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The Vancouver City Council has signed a contract with Axon Enterprises to provide the Vancouver Police Department with body-worn cameras, as shown here in 2019 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

Vancouver police body-cams project ahead of schedule

The Vancouver City Council has signed a contract with Axon Enterprises to provide the Vancouver Police Department with body-worn cameras, as shown here in 2019 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

October 4, 2022, 10:13am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is expected to roll out its long-awaited camera initiative to strengthen trust between police and the public ahead of schedule after receiving a large grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

Vancouver travel trailer thief sentenced to prison

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

October 3, 2022, 3:23pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 17 months in prison for stealing nearly $200,000 worth of travel trailers from Brush Prairie and Sunnyside storage facilities. Read story

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Vancouver man to face charges in pedestrian hit-and-run death

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October 3, 2022, 1:26pm Clark County News

Prosecutors intend to file a charge of vehicular homicide against an 18-year-old Vancouver man after the pedestrian victim in a Sunday crash died Monday morning. Read story

Joseph A. Rachauskas appears in Clark County Superior Court on multiple warrants, including for local charges of vehicular homicide, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and hit-and-run resulting in death. He also had warrants out of Multnomah County and Clackamas County, Ore.

Vancouver man gets 7-plus years in fatal hit-run crash

Joseph A. Rachauskas appears in Clark County Superior Court on multiple warrants, including for local charges of vehicular homicide, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and hit-and-run resulting in death. He also had warrants out of Multnomah County and Clackamas County, Ore.

September 30, 2022, 5:20pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday to 7¼ years in prison for a January fatal hit-and-run crash in Hazel Dell. Read story

Police investigate the shooting of William Abbe at the intersection of Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

Vancouver City Council asked to OK $725,000 deal with family of man killed by police

Police investigate the shooting of William Abbe at the intersection of Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road on April 28, 2020.

September 29, 2022, 8:27pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council is poised to approve a six-figure settlement agreement Monday with the family of a man who was fatally shot by Vancouver police in 2020. Read story

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Woman robbed of purse in Vancouver Mall parking lot

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September 29, 2022, 6:08pm Business

A woman was robbed of her purse and knocked to the ground as she was walking Wednesday through the Vancouver Mall parking lot. Read story

An image from surveillance video Thursday morning at the McDonald's on Andresen Road depicting the man police believe shot through a drive-thru window.

Vancouver police seek man who shot through McDonald’s drive-thru window

An image from surveillance video Thursday morning at the McDonald's on Andresen Road depicting the man police believe shot through a drive-thru window.

September 29, 2022, 5:26pm Clark County News

Vancouver police are searching for a man who shot through a McDonald’s drive-thru window Thursday morning in central Vancouver while the business was closed. Read story

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

Clark County’s new Jail Services department advances; transparent process urged

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

September 28, 2022, 6:12pm Clark County News

Clark County continues to move forward with its new Jail Services department and development of a transition plan to take over management of the county jail. Read story

Remains identified in 2002 Ridgefield cold case

September 27, 2022, 7:15pm Clark County News

For the past 20 years, Candy Hallanger had come up with a variety of theories for the disappearance of her former husband and father of her three children. But on Aug. 31, she received a phone call that finally put her theories to rest. Read story

Frank Rios, 41, of Vancouver makes a first appearance Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court.

Vancouver man denies having machete in homeless camp attack

Frank Rios, 41, of Vancouver makes a first appearance Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court.

September 27, 2022, 4:24pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man allegedly attacked another man with a machete Monday at a homeless camp in Hazel Dell after seeing him with his former girlfriend, court records state. Read story