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Man fatally shot by police in Walnut Grove standoff had a rifle on a shooting tripod aimed at officers

October 9, 2024, 6:00pm Breaking News Updated 7 hours ago

Video released Wednesday by the Vancouver Police Department shows officers inside an armored vehicle duck when gunshots hit the windshield, eventually shattering it, during a standoff last month that left… Read story

Bail set at $1 million for Yacolt man accused of attempted murder

October 9, 2024, 5:17pm Clark County News

A judge set bail at $1 million for a Yacolt man accused of shooting a housemate and tenant in the head following arguments about him moving out. Read story

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Clark County seeks planning commission applicants

October 9, 2024, 5:23pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council is seeking a volunteer to serve on the county planning commission. The term for the at-large position begins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31, 2030. Read story

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Yacolt man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder days after he and his tenant were involved in a dispute

Most news organizations keep stock images of police lights, like this one, at the ready to be used with quick-turnaround crime stories.

October 9, 2024, 2:56pm Clark County News Updated 10 hours ago

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Yacolt man Tuesday night after he allegedly shot his roommate and tenant in the face and chest with a 12-gauge shotgun. Read story

Drop, cover and hold on during earthquake drill Oct. 17

October 9, 2024, 2:40pm Clark County News Free

More than 120 tsunami sirens will sound statewide for testing, and at the same time, an earthquake drill will occur at 10:17 a.m. Oct. 17 at participating schools, businesses and homes. Read story

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Woman’s death being investigated as a homicide in Lake Shore area

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October 9, 2024, 1:51pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death as a homicide after a woman was found dead inside a home in the Lake Shore area Tuesday night. Read story

A corrections officer pushes Kenneth Jay Moore, 53, into a courtroom for a hearing Aug. 23 in Clark County Superior Court. Moore was resentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for the 2017 killing of his mother at their Vancouver home. He was originally sentenced to 34 years in prison, but the Washington Court of Appeals found factors that a judge considered when he ordered the sentence were not properly proven to the jury that convicted him.

Vancouver man who killed his mother resentenced to 33 years in prison after appeal

A corrections officer pushes Kenneth Jay Moore, 53, into a courtroom for a hearing Aug. 23 in Clark County Superior Court. Moore was resentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for the 2017 killing of his mother at their Vancouver home. He was originally sentenced to 34 years in prison, but the Washington Court of Appeals found factors that a judge considered when he ordered the sentence were not properly proven to the jury that convicted him.

October 9, 2024, 1:51pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man who killed his mother and dismembered her body at their home in February 2017 was resentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison after winning part of his appeal. Read story

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

Prescribed burn at Lacamas Prairie Natural Area part of larger plan to protect against wildfires

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

October 9, 2024, 1:29pm Clark County News Updated 11 hours ago

The presence of fire crews, emergency vehicles and smoke drifting up from the Lacamas Prairie Natural Area early Tuesday afternoon may have alarmed some residents, but it was all part of a controlled burn by the state Department of Natural Resources. Read story

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Boy, 12, assaults bus driver, climbs on top of school bus, says Clark County Sheriff’s Office

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October 9, 2024, 10:56am Clark County News Updated 8 hours ago

A 12-year-old Battle Ground boy allegedly assaulted a school bus driver and climbed on top of the bus after school Monday. Read story

Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, left, and challenger Russell Barber, candidates for the 49th District House, Position 2, shake hands at the beginning of their segment of a recent League of Women Voters forum.

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Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, left, and challenger Russell Barber, candidates for the 49th District House, Position 2, shake hands at the beginning of their segment of a recent League of Women Voters forum.

October 9, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 15 hours ago

The three incumbent Democrats representing the 49th Legislative District are all facing political newcomers on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read story