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Columbian staff reporter

Clark County Sheriff John Horch speaks during an opening ceremony for Lifeline Connections&rsquo; new involuntary treatment program at the Crisis Wellness Center on May 1.

Clark County sheriff reflects on ups, downs of first year in office, says ‘There’s still a lot more work to do’

Clark County Sheriff John Horch speaks during an opening ceremony for Lifeline Connections&rsquo; new involuntary treatment program at the Crisis Wellness Center on May 1.

December 30, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

Clark County Sheriff John Horch’s first year at the helm of the agency was one of relationship building — with community members, fellow elected officials, community organizations and the deputies within his understaffed department. Read story

Washington County, Ore., sheriff&rsquo;s deputies pinned a BMW between patrol vehicles after the driver, a 30-year-old Vancouver man, allegedly sped away from police in Astoria, Ore., leading Oregon law enforcement on a chase Friday morning.

Vancouver man arrested in Oregon; officials say he led multiple police agencies on chase that began in Astoria, Ore.

Washington County, Ore., sheriff&rsquo;s deputies pinned a BMW between patrol vehicles after the driver, a 30-year-old Vancouver man, allegedly sped away from police in Astoria, Ore., leading Oregon law enforcement on a chase Friday morning.

December 29, 2023, 4:24pm Clark County News

Deputies in Oregon arrested a Vancouver man who they said led multiple police agencies on a chase that began in Astoria, Ore., early Friday morning. Read story

Suspected fentanyl pills and illegally owned guns investigators seized from a motel room in connection with a drug investigation Thursday during an area-wide stolen vehicle sting. The suspected owner, a 35-year-old Vancouver man, was one of several people arrested during the operation.

Vancouver police’s stolen-car sting nets drug and felony warrant arrests

Suspected fentanyl pills and illegally owned guns investigators seized from a motel room in connection with a drug investigation Thursday during an area-wide stolen vehicle sting. The suspected owner, a 35-year-old Vancouver man, was one of several people arrested during the operation.

December 29, 2023, 11:37am Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a suspected car thief and others accused of a variety of crimes during a stolen vehicle sting. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

Battle Ground man gets 60 days in theft of three travel-trailers taken from a storage area

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

December 28, 2023, 7:29pm Clark County News

A judge sentenced a Battle Ground man to 60 days in jail — half of which he may be able to serve on a work crew — in connection with the theft of three travel-trailers in August 2022 from a storage area near Walnut Grove. Read story

First responders line Hazel Dell Avenue on Thursday morning while rescue crews work to help an injured woman who&rsquo;d fallen down an embankment. The woman was taken to an area hospital with not life-threatening injuries.

Call for fall quickly gets complicated for Clark County Fire District 6 in Hazel Dell

First responders line Hazel Dell Avenue on Thursday morning while rescue crews work to help an injured woman who&rsquo;d fallen down an embankment. The woman was taken to an area hospital with not life-threatening injuries.

December 28, 2023, 2:28pm Clark County News

Rescue crews helped an injured woman back to safety after she fell down an embankment Thursday morning on Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue, just north of Vancouver city limits. Read story

Billy Albertson begins to prepare a latte while working at The Verdict, the deli and cafe at the Clark County Courthouse in downtown Vancouver. Albertson is visually impaired and explained the techniques he&rsquo;s used to operate the cafe for nearly seven years.

Clark County Courthouse cafe The Verdict keeps it consistent

Billy Albertson begins to prepare a latte while working at The Verdict, the deli and cafe at the Clark County Courthouse in downtown Vancouver. Albertson is visually impaired and explained the techniques he&rsquo;s used to operate the cafe for nearly seven years.

December 27, 2023, 6:06am Business

When Billy Albertson made a latte on a recent Monday morning at the Clark County Courthouse’s first-floor cafe, The Verdict, he started by reaching for a 12-ounce cup, which he knew to be in the stack on the farthest left on top of the espresso machine. Read story

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Clark County Medical Examiner identifies 30-year-old man whose body was found on fire on downtown Vancouver sidewalk

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December 21, 2023, 5:56pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 30-year-old man as the person whose burning body was found Wednesday morning on a sidewalk in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Southwest Washington’s regional law enforcement training academy will open Jan. 16 at the former Image Elementary School in east Vancouver, seen here in 2018 before it closed to students.

Law enforcement training center will open in January at former Image Elementary in east Vancouver

Southwest Washington’s regional law enforcement training academy will open Jan. 16 at the former Image Elementary School in east Vancouver, seen here in 2018 before it closed to students.

December 21, 2023, 1:38pm Clark County News

Southwest Washington’s regional law enforcement training academy will open Jan. 16 at the former Image Elementary School in east Vancouver. Read story

Cody J. Slot, 40, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on charges of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. He's accused of stabbing another man about a dozen times, causing him to undergo multiple surgeries for his wounds.

Man in court accused of attempted murder, assault in Washougal

Cody J. Slot, 40, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on charges of attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. He's accused of stabbing another man about a dozen times, causing him to undergo multiple surgeries for his wounds.

December 20, 2023, 6:27pm Clark County News

A judge set bail Wednesday at $750,000 for a man who’s accused of stabbing another man about a dozen times last week outside a Washougal home. Read story

Firefighters carry a hose into a burning house Wednesday during a Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue training exercise in Ridgefield. For seven new firefighter/paramedics, the training marked their last exercise before graduating from the fire academy and joining the agency&rsquo;s ranks.

Ridgefield firefighters train to take the heat as donated house burnsvideo icon

Firefighters carry a hose into a burning house Wednesday during a Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue training exercise in Ridgefield. For seven new firefighter/paramedics, the training marked their last exercise before graduating from the fire academy and joining the agency&rsquo;s ranks.

December 20, 2023, 6:04pm Clark County News

As smoke billowed from an upstairs window of a house in Ridgefield, dozens of firefighters were already there. This fire was intentionally set. Read story