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Vancouver receives $1M grant to make energy efficient upgrades to VHA housing

April 27, 2024, 5:57am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the city of Vancouver a $1.03 million grant to implement energy efficiency retrofits at six affordable housing locations managed by the Vancouver Housing Authority. Read story

Mickleen Daniel, 20, of Portland, appears Nov. 7 in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide. She was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison in a drunken-driving crash that killed her two passengers in November on state Highway 500 in Vancouver.

Portland woman sentenced to 8 years in drunk-driving crash that killed two passengers

Mickleen Daniel, 20, of Portland, appears Nov. 7 in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of vehicular homicide. She was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison in a drunken-driving crash that killed her two passengers in November on state Highway 500 in Vancouver.

April 24, 2024, 3:11pm Clark County News

A Portland woman was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed her two passengers in November on state Highway 500 in Vancouver. Read story

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Vancouver renters could see relocation assistance, limits on fees and variable due dates in new city codes

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

April 23, 2024, 3:25pm Clark County News

Renters in Vancouver could see new protections in 2025 thanks to the city council. Read story

Battle Ground City Council appoints interim city manager

April 23, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News Free

The Battle Ground City Council appointed Kristina Swanson as the interim city manager effective Monday. Read story

Robert E. Mitchell appears Oct. 26, 2022, in Clark County Superior Court, accused of shooting into his estranged wife's home in the Minnehaha area while she and their two children were home. He was sentenced Monday to more than 25 years in prison.

Judge sentences Vancouver man, guilty of assault and attempted murder, to 25 years in prison

Robert E. Mitchell appears Oct. 26, 2022, in Clark County Superior Court, accused of shooting into his estranged wife's home in the Minnehaha area while she and their two children were home. He was sentenced Monday to more than 25 years in prison.

April 22, 2024, 5:40pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to more than 25 years in prison for shooting through the front door and bedroom window of his estranged wife’s house while she and their children were home. Read story

Battle Ground man killed in Interstate 205 crash

April 22, 2024, 12:55pm Clark County News

A Battle Ground man was killed Saturday when his car left the road and crashed into a tree while exiting westbound state Highway 14 to southbound Interstate 205. Read story

Members of the Vancouver Police Department respond to a call of a dead person suspected to have overdosed at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell on April 4. At top, Officer Cole Larson of the Vancouver Police Department confiscates a device for smoking fentanyl from a motorist while on patrol April 4.

People are staying homeless for longer than ever before in Clark County — experts say fentanyl is a factor

Members of the Vancouver Police Department respond to a call of a dead person suspected to have overdosed at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell on April 4. At top, Officer Cole Larson of the Vancouver Police Department confiscates a device for smoking fentanyl from a motorist while on patrol April 4.

April 20, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health

It was during cleanup of an encampment in east Vancouver two years ago that the city’s homeless response manager realized a dangerous shift had occurred. Read story

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Clark County Council pushes to provide more ‘middle housing,’ aiming to increase access to homeownership

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

April 18, 2024, 6:09am Business

As part of a long effort to create a greater variety of housing options with potential for smaller, more affordable homes, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to revise rules governing residential development. Read story

Graffiti covers the walls of a jail cell at the Clark County Jail.

As fentanyl use increases, Clark County Jail grapples with opioid withdrawals

Graffiti covers the walls of a jail cell at the Clark County Jail.

April 17, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

As fentanyl use increases, the Clark County Jail is grappling with more people experiencing withdrawal from drug use while in custody. Read story

Detectives executed a search warrant at the Vancouver hotel room of Samuel Aaron Leonard, 39, of New Port Richey, Fla., and located what appears to be a kidnappers kit which included heavy duty flex cuffs, handcuffs, duct tape, rubber gloves, face wrap/blindfold, lubricant, a sex toy, several large knives, a hatchet, and a .45 caliber handgun and ammunition.

Florida man gets 20 years in prison in sex abuse case involving Vancouver 14-year-old

Detectives executed a search warrant at the Vancouver hotel room of Samuel Aaron Leonard, 39, of New Port Richey, Fla., and located what appears to be a kidnappers kit which included heavy duty flex cuffs, handcuffs, duct tape, rubber gloves, face wrap/blindfold, lubricant, a sex toy, several large knives, a hatchet, and a .45 caliber handgun and ammunition.

April 15, 2024, 3:44pm Clark County News

A 42-year-old Florida man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing images of child sexual abuse and traveling across the country by bus to sexually abuse a 14-year-old Vancouver girl. Read story