October 20, 2023, 5:55am Clark County News
After six years with the Battle Ground Police Department, Chief Mike Fort announced Thursday he will be retiring at the end of the year. Fort has served as chief for four years. His retirement will be effective January 2024. Read story
October 19, 2023, 7:20pm Clark County News Free
Evergreen High School, Cascade Middle School and Burton Elementary School were placed under lockdown Thursday afternoon following reports of shots fired near McKenzie Stadium. Read story
October 19, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News
The Vancouver City Attorney’s Office will not charge the corrections deputy at the center of an August 2021 use-of-force investigation involving a man detained at the Clark County Jail. Read story
October 18, 2023, 5:33pm Business
The Washington Court of Appeals denied a labor union’s request for an emergency injunction Wednesday that would have postponed layoffs at Larch Corrections Center. Layoffs moved forward by day’s end, according to a spokesperson with the Washington Department of Corrections. Read story
October 18, 2023, 1:42pm Clark County News
“How much hunger can a child endure? How small can a child become before their body stops working?” Senior Deputy Prosecutor Erik Podhora asked a jury Wednesday. “For Karreon Franks, it was 61 pounds.” Read story
October 17, 2023, 5:05pm Clark County News
A Vancouver man was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for shooting his girlfriend’s estranged husband during a March confrontation at a Hazel Dell apartment complex. Read story
October 17, 2023, 12:25pm Clark County News
A judge found a Vancouver woman who stabbed her boyfriend with a 4-foot-long sword not guilty by reason of insanity Monday at her attempted murder trial. Read story
October 16, 2023, 6:13pm Clark County News
The FBI’s 2022 national crime statistics released Monday show that while national violent crime decreased last year, it increased in Washington and Clark County. Read story
October 16, 2023, 6:05am Courts & Crime
On a recent morning, Ross Preston and Josh Dossett watched the cadets of Basic Law Enforcement Academy Class 868 practice firing their weapons. The soon-to-be officers were working on tactical reloads and close-quarters defense: Two to the chest. An oblique step. Two to the head. Read story
October 13, 2023, 7:07pm Clark County News
Officials identified a 47-year-old Southwest Washington man as the person fatally shot Wednesday during an apparent road rage incident in downtown Portland. Read story
