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Questions over lack of GPS monitoring after bodies of Vancouver mom, daughter found

March 23, 2023, 8:15pm Clark County News

Many questions remain as the police investigation continues into the deaths of 27-year-old Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart. Read story

Community vigil for slain mother Melendez, daughter Layla set for Sunday

March 23, 2023, 6:05pm Clark County News

A community vigil for Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart will be held Sunday at Esther Short Park in Vancouver. Read story

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

State: Limit eating sturgeon, lamprey caught in Columbia River

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

March 23, 2023, 5:22pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health recommended on Thursday to limit eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the Columbia River due to detected levels of contamination. Read story

Vancouver resident among 3 people killed in Puyallup car crash

March 23, 2023, 5:06pm Clark County News

The identities of three people killed in a car crash Saturday in Puyallup have been released by the medical examiner. Read story

Council for the Homeless invites community members to donate a 'Welcome Basket' for residents who are moving into a new home.

Clark County’s Council for the Homeless seeks donations of ‘Welcome Home’ baskets

Council for the Homeless invites community members to donate a 'Welcome Basket' for residents who are moving into a new home.

March 23, 2023, 4:10pm Clark County News

The Council for the Homeless invites community members to collect essential household items and create a ‘Welcome Home’ basket for residents moving into a home. Read story

Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and Layla Stewart, 7

Records detail timeline in disappearance, death of Meshay Melendez, daughter Layla

Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and Layla Stewart, 7

March 23, 2023, 1:14pm Clark County News

The following information comes from court records filed in Clark County Superior and District Courts and Jefferson County Circuit Court in Arkansas, as well as police news releases. None of the allegations or charges have been proven in a court of law; all cases are pending. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate dips this week

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March 23, 2023, 12:33pm Clark County Health

The Clark County COVID-19 case rate decreased slightly this week, with a seven-day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 35.7 Thursday, down from 38.5 March 16. Read story

Harley Hall II, son of Vietnam veteran Harley H. Hall, sits in a F/A-18 Super Hornet jet waiting to fly with the Navy's Blue Angels during a flight demonstration on March 17 in Southern California. At top, Hall gets strapped into the Navy Blue Angel jet in preparation for the 45-minute flight at a Navy air show in Southern California. (Photos contributed by U.S.

Son of Vancouver pilot rides with Blue Angels to mark 50th anniversary of father’s disappearance in combat

Harley Hall II, son of Vietnam veteran Harley H. Hall, sits in a F/A-18 Super Hornet jet waiting to fly with the Navy's Blue Angels during a flight demonstration on March 17 in Southern California. At top, Hall gets strapped into the Navy Blue Angel jet in preparation for the 45-minute flight at a Navy air show in Southern California. (Photos contributed by U.S.

March 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Harley Hall II learned a valuable lesson last week: when the leader of the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron invites you on a flight, you can’t say no. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: With cold, unstable air settling in, we’ll see showers

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

March 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

No complaints about Wednesday’s weather, with afternoon temperatures in the 60s. Vancouver topped out at 65 degrees, 7 degrees above average but far from the record high of 78 degrees, set way back in 1939. We won’t be enjoying highs in the 60s for a while now. Read story

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

Clark County schools to receive payouts as part of Juul lawsuit

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

March 23, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health

Four school districts in Clark County are set to receive payouts over multiple years as part of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. and affiliated companies for deceptively marketing vaping devices to minors. Read story