April 28, 2023, 11:04am Clark County News
The wife of the man charged in the March slayings of Vancouver mother and daughter Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart is accused of stealing money while working at a… Read story
April 19, 2023, 6:50pm Clark County News
Family and friends filled Evergreen Memorial Gardens Wednesday to memorialize slain Vancouver mother and daughter Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart. Read story
April 17, 2023, 9:39am Clark County News
Kirkland Warren pleaded not guilty Monday to aggravated murder charges in connection with the fatal shootings of his former girlfriend, Meshay “Karmen” Melendez, and her daughter, Layla Stewart. Read story
April 3, 2023, 4:52pm Clark County News Free
Clark County prosecutors say they plan to charge a Vancouver man accused in the slaying of his former girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter with aggravated first-degree murder. If convicted, he would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read story
March 31, 2023, 3:06pm Clark County News Free
The Vancouver Police Department announced Friday that Kirkland C. Warren is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his former girlfriend, Meshay “Karmen” Melendez, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart. Read story
March 26, 2023, 3:40pm Clark County News Free
Slain mother and daughter Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and Layla Stewart will be remembered for being “so full of energy and life." No matter how bad of a day, they would wipe away a loved one’s tears and bring a smile to their face. Read story
March 24, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News
The man charged in a drive-by shooting at his former girlfriend’s Vancouver apartment and implicated in her and her daughter’s disappearances is also accused of shooting a man in the head and leaving his body in an Arkansas ditch in November 2017. Read story
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
March 23, 2023, 6:05pm Clark County News Free
A community vigil for Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart will be held Sunday at Esther Short Park in Vancouver. Read story
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