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Witnesses describe DNA evidence in Warren Forrest murder trial

January 31, 2023, 5:25pm Clark County News

Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest’s cold-case murder trial continued Tuesday with the state focused on the DNA testing that helped identify the victim’s remains. Read story

Defense attorney Jacy Thayer, left, sits with defendant Stephanie "Sam" Westby at the opening of Westby's murder trial Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. Westby is accused of killing her husband during a confrontation over him having an extramarital affair.

Camas woman claims self-defense in husband’s death

Defense attorney Jacy Thayer, left, sits with defendant Stephanie "Sam" Westby at the opening of Westby's murder trial Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. Westby is accused of killing her husband during a confrontation over him having an extramarital affair.

January 30, 2023, 5:56pm Clark County News

A Camas woman’s murder trial opened Monday with her attorney claiming she acted in self-defense when she shot her husband, whom she had confronted over having an extramarital affair. Read story

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Ex-con held on $2M bail in Salmon Creek area motel killing

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January 30, 2023, 5:00pm Clark County News

Prosecutors say a Vancouver man accused in a deadly attack at a Salmon Creek area motel had just been released from prison after serving a 10-year sentence for second-degree assault. Read story

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Clark County Sheriff’s Office investigates two vehicle collisions

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January 29, 2023, 4:59pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating two vehicle collisions that occurred Saturday afternoon. Read story

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Man dies in fight at Salmon Creek motel

A police car at night with its emergency lights on.

January 28, 2023, 12:16pm Clark County News

A man died in a fight Friday night at the Sunnyside Motel in Salmon Creek. A suspect was arrested. Read story

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Jury in Warren Forrest murder trial hears recording of accused speaking of motivation for attacks

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January 27, 2023, 5:24pm Clark County News

Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest told a parole board in 2014 his crimes in the 1970s weren’t about killing, they were about acting out his sexual desires, jurors heard Friday afternoon as testimony in his murder trial continued. Read story

Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest, left, sits with his defense lawyer, Sean Downs, as the image of Martha Morrison is projected onto the screen during opening statements in his murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.

Witnesses in Warren Forrest trial recount finding victim’s body

Suspected serial killer Warren Forrest, left, sits with his defense lawyer, Sean Downs, as the image of Martha Morrison is projected onto the screen during opening statements in his murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday morning.

January 26, 2023, 6:51pm Clark County News

It was the early morning of Oct. 12, 1974, when three men set out to hunt in Dole Valley in eastern Clark County. Read story

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Vancouver man accused of beating man with cinder block

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

January 26, 2023, 6:02pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is accused of beating another man with a cinder block so badly he was in the ICU for several days and needed a metal plate inserted in his skull. Read story

Alki Middle School in Felida is in Vancouver Public Schools.

Lawsuits target Vancouver Public Schools, ex-janitor convicted of 137 counts of voyeurism

Alki Middle School in Felida is in Vancouver Public Schools.

January 26, 2023, 5:05pm Clark County News

Two lawsuits were filed Thursday against Vancouver Public Schools and James Mattson, a former school janitor who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last Friday in the state’s largest-ever voyeurism case. Read story

Four people were hurt in a crash after a car went off Boulder Creek Road and ended up partially submerged in Boulder Creek.

Four people injured when car ends up partially submerged in Boulder Creek

Four people were hurt in a crash after a car went off Boulder Creek Road and ended up partially submerged in Boulder Creek.

January 26, 2023, 8:45am Clark County News

Four people were injured when a vehicle went off the road and ended up partially submerged in Boulder Creek near the Jones Creek trailhead in rural Clark County northeast of Washougal, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story