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A Waste Connections driver collects curbside recycling bins from a Vancouver neighborhood.

Clark County residents urged to use curbside options for trash

A Waste Connections driver collects curbside recycling bins from a Vancouver neighborhood.

April 11, 2020, 5:31pm Clark County News

Clark County transfer stations are seeing an influx of people dropping off garbage and yard debris amid warmer weather, which is causing problems for staff trying to enforce social distancing guidelines. Read story

Jeremy Hall has been missing since Sunday.

Clark County deputies say boy, 12, returned home

Jeremy Hall has been missing since Sunday.

April 10, 2020, 4:02pm Clark County News

Jeremy Hall has returned home and is with his family. Read story

Three injured in head-on crash on Highway 503 in Woodland

April 9, 2020, 5:33pm Clark County News

One person was flown and two others were taken by ambulance to a local hospital following a head-on crash Thursday afternoon on state Highway 503 in Woodland. Read story

Clark County Fire & Rescue personnel battle a barn fire on 239th Street.

Barn fire near Battle Ground caused by heat lamp

Clark County Fire & Rescue personnel battle a barn fire on 239th Street.

April 9, 2020, 3:26pm Clark County News

A March 30 barn fire near Battle Ground was caused by a heat lamp positioned too close to a container for baby chicks, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Fire District 5 crews battle a house fire in the Sifton area on Monday morning.

Sifton area house fire caused by unattended stove

Fire District 5 crews battle a house fire in the Sifton area on Monday morning.

April 9, 2020, 3:20pm Clark County News

A Sifton area house fire that displaced five people and killed a dog was caused by an unattended stove, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

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Man allegedly exposes himself to mother, child before running onto freeway

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April 9, 2020, 3:14pm Clark County News

Bradley T. Vires is booked at the Clark County Jail on suspicion of indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and obstructing a law enforcement officer. Online records indicate Vires’ case is pending in Clark County District Court. Read story

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Vancouver police identify officer involved in pursuit, shooting

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April 9, 2020, 10:25am Clark County News

The police department said in a news release that the involved officer is Keith Kircher, 32, who was hired in August 2019. Read story

Emergency responders are having to take precautions in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington while still serving the community.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office program offers check-in with isolated seniors

Emergency responders are having to take precautions in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington while still serving the community.

April 8, 2020, 6:40pm Clark County Health

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is starting a program to help the elderly feel less isolated while the country and county deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

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Dead gunman identified as Vancouver man, 33

Brendan Bowers

April 8, 2020, 12:22pm Clark County News

The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office has identified the man who shot two people Tuesday afternoon in a rural area southwest of Battle Ground as a 33-year-old Vancouver man.  Read story

The interior of the Clark County Jail.

Former Clark County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19

The interior of the Clark County Jail.

April 7, 2020, 4:10pm Clark County News

The jail was informed about the positive test Tuesday, according to a Clark County Sheriff’s Office news release. The inmate was released Monday. Read story