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Officer Jason Haigwood's K-9 partner Remi recently returned to work after he was wounded in the line of duty June 17.

‘Resilient’ K-9 Remi returns to work with Vancouver police after being shot in the tailvideo icon

Officer Jason Haigwood's K-9 partner Remi recently returned to work after he was wounded in the line of duty June 17.

August 8, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Wounded in the line of duty June 17, Vancouver police K-9 Remi is back on the job. Read story

Monica Alexander, second from right, executive director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, joins U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, as they watch a mock training exercise of a traffic stop for a suspect with a warrant Wednesday at the law enforcement training academy in Vancouver. Perez heard from those involved about the importance of funding the training of new police officers while touring the facility that opened in January.

A day after primary, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visits new Southwest Washington regional police training academy in Vancouver

Monica Alexander, second from right, executive director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, joins U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, as they watch a mock training exercise of a traffic stop for a suspect with a warrant Wednesday at the law enforcement training academy in Vancouver. Perez heard from those involved about the importance of funding the training of new police officers while touring the facility that opened in January.

August 7, 2024, 5:05pm Clark County News

Fresh off of a primary election win, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez spent Wednesday afternoon talking with recruits and instructors at the Southwest Washington regional police training academy in Vancouver. Read story

Former Vancouver Police Officer Keith Kircher appeared in Clark County Superior Court to face charges of perjury on Wednesday.

Former Vancouver police officer in court on perjury charges; investigators say he lied about responding to the Aurora mass shooting

Former Vancouver Police Officer Keith Kircher appeared in Clark County Superior Court to face charges of perjury on Wednesday.

August 7, 2024, 3:16pm Clark County News

A former Vancouver police officer made a first appearance Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on two first-degree perjury charges after allegedly lying about his job experience when applying for search warrants in some of his assigned cases. Read story

Christine Hayes has been a Clark County Superiour Court Commissioner since 2022.

Inslee appoints Clark County Superior Court’s 12th judge

Christine Hayes has been a Clark County Superiour Court Commissioner since 2022.

August 7, 2024, 12:00pm Courts & Crime

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday he has appointed Clark County Superior Court Commissioner Christine Hayes to be the court’s 12th judge. Read story

Alana Carroll

Missing Clark County woman now presumed dead, investigators have identified a suspect

Alana Carroll

August 5, 2024, 5:16pm Clark County News

Detectives believe a Clark County woman reported missing in September is dead, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Read story

Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik delivers arguments in Clark County Superior Court.

Clark County Superior Court’s caseloads are piled up and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon

Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik delivers arguments in Clark County Superior Court.

August 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

With pandemic-era restrictions in the rear-view mirror, Clark County Superior Court operations have ramped back up and, in some areas, even surpassed levels seen five years ago. Read story

Bystanders embrace as first responders work at the scene after a shooting left two people dead in central Vancouver on Thursday morning, July 25, 2024.

Clark County medical examiner identifies woman, man killed in murder-suicide in central Vancouver

Bystanders embrace as first responders work at the scene after a shooting left two people dead in central Vancouver on Thursday morning, July 25, 2024.

August 2, 2024, 5:16pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday officially identified the people killed in a central Vancouver murder-suicide last week. Read story

Baylee Gonzales embraces the daughter of Carissa Larkin Thursday morning as first responders work at the scene of an apparent murder-suicide in central Vancouver that left Larkin dead.

The Vancouver woman killed in a murder-suicide was a mother of three

Baylee Gonzales embraces the daughter of Carissa Larkin Thursday morning as first responders work at the scene of an apparent murder-suicide in central Vancouver that left Larkin dead.

July 31, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

Family and friends have identified the woman killed in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday in central Vancouver as a mother of three. Read story

A Hazel Dell resident said she woke up to flyers posted on cars in the neighborhood. The Columbian has blurred out QR codes and a web address leading to a website exposing more of the same views.

Flyers espousing hate speech left on cars in Hazel Dell

A Hazel Dell resident said she woke up to flyers posted on cars in the neighborhood. The Columbian has blurred out QR codes and a web address leading to a website exposing more of the same views.

July 29, 2024, 3:54pm Clark County News

Flyers with racially charged hate messages were left on cars in the Hazel Dell area north of Vancouver Sunday morning. Read story

Judge James Smith speaks to the crowd at the Clark County Courthouse in August 2021.

District Court Judge James Smith tops poll for Clark County’s next Superior Court position

Judge James Smith speaks to the crowd at the Clark County Courthouse in August 2021.

July 29, 2024, 3:03pm Clark County News

Attorneys in Clark County have selected who they prefer to become the county’s newest Superior Court judge; their pick is currently a judge in District Court. Read story