The Columbian

Vancouver man sentenced to 27 months in death of daughter, gets credit for time served

Elijah I. Partida, 24, listens to his defense attorney deliver closing arguments Nov. 17 to a Clark County Superior Court jury in his murder and manslaughter trial. Partida was accused of causing his infant daughter's fatal brain injuries in 2020. The jury convicted him of second-degree manslaughter.

December 2, 2022, 3:42pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison but will receive credit for time served in the death of his infant daughter. Read story

Wall Street ends mixed following strong data on wages, jobs

December 2, 2022, 1:40pm Business

Worries about inflation weighed on Wall Street, leaving major indexes mixed after another bumpy day of trading. Read story

Lynnwood debt collector allegedly compromised data of 3.7 million people

December 2, 2022, 12:50pm Business

A Lynnwood, Washington-based debt-collection company has been sued for compromising the names and Social Security information of more than 3.7 million individuals in a data breach in April 2021. Read story

FILE - Officers investigate the deaths of four University of Idaho students at an apartment complex south of campus on Nov. 14, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. It's been nearly three weeks since four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, but there are still more questions than answers surrounding the investigation.

EXPLAINER: Deaths of 4 Idaho students fuel online sleuths

December 2, 2022, 11:36am Latest News

The deaths of four University of Idaho students nearly three weeks ago has riled up thousands of would-be armchair sleuths, many of whom are posting speculation and unfounded rumors about the fatal stabbings online. Read story

James Patrick Seefried, 73, of Battle Ground appears Dec. 2, 2022, in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree theft. Clark County sheriff's deputies say Seefried, a former staff member of the Moose Lodge Chapter 2423, Dollars Corner, stole more than $30,000 from the organization.

Battle Ground man in court, accused of stealing $30K from Dollars Corner Moose Lodge

December 2, 2022, 9:50am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

A former staff member of the Dollars Corner Lodge of Moose International stands accused of stealing more than $30,000 from the organization. Read story

Ukrainian servicemen give the first aid to a soldier wounded in a battle with the Russian troops in their shelter in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. A top adviser to Ukraine's president has cited military chiefs as saying 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the country's nine-month struggle against Russia's invasion, a rare comment on such figures and far below estimates of Ukrainian casualties from Western leaders. Late Thursday, Dec.

Russia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talks

December 2, 2022, 8:08am Latest News

Russia said Friday that Western demands it should pull out completely from Ukraine as part of any future talks to end the war effectively rule out any such negotiations, as Russian strikes continued and a Ukrainian official set his country's battle losses at up to 13,000 troops. Read story

Officers investigate a homicide at an apartment complex south of the University of Idaho campus on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Four people were found dead on King Road near the campus, according to a city of Moscow news release issued Sunday afternoon.

Moscow police double down on ‘targeted’ nature of killings near UI, but say house itself could have been chosen and not occupants

December 2, 2022, 8:05am Latest News

Following back-and-forth claims from law enforcement on the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students last month, the Moscow Police Department on Thursday night doubled down on claims the attack was targeted, though they acknowledged the house itself and not its occupants may have been chosen by the still-unidentified… Read story

7 die from flu in Washington state, activity ‘very high’

December 2, 2022, 7:44am Health

Flu activity in the state is now considered very high, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Read story

‘Life or death’: Dispatcher, 2 Tacoma officers testify about Sheriff Troyer threat call

December 2, 2022, 7:43am Latest News

The 911 dispatcher who answered Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer’s call reporting a threat to his life nearly two years ago feared the county’s top lawman was being targeted when he put out a countywide alert rallying dozens of officers to the scene. Read story

U.S. hiring stayed strong in November despite Fed rate hikes

December 2, 2022, 7:40am Business

The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy — a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. Read story