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State patrol Trooper Ben Taylor administers a field sobriety test to a driver who nearly crashed her car into a concrete barrier on state Highway 500. Ninety intoxicated drivers were arrested between Aug. 17 and Sept.

Heightened weekend DUI enforcement in Clark County results in 3 arrests

State patrol Trooper Ben Taylor administers a field sobriety test to a driver who nearly crashed her car into a concrete barrier on state Highway 500. Ninety intoxicated drivers were arrested between Aug. 17 and Sept.

January 16, 2018, 9:48am Clark County News

Clark County law enforcement agencies made three DUI arrests over the weekend during heightened enforcement funded by grant money. Read story

Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies initiated a police chase Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, after a suspect grabbed one of their arms and rammed a pursuit vehicle. A 23-year-old was caught and arrested after a short pursuit.

Clark County deputies: Suspect rammed patrol car and tried to flee

Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies initiated a police chase Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, after a suspect grabbed one of their arms and rammed a pursuit vehicle. A 23-year-old was caught and arrested after a short pursuit.

January 15, 2018, 7:10am Clark County News

Just before 1 a.m. Monday, Clark County deputies initiated a police chase after a suspect grabbed the arm of one of the deputies and rammed a patrol car. Read story

Skylar Stevens of Washougal, left, joins her mom, Melissa Stevens, right, as they prepare to be sentenced in Clark County Superior Court on Friday for the death of their dog. Both women will be screened to see if they are eligible for work release confinement.

Mother, daughter get work release confinement for dog’s death

Skylar Stevens of Washougal, left, joins her mom, Melissa Stevens, right, as they prepare to be sentenced in Clark County Superior Court on Friday for the death of their dog. Both women will be screened to see if they are eligible for work release confinement.

January 12, 2018, 2:08pm Clark County News

A mother and daughter were sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to 30 and 45 days of work release confinement, respectively, for letting a dog starve and freeze to death in a shop attached to the garage of a Washougal home. Read story

Vincent Trevino, 23, was found by officers in the Image neighborhood on Dec. 30; he died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner. Vancouver police are now asking for the public's help in solving his death.

Vancouver police ask for help in solving Image area homicide

Vincent Trevino, 23, was found by officers in the Image neighborhood on Dec. 30; he died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner. Vancouver police are now asking for the public's help in solving his death.

January 12, 2018, 9:27am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is working with Crime Stoppers of Oregon to help solve a December 2017 homicide in Vancouver. Read story

Sign installation to close section of 1-84 in Portland starting Friday night

January 12, 2018, 8:59am Clark County News

The Oregon Department of Transportation says Interstate 84 in Portland between two major freeways will be closed to traffic in both directions starting Friday at 11 p.m. Officials warned drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is searching for this man, who deputies say ran over a Vancouver Fred Meyer gas station employee on Jan. 5.

Clark County deputies searching for hit-and-run suspect

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is searching for this man, who deputies say ran over a Vancouver Fred Meyer gas station employee on Jan. 5.

January 11, 2018, 8:21am Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who struck and ran over an employee at a Vancouver Fred Meyer gas station off Highway 99 on the evening of Jan. 5. Read story

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Vancouver police ID second Ellsworth Spring shooting victim as teen

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January 10, 2018, 12:02pm Clark County News

Vancouver police reported Wednesday that the second person shot during a Jan. 3 incident in the neighborhood of Ellsworth Spring is a teenager -- 18-year-old Devan Graham. Read story

With the help of a good Samaritan, this cancer memorial rock was returned to owner Teresa Marble of Felida on Monday. Marble said the rock is a bit beat up, but she is thrilled to have it back.

Stolen cancer memorial rock found in Felida, returned to owner

With the help of a good Samaritan, this cancer memorial rock was returned to owner Teresa Marble of Felida on Monday. Marble said the rock is a bit beat up, but she is thrilled to have it back.

January 9, 2018, 9:05pm Clark County News

With the help of an observant good Samaritan, the cancer memorial rock that disappeared from the front yard of a Vancouver home in November has been returned to its rightful owner. Read story

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Man injured in Ellsworth Springs shooting remains in hospital, police say

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January 9, 2018, 7:34am Clark County News

An unidentified man severely injured in a Jan. 3 shooting in the neighborhood of Ellsworth Springs remains hospitalized, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

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Brother says shooting victim was on right path

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January 8, 2018, 7:26pm Clark County News

The family of a man who, according to officials, died from multiple gunshot wounds in the Image neighborhood in late December said he was working to make an honest living and support two boys. Read story