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Clark County News

Tax exemption program hosts sign-up event

May 7, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

The Clark County Assessor’s Office will have tax exemption specialists available to answer questions and help property owners enroll in the county’s tax relief program on May 17. Read story

Defense attorneys Ed Dunkerly, from left, and Michele Michalek meet with defendant Julio Segura before opening statements Monday morning in his murder trial for the 2022 death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

Murder trial begins in death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota

Defense attorneys Ed Dunkerly, from left, and Michele Michalek meet with defendant Julio Segura before opening statements Monday morning in his murder trial for the 2022 death of Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

May 6, 2024, 7:08pm Clark County News

Opening statements began Monday in the murder trial of a Yakima man accused in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

It's official but not much of a surprise: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, Joe Kent and Leslie Lewallen have filed to run for the 3rd Congressional District seat help by Perez. Filing week runs through Friday for the August primary.

Filing week begins at Clark County Elections Office with rush of candidates

It's official but not much of a surprise: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, Joe Kent and Leslie Lewallen have filed to run for the 3rd Congressional District seat help by Perez. Filing week runs through Friday for the August primary.

May 6, 2024, 6:45pm Clark County News

The first day of filing week at the Clark County Elections Office wrapped up Monday evening with 161 candidates declaring their intentions to run for federal, state or county office. Read story

Crews from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue extracted a driver from an overturned concrete mixer truck Saturday.

Driver rescued from overturned concrete mixer truck in Woodland

Crews from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue extracted a driver from an overturned concrete mixer truck Saturday.

May 6, 2024, 2:28pm Clark County News

Crews from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue successfully rescued the trapped driver of an overturned concrete mixer truck Saturday in Woodland. Read story

A body was found in a homeless encampment south of Ridgefield.

61-year-old’s body found in wooded area near Ridgefield in April

A body was found in a homeless encampment south of Ridgefield.

May 6, 2024, 2:28pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 61-year-old man whose body was found in an encampment south of Ridgefield in April. Read story

Salmon Creek flows near the Northwest 36th Avenue bridge April 26. Low rainfall totals and decreased snowpack levels could leave rivers and streams running dry this summer but likely won&rsquo;t affect Clark County&rsquo;s drinking-water supplies, which primarily come from groundwater sources.

Clark County likely won’t feel drought despite being covered in declaration

Salmon Creek flows near the Northwest 36th Avenue bridge April 26. Low rainfall totals and decreased snowpack levels could leave rivers and streams running dry this summer but likely won&rsquo;t affect Clark County&rsquo;s drinking-water supplies, which primarily come from groundwater sources.

May 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

and the rest of Washington — has seen its share of rainy days in the last month, drought conditions persist. On April 16, the state Department of Ecology declared a drought emergency for nearly all of Washington, with some major metro areas excluded. The agency is making up to $4.5… Read story

A jury found Jenny Purple guilty of three counts of first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult, one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering and Eugene Cosby guilty of one count of first-degree theft.

Elderly Clark County residents are more likely to be financially exploited by relatives

A jury found Jenny Purple guilty of three counts of first-degree theft from a vulnerable adult, one count of first-degree theft and one count of money laundering and Eugene Cosby guilty of one count of first-degree theft.

May 4, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

While many people warn their older loved ones about online scams by some faraway stranger, a Camas woman was the victim of a type of theft that experts say is far more common: financial exploitation by a family member. Read story

The ashy pebblesnail is one of two species of snail the Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the federal government to list as an endangered species.

Center for Biological Diversity hopes to protect Washington’s Ashy pebblesnail and shortface lanx

The ashy pebblesnail is one of two species of snail the Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the federal government to list as an endangered species.

May 4, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Once found throughout the Columbia River basin, the ashy pebblesnail and the shortface lanx have disappeared from much of Washington. The Center for Biological Diversity hopes to change that. The nonprofit group has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add both species to the federal endangered species list. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Vancouver police officer resigned day before interview regarding lying, harassment

(The Columbian files)

May 4, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

On the eve of a scheduled interview with Vancouver police leadership, an officer under investigation for allegations of lying about his resume and harassing a female co-worker instead resigned, records show. Read story

Vancouver police Officer Cole Larson talks with a motorist before confiscating a device used to smoke fentanyl and issuing a citation on April 4. Therapeutic drug courts have seen lower participation since decriminalization of drug possession.

Clark County’s drug court is quiet in wake of Blake Decision, say officials

Vancouver police Officer Cole Larson talks with a motorist before confiscating a device used to smoke fentanyl and issuing a citation on April 4. Therapeutic drug courts have seen lower participation since decriminalization of drug possession.

May 4, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Drug possession is no longer a felony in Washington as of 2021. Advocates lauded the change, arguing that criminalization of drugs has historically led to disproportionate imprisonment of people of color. However, lighter consequences for drug possession are pushing more people in Clark County to accept traditional sentences rather than… Read story