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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

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Four people injured in wrong-way, drunk-driving crash on Highway 500, according to WSP

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July 29, 2024, 8:01am Clark County News

Four people were injured in a crash on state Highway 500 on Sunday afternoon when a suspected drunk driver got on the highway going the wrong direction, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

American Homes 4 Rent now puts signs on their rentals alerting people its rentals are not listed on other websites.

A domestic violence survivor signed a lease for a Vancouver apartment she could afford; it was a scam, and she wasn’t alone

American Homes 4 Rent now puts signs on their rentals alerting people its rentals are not listed on other websites.

July 27, 2024, 6:14am Business

The 32-year-old single mother felt relieved. Although she had to leave her YWCA safe house for survivors of domestic violence, she found an affordable apartment in Vancouver where she could live with her two children. Read story

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

Two people are dead in a murder-suicide in central Vancouver, say police

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

July 25, 2024, 12:51pm Clark County News Free

Two people are dead after being fatally shot in a homicide-suicide Thursday morning in the parking lot of a central Vancouver apartment complex. Read story

Vancouver Police officers stand outside a barricade that hides a body on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot.

State agency will take over investigations into police use of deadly force investigations in Clark County

Vancouver Police officers stand outside a barricade that hides a body on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot.

July 23, 2024, 9:36am Clark County News

Beginning Dec. 1, fatal police encounters in Clark County will no longer be investigated by regional law enforcement partners. Investigations will be in the hands of a state agency aiming to bring an independent view. Read story

A driver is turned around while trying to enter Clark College on May 14 following reports of a stabbing on campus. An internal review of the incident found that Clark College had several deficiencies in its campus emergency response system.

After stabbing at Clark College, internal review finds school’s emergency response system ineffective

A driver is turned around while trying to enter Clark College on May 14 following reports of a stabbing on campus. An internal review of the incident found that Clark College had several deficiencies in its campus emergency response system.

July 23, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

An internal review of the May 14 stabbing on Clark College’s campus found that many of the school’s emergency response systems were ineffective and that some staff were not adequately prepared for the situation. Read story

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Clark County Council decides against a levy to support sheriff’s office for November ballot

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

July 22, 2024, 2:44pm Clark County News

Voters will not see a Clark County-sponsored law enforcement levy on the ballot this fall to accompany one from the city of Vancouver. Read story

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Crash kills one person near Amboy; sheriff’s office traffic homicide unit investigating

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July 22, 2024, 7:41am Clark County News

A Sunday afternoon crash near Amboy left one person dead, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story