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Francisco Javier Hernandez-Reyes, 18, appears for a plea and sentencing hearing at Clark County Superior Court on Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2019.

Teen who helped in child abduction gets 17 months

Francisco Javier Hernandez-Reyes, 18, appears for a plea and sentencing hearing at Clark County Superior Court on Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2019.

January 25, 2019, 9:50am Clark County News

One of four co-defendants charged with helping a mother abduct her 4-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in October at Vancouver Mall was sentenced Friday to 17 months in prison. Read story

Erik Graeff appears in Clark County Superior Court on March 30, 2018, to face allegations stemming from the discovery of an alleged methamphetamine lab in the basement of his Vancouver home.

Vancouver lawyer who fired shots at colleague’s office sentenced to 18 months in prison

Erik Graeff appears in Clark County Superior Court on March 30, 2018, to face allegations stemming from the discovery of an alleged methamphetamine lab in the basement of his Vancouver home.

January 24, 2019, 1:36pm Clark County News

A Vancouver lawyer who fired shots at a Beaverton, Ore., lawyer’s office in December 2017 was sentenced Wednesday to 1½ years in prison. Read story

Judge sets $700,000 bail in La Center gas station robbery

January 23, 2019, 8:32pm Clark County News

A 49-year-old Portland man appeared Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court to face allegations that he robbed a man at a La Center gas station. Read story

The Vancouver Police Department is launching a program for residents and business owners in the city to register their surveillance systems in an effort hasten criminal investigations.

Vancouver police launch private camera registry

The Vancouver Police Department is launching a program for residents and business owners in the city to register their surveillance systems in an effort hasten criminal investigations.

January 23, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is launching a program for residents and business owners in the city to register information about their surveillance systems in an effort hasten criminal investigations. Read story

Double Highway 14 rollover crash injured two

January 22, 2019, 8:43pm Clark County News

A crash on state Highway 14 near Columbia Way on Monday sent two people to the hospital, according to a Washington State Patrol trooper. Read story

Clark County Fire & Rescue firefighters cut a hole into the front of this structure in Ridgefield in an attempt to get closer to the fire, but contents inside prevented them from doing so. They cut a second hole into the side of the building, entered and extinguished the fire.

Firefighters cut hole in side of Ridgefield outbuilding to extinguish fire

Clark County Fire & Rescue firefighters cut a hole into the front of this structure in Ridgefield in an attempt to get closer to the fire, but contents inside prevented them from doing so. They cut a second hole into the side of the building, entered and extinguished the fire.

January 21, 2019, 1:41pm Clark County News

Numerous responders helped to extinguish a fire early morning Monday at an shop building in the Fairgrounds neighborhood of Ridgefield. Read story

Fog obscures the Interstate 5 Bridge in December 2003.

Areas of dense fog reducing visibility in Clark County

Fog obscures the Interstate 5 Bridge in December 2003.

January 21, 2019, 7:32am Clark County News

The National Weather Service says dense fog has descended on the Portland-Vancouver area but should mostly disappear later Monday morning. Read story

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Rollover crash on northbound I-5 in Vancouver blocks 2 lanes

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January 21, 2019, 7:07am Clark County News

Firefighters and law enforcement responded to a rollover crash Monday morning on northbound Interstate 5 in Vancouver, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

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Man arrested for alleged violation of no-contact order

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January 16, 2019, 8:30am Clark County News

Officers responded to a home in the Vancouver Heights area early Wednesday morning and arrested a man for violating a no-contact domestic violence court order. Read story

Mycheal Lynch's family holds a photo of their son, who died in the Clark County Jail in 2015. He is pictured with his niece in the photo, which was seen at Green & Ritchie PLLC in Vancouver in August.

Clark County pays out $250K to family of man who died at jail

Mycheal Lynch's family holds a photo of their son, who died in the Clark County Jail in 2015. He is pictured with his niece in the photo, which was seen at Green & Ritchie PLLC in Vancouver in August.

January 15, 2019, 4:56pm Clark County News

Clark County has reached a $250,000 settlement with the family of a man who died in 2015 in the Clark County Jail after being restrained by corrections deputies. But, more importantly for the family, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to review its policies on inmate restraints, particularly the… Read story