier this week upheld Clark County’s approval of two housing developments in the Fairgrounds neighborhood that had been challenged by a nearby resident. Read story

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Vancouver Mall skin care store owner accused of trying to scam 75-year-old woman out of $50,000, say court documents

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

February 5, 2025, 1:46pm Clark County News

The owner of a skin care store formerly at Vancouver Mall is charged with attempted theft after police say he tried to convince a 75-year-old woman to withdraw $50,000 from the bank for an opportunity to become the company’s spokesmodel. Read story

Kirkland Warren enters the courtroom Oct. 8 as he is sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart at the Clark County Courthouse. Warren has yet to enter a guilty plea in his 2018 Arkansas murder case, but the prosecutor there says it’s a matter of timing.

Paperwork snafus delay convicted murderer Kirkland Warren from pleading guilty in Arkansas murder

Kirkland Warren enters the courtroom Oct. 8 as he is sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart at the Clark County Courthouse. Warren has yet to enter a guilty plea in his 2018 Arkansas murder case, but the prosecutor there says it’s a matter of timing.

February 5, 2025, 12:58pm Clark County News

Nearly four months after Kirkland Warren was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a Vancouver mother and daughter, he has yet to formally plead guilty in his other murder case in Arkansas because of paperwork snafus. Read story

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Vancouver man killed in crash Tuesday on Highway 500

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February 4, 2025, 5:23pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was killed in a crash Tuesday morning on state Highway 500 near Andresen Road. Read story

A damaged vehicle is seen in the aftermath of a June 2024 crash in Thurston County, in which the driver of another vehicle was suspected of speeding and driving under the influence.

In-car speed limiters considered as option to tackle rise in WA traffic deaths

A damaged vehicle is seen in the aftermath of a June 2024 crash in Thurston County, in which the driver of another vehicle was suspected of speeding and driving under the influence.

February 4, 2025, 1:10pm Courts & Crime

An 18-year-old man was allegedly driving 112 mph in a 40 mph zone when he ran a red light and smashed into Andrea Smith Hudson’s minivan last year near Renton, killing her and three children who were passengers in her car. Read story

A rabbit that was shot by a blow dart is picked up by animal control before being taken to an animal shelter in Vancouver on Dec. 17.

$5,000 reward offered in case of rabbits shot by blow darts in central Vancouver

A rabbit that was shot by a blow dart is picked up by animal control before being taken to an animal shelter in Vancouver on Dec. 17.

February 4, 2025, 11:35am Clark County News

An animal advocacy organization is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for targeting bunnies with blow darts in central Vancouver. Read story

Willie A. Tanner, 52, appears in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for charges of first-degree rape, burglary and kidnapping with sexual motivation.

Man serving prison time in Oregon appears in Clark County court for charges connected to 1998 Vancouver case

Willie A. Tanner, 52, appears in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for charges of first-degree rape, burglary and kidnapping with sexual motivation.

February 3, 2025, 5:25pm Clark County News

A man serving prison time in Oregon appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court to face rape, burglary and kidnapping charges stemming from a 1998 incident in central Vancouver. Read story

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Vancouver bank robbery suspect facing charges in Battle Ground credit union robbery

Ryan Frisbie

February 3, 2025, 12:54pm Clark County News

A Ridgefield man is facing a second robbery charge after investigators say they connected him to a Jan. 10 robbery at a credit union in Battle Ground. Read story

Detective Bethany Lau of the Clark County Sheriff's Office checks her computer while on a phone call about a DUI case at the West Precinct in Ridgefield.

WA bill would lower blood alcohol limit for drivers. But what does 0.05% BAC feel like?

Detective Bethany Lau of the Clark County Sheriff's Office checks her computer while on a phone call about a DUI case at the West Precinct in Ridgefield.

February 2, 2025, 6:05am Courts & Crime

Washington lawmakers this session are mulling a renewed push to drop the legal blood alcohol level for drivers from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. Read story

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing on Monday in Silver Spring, Md. As federal immigration enforcement efforts ramp up, local agencies are trying to reassure Clark County residents they are safe to attend school, church and seek help at hospitals and from law enforcement.

Law enforcement, schools, churches, hospitals in Clark County emphasize that crackdowns are federal government’s purview – not theirs

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing on Monday in Silver Spring, Md. As federal immigration enforcement efforts ramp up, local agencies are trying to reassure Clark County residents they are safe to attend school, church and seek help at hospitals and from law enforcement.

February 1, 2025, 6:14am Churches & Religion

s federal crackdowns on unauthorized immigration ramp up under edicts from President Donald Trump, Clark County agencies — from police departments to schools to hospitals to places of worship — seek to assure local residents that they are not involved in immigration enforcement. Read story