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Top Vancouver police officers to receive 6 percent raises

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April 26, 2023, 1:43pm Clark County News

A renewed labor contract between the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Command Guild guarantees 6 percent pay raises for the city’s top-ranking police officers this year. Read story

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Vancouver woman, 87, killed in Highway 14 crash

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April 26, 2023, 11:26am Clark County News

A Vancouver woman died at a hospital after the car she was riding in rear-ended a stopped SUV on April 20 on state Highway 14. Read story

Local business leaders gathered Tuesday to hear about tips for preventing crime at their companies.

Clark County business owners discuss crime, how to combat it

Local business leaders gathered Tuesday to hear about tips for preventing crime at their companies.

April 25, 2023, 6:10pm Business

Clark County business owners gathered at Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver on Tuesday morning to discuss a topic that has been forefront on their minds: crime. Read story

Clark County Sheriff John Horch talks with the media after taking the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Thursday morning, Dec. 22, 2022.

Clark County sheriff, prosecutor named in suit over Washington gun law

Clark County Sheriff John Horch talks with the media after taking the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Thursday morning, Dec. 22, 2022.

April 25, 2023, 5:44pm Clark County News

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Second Amendment Foundation and others, including Vancouver-based gun store Sporting Systems, in response to the Legislature’s passage of a semi-automatic weapons ban names Clark County Sheriff John Horch and Prosecutor Tony Golik as two of several defendants. Read story

Legislators swear in on the first day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

Inside the stunning fall of Washington’s drug-possession legislation — and what comes next

Legislators swear in on the first day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

April 25, 2023, 8:08am Courts & Crime

Finger-pointing and frustration reigned in the Capitol after a proposed deal to penalize drug possession fell apart on the final day of the legislative session. Read story

Vancouver man pleads guilty in tax fraud case

April 25, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

An unlicensed Vancouver tax preparer pleaded guilty Monday to federal tax fraud charges for operating a business that filed false tax documents on behalf of immigrants. Read story

David R. Zarb of La Center makes a first appearance June 15, 2021, in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide in connection with a triple-fatal crash on state Highway 503 near Fargher Lake. He was sentenced Monday to 12 1/4  years in prison.

La Center man who drove drunk sentenced to more than 12 years in crash that killed 3

David R. Zarb of La Center makes a first appearance June 15, 2021, in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide in connection with a triple-fatal crash on state Highway 503 near Fargher Lake. He was sentenced Monday to 12 1/4  years in prison.

April 24, 2023, 5:04pm Clark County News

A La Center man who was driving drunk when he killed three teenage girls in June 2021 on state Highway 503 was sentenced Monday to 12¼ years in prison. Read story

Deputies Josh Troyer, left, and Lanny Kipp wear Axon body-worn cameras on their vests Monday at the Clark County Sheriff's Office West Precinct in Ridgefield. They are participating in a 30-day test period for the body and vehicle cameras.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office gives body, dash cameras 30-day tryout

Deputies Josh Troyer, left, and Lanny Kipp wear Axon body-worn cameras on their vests Monday at the Clark County Sheriff's Office West Precinct in Ridgefield. They are participating in a 30-day test period for the body and vehicle cameras.

April 24, 2023, 5:03pm Clark County News

A proposed body-worn and vehicle camera system won positive reviews Monday from Clark County sheriff’s deputies taking part in the department’s 30-day test period for the devices. Read story

A suspicious object found at Heritage High School in Orchards was determined to be homeless, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Fake bomb prompts lockdown at Heritage High School in Orchards

A suspicious object found at Heritage High School in Orchards was determined to be homeless, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

April 24, 2023, 2:50pm Clark County News

A suspicious object found outside Heritage High School prompted a school lockdown and bomb unit response Monday before authorities determined it to be harmless. Read story

In this April 11, 2019 photo, Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, listens to debate on the House floor at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Jinkins is the sponsor of a measure that has Washington poised to become the first state to establish an employee-paid program creating an insurance benefit to help offset the costs of long-term care, pending a final vote in the House. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Drug possession compromise fails in Washington Legislature as session ends

In this April 11, 2019 photo, Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, listens to debate on the House floor at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Jinkins is the sponsor of a measure that has Washington poised to become the first state to establish an employee-paid program creating an insurance benefit to help offset the costs of long-term care, pending a final vote in the House. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 24, 2023, 11:57am Clark County Politics

The Washington House voted down a last-minute deal to maintain a criminal penalty for drug possession and boost funding for treatment Sunday night, the final day of the legislative session, leaving the state's drug laws in question and potentially laying the foundation for a patchwork of approaches throughout the state. Read story