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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Portland police criminalist arrested in Clark County

February 11, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

An off-duty Portland police officer was arrested on allegations of domestic violence Tuesday in La Center, according to Portland police. Read story

Ambulances line up outside of McLoughlin Middle School in Vancouver late Wednesday morning after a number of students fell ill after apparently ingesting chilli powder.

Middle schoolers ill after reportedly ingesting chili powder candy

Ambulances line up outside of McLoughlin Middle School in Vancouver late Wednesday morning after a number of students fell ill after apparently ingesting chilli powder.

February 10, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Ten students at McLoughlin Middle School in Vancouver got sick this morning after eating a spicy Mexican candy. Read story

Linda Sperling's son Andy Sperling walks in his family's yard Tuesday among orange flags that mark the locations where a metal detector has found objects in the ground, some of them bullets.

Police: Stray bullet investigation suspended

Linda Sperling's son Andy Sperling walks in his family's yard Tuesday among orange flags that mark the locations where a metal detector has found objects in the ground, some of them bullets.

February 9, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Police found nothing criminal in the case of a woman who was struck by an errant bullet while on her property in Brush Prairie two weeks ago, and they have suspended the investigation into the neighboring Clark Rifles gun range. Read story

Police investigate a fatal collision at Northeast Vancouver Mall Drive and 72nd Avenue that killed two women, both mothers, who were walking in the crosswalk on Jan. 19, 2014.

2014 in Clark County saw dramatic jump in fatal crashesvideo icon

Police investigate a fatal collision at Northeast Vancouver Mall Drive and 72nd Avenue that killed two women, both mothers, who were walking in the crosswalk on Jan. 19, 2014.

February 7, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Traffic fatalities ended 39 lives last year in Clark County. The county's traffic deaths in 2014 were twice as high as they were in 2013, and higher than any other year in the last decade. The increase in traffic fatalities also bucks the statewide trend, in which the number of… Read story

Expert tries to educate young drivers about importance of attention to road

February 7, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

While young drivers represent only about 13 percent of all licensed drivers on the road, according to the Federal Highway Administration, they are involved in a disproportionate number of vehicle crashes. Read story

Police: Wanted man fights security at Salmon Creek hospital

February 6, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

A wanted man from Central Washington prompted a lockdown at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on Friday afternoon before fleeing from the hospital. Read story

A suicidal man on the East 39th Street overpass prompts a massive I-5 shutdown Friday.

Suicidal man on overpass taken into custody

A suicidal man on the East 39th Street overpass prompts a massive I-5 shutdown Friday.

February 6, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

A suicidal man on the East 39th Street overpass in Vancouver led to an hourslong shutdown of Interstate 5 and backed up traffic for miles Friday evening. Read story

Police recovered heroin from a car during a traffic stop in the North Image neighborhood.

Police recover heroin, arrest woman in North Image

Police recovered heroin from a car during a traffic stop in the North Image neighborhood.

February 6, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Las Vegas woman was arrested during a traffic stop Friday afternoon after police found heroin inside the car she was driving in the North Image neighborhood. Read story

Pat Kuiper, mother of murder victim Donald Brown, has vowed to never give up the search for her son's killer.

Orchards man’s killing unsolved after 8 years

Pat Kuiper, mother of murder victim Donald Brown, has vowed to never give up the search for her son's killer.

February 4, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Wednesday marked the eighth anniversary of Donald Brown's unsolved death. His live-in girlfriend came home late on Feb. 4, 2007, and found the 39-year-old fatally stabbed in his head and neck. Read story

A man robbed a U.S.

Man robs Salmon Creek bank at gunpoint

A man robbed a U.S.

February 3, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Police searched unsuccessfully for the man who robbed a U.S. Bank at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon in Salmon Creek. Read story