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Defendants Felicia Adams, right, and Jesse Franks, left, stand as the jury enters the room Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at the Clark County Courthouse. The jury found the pair guilty of homicide by abuse and murder in the 2020 death of their adopted son Karreon Franks.

Clark County jury convicts adoptive parents of homicide by abuse, murder in Vancouver boy’s starvation death

Defendants Felicia Adams, right, and Jesse Franks, left, stand as the jury enters the room Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at the Clark County Courthouse. The jury found the pair guilty of homicide by abuse and murder in the 2020 death of their adopted son Karreon Franks.

October 27, 2023, 5:06pm Clark County News

A Clark County jury Friday convicted two adoptive parents of homicide by abuse and second-degree murder in the starvation death of their 15-year-old son — after a chaotic morning in which the defense moved for a mistrial. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School.

Vancouver police investigating threat found in Fort Vancouver High School bathroom

Fort Vancouver High School.

October 27, 2023, 1:59pm Clark County News Free

The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a threat of gun violence at Fort Vancouver High School today following the discovery of “concerning writing” on a bathroom wall Thursday afternoon. Read story

Jesse Franks, 58, left, and Felicia Adams, 54, talk before court as attorney Jeff Sowder works nearby at the Clark County Courthouse.

Adoptive parents testify in death of disabled Vancouver boy, say they never withheld food as punishment

Jesse Franks, 58, left, and Felicia Adams, 54, talk before court as attorney Jeff Sowder works nearby at the Clark County Courthouse.

October 26, 2023, 6:59pm Clark County News

Both adoptive parents on trial for murder and abuse in their 15-year-old Vancouver son’s November 2020 starvation death took the witness stand Thursday. Read story

Forensic scientists work on DNA samples at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab in Vancouver in 2019. The lab was instrumental in clearing the stat's backlog of sexual assault kits.

Vancouver lab credited with clearing state’s backlog of 10,000 sexual assault evidence kits

Forensic scientists work on DNA samples at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab in Vancouver in 2019. The lab was instrumental in clearing the stat's backlog of sexual assault kits.

October 26, 2023, 6:03pm Clark County News

With the help of the high-throughput lab in Vancouver, state officials announced Thursday that they have cleared a backlog of more than 10,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits. Read story

Battle Ground police Sgt.

Battle Ground police officer died on duty after using meth and fentanyl, say investigators

Battle Ground police Sgt.

October 26, 2023, 10:30am Clark County News

A Battle Ground police sergeant who died on duty in August was killed by an accidental overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine, the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Thursday. Read story

Stephen A. Lubeck, 31, makes a first appearance in October 2022 in Clark County Superior Court in connection with a fatal jet ski crash on the Columbia River near the Vancouver waterfront. He was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison.

Vancouver man gets 3 years in jet-ski crash that killed a woman near the Vancouver waterfront

Stephen A. Lubeck, 31, makes a first appearance in October 2022 in Clark County Superior Court in connection with a fatal jet ski crash on the Columbia River near the Vancouver waterfront. He was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison.

October 25, 2023, 2:45pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison in connection with an October 2022 fatal jet ski crash near the Vancouver waterfront. Read story

A school photo of Karreon Franks is displayed on a television Wednesday at the Clark County Courthouse during a murder trial. Karreon's adoptive parents Felicia Adams, right, and Jesse Franks, center, are being tried on second-degree murder and homicide by abuse in the 2020 death of the 15-year-old.

Murder, abuse trial continues for adoptive parents in death of disabled Vancouver boy, 15

A school photo of Karreon Franks is displayed on a television Wednesday at the Clark County Courthouse during a murder trial. Karreon's adoptive parents Felicia Adams, right, and Jesse Franks, center, are being tried on second-degree murder and homicide by abuse in the 2020 death of the 15-year-old.

October 23, 2023, 6:40pm Clark County News

The murder and abuse trial continued Monday for the adoptive parents of a 15-year-old Vancouver boy who died from starvation and neglect in November 2020. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse.

Vancouver man accused in fatal fentanyl overdose

The Clark County Courthouse.

October 23, 2023, 4:50pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is accused of selling fentanyl pills that caused another man to suffer a fatal overdose in October 2022. Read story

Kikarson Asan, 16, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault and one count each of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a deadly weapon on school grounds. He is accused of shooting at two teens near Evergreen High School on Thursday, prompting lockdowns at several area schools.

16-year-old Vancouver boy in court accused of shooting at two teens

Kikarson Asan, 16, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of two counts of first-degree assault and one count each of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a deadly weapon on school grounds. He is accused of shooting at two teens near Evergreen High School on Thursday, prompting lockdowns at several area schools.

October 20, 2023, 5:21pm Clark County News

A 16-year-old Vancouver boy accused of shooting at two teens Thursday outside of Evergreen High School, prompting lockdowns at several area schools, appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court. Read story

Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart.

Kirkland Warren, suspect in death of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart, facing new allegation of child rape

Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart.

October 20, 2023, 11:59am Clark County News

The man accused of killing Vancouver mother and daughter, Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart, appeared Friday in court on a new allegation of first-degree rape of a child involving the 7-year-old. Read story