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Courts & Crime

Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis listens to the prosecutions closing arguments Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, during the murder trial of suspected serial killer Warren Morris at the Clark County Courthouse. Forrest is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Martha Morrison of Portland in 1974.

Standard ranges, not judges, often dictate sentencing length in Washington

Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Lewis listens to the prosecutions closing arguments Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, during the murder trial of suspected serial killer Warren Morris at the Clark County Courthouse. Forrest is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Martha Morrison of Portland in 1974.

June 5, 2023, 6:00am Courts & Crime

In 2022, three Walla Walla men pleaded guilty to the same charge, connected to the same incident. The three men were sentenced to vastly different sentences, ranging from six months in jail to eight years in prison. Read story

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Boy, 17, accused in shooting behind Mountain View High School

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

June 2, 2023, 5:49pm Clark County News

A 17-year-old boy is accused of shooting at two other teens after they asked about his gang affiliation outside an apartment complex behind Mountain View High School. Read story

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Report: Vancouver man found dead in garage died by homicide

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June 2, 2023, 3:37pm Clark County News

A man found dead May 27 in the garage at his east Vancouver home was identified Friday as 58-year-old Randall Scott West. Read story

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Speed, alcohol likely factors in fatal motorcycle vs. car crash in Brush Prairie area

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June 2, 2023, 7:23am Clark County News

Speed and alcohol may have been factors in a crash that killed a motorcycle rider and seriously injured a driver in Brush Prairie on Thursday night, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.  Read story

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Suspicious death in east Vancouver a homicide, police say

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June 1, 2023, 3:45pm Clark County News

Vancouver police said Thursday detectives are investigating a Saturday suspicious death in east Vancouver as a homicide. Read story

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Camas names new police chief

Tina M.

June 1, 2023, 3:30pm Clark County News

Following a nationwide search, the city of Camas announced Thursday that Tina M. Jones has been named as the Camas Police Department’s new chief. 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.

Man killed by Vancouver police fired at cops; officers were wearing body cams

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.

May 31, 2023, 7:12pm Clark County News

The man killed by police in a central Vancouver shopping center parking lot late Tuesday afternoon was wanted for multiple armed robberies and fired at pursuing officers, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Daybreak Youth Services RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery in Brush Prairie opened on May 18, 2017.

Daybreak Youth Services, state agency file complaints against each other

Daybreak Youth Services RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery in Brush Prairie opened on May 18, 2017.

May 31, 2023, 7:00pm Clark County Health

Both the Washington Department of Health and Daybreak Youth Services filed complaints against the other Wednesday over the department’s suspension of the facility’s licenses. Read story

Vandal strikes Clark County Democrats’ Vancouver office

May 30, 2023, 2:09pm Clark County News

The Clark County Democrats’ central Vancouver office was vandalized early Sunday morning when someone threw a rock through a window. Read story

A Kia Rio after it crashed into an SUV Thursday afternoon on the St. John's Bridge in Portland and caught fire. Police say the crash pushed the SUV into the back of a pickup, and the driver of the Kia drove away from the scene.

Vancouver man arrested after driving flaming car 4 miles, leaving scene of Oregon crash

A Kia Rio after it crashed into an SUV Thursday afternoon on the St. John's Bridge in Portland and caught fire. Police say the crash pushed the SUV into the back of a pickup, and the driver of the Kia drove away from the scene.

May 30, 2023, 11:40am Clark County News

A Vancouver man is accused of drunken driving after Portland police say he was involved in a three-vehicle crash and drove away while his car was on fire. Read story