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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Vancouver man sentenced in child rape case

September 4, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 12 years in prison for distributing photos and videos of children being raped. Read story

Vancouver man pleads guilty to giving fugitive passport

September 4, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court on Thursday to giving his passport to a friend, a man who fled the country while being sought by police for leading a multistate retail theft crime ring. Read story

I-5 crash caused by blown tire; 4 people sent to hospital

September 3, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Four people were sent to a Vancouver hospital Wednesday after a tire blowout caused the car they were in to crash. Read story

Firefighters from Clark County Fire and Rescue, Vancouver Fire and Clark County Fire District 3 battle a shop fire at 12100 N.E.

Crews douse two-alarm shop fire in Battle Ground

Firefighters from Clark County Fire and Rescue, Vancouver Fire and Clark County Fire District 3 battle a shop fire at 12100 N.E.

September 2, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm fire that destroyed a shop in Battle Ground this afternoon, saving a nearby home and a man who went inside to retrieve belongings. Read story

Firefighters extinguish a brush fire in the median of Interstate 5 south of Ridgefield.

Grass fire burns in I-5 median

Firefighters extinguish a brush fire in the median of Interstate 5 south of Ridgefield.

September 1, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A grass fire in the median of Interstate 5 burned about 1.5 acres and slowed traffic in both directions this afternoon. Read story

Police find missing Vancouver woman

September 1, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Police are asking to be on the lookout for a 20-year-old woman who was reported missing from her home in Vancouver on Labor Day. Read story

A bicycle sits locked up outside the Vancouver Community Library in downtown Vancouver.

Bike thefts up sharply

A bicycle sits locked up outside the Vancouver Community Library in downtown Vancouver.

August 29, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver cyclists, beware -- bicycle theft is on the rise, and summer is prime time to get your ride stolen. Reports of cycles stolen in the city spiked in 2012 with 125 thefts, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Last year, there were 165 reports of bicycle theft, nearly three… Read story

Two people were arrested during a drug raid at a Battle Ground house.

Battle Ground drug raid nets two arrests

Two people were arrested during a drug raid at a Battle Ground house.

August 28, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Two people were arrested Friday morning during a raid at a Battle Ground house, where police say the residents were dealing drugs. Read story

Founder and President of Shared Hope International Linda Smith talks to a group after students at La Center High School viewed a documentary called Chosen, about sex trafficking, which was produced by Shared Hope International on April 26, 2013.

Shared Hope study: Courts treat buyers of child sex too lightly

Founder and President of Shared Hope International Linda Smith talks to a group after students at La Center High School viewed a documentary called Chosen, about sex trafficking, which was produced by Shared Hope International on April 26, 2013.

August 27, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A recent study from a Vancouver-based organization found that people sentenced in the Portland metro area for paying for sex with children serve an average of 14 days in jail. Read story

Strong-arm robbery reported in east Vancouver

August 27, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A kid's bike was stolen during a strong-arm robbery Wednesday night in east Vancouver near Burton Elementary School. Read story