October 18, 2024, 1:47pm Clark County News
The Clark County Council on Friday adopted a resolution warning that passage of Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to add 80 new police officers, will create more work for the rest of the criminal justice system without providing money to pay for it. Read story
September 26, 2024, 8:11am Clark County News
Residents of a central Vancouver neighborhood were told to shelter in place Wednesday night while law enforcement searched for a man that had a brief standoff with Clark County sheriff’s deputies inside the jail and then fled on a motorized bicycle. Read story
September 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
When someone who is wanted for suspected crimes in Clark County is arrested elsewhere, it’s the job of a team at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office to bring them here to face charges. Read story
July 13, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News
Jacob Anderson isn’t sure when he lost hope. He had big dreams of being an artist and a therapist like the one who helped him through hard times in junior high. But somewhere along the way, the plan fell apart. Read story
June 27, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News
People are sometimes released from the Clark County Jail late at night or in the wee hours of the morning. Read story
June 13, 2024, 3:48pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
A new class of recruits will graduate from the Southwest Washington Regional Training Center in July, but this time, they’ll be corrections officers. Read story
May 31, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health
The Clark County Opioid Abatement Council awarded almost $1 million in grants Wednesday to nine organizations that provide drug prevention, treatment programs and recovery services in 2024. Read story
May 30, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health
The Clark County Jail will be able to bill Medicaid for specific inmate services for the first time starting in July 2025. The Washington State Health Care Authority will give the county a maximum of $2.5 million to implement the services. Read story
May 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Six ethics complaints filed with Clark County in the past year are still waiting to be investigated. The delay seems to be just as frustrating for county officials as it is for those who filed the complaints. Read story
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