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Jonathan J. Oson appears in Clark County Superior Court on Friday afternoon to hear the verdict in his trial for the first-degree murder of Ariel Romano.

Clark County judge finds Portland man guilty of first-degree murder

January 31, 2020, 8:32pm Clark County News

A Clark County Superior Court judge on Friday found a Portland man guilty of fatally shooting a man during a botched robbery in June 2018. Read story

A 17-year-old boy died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle head-on crash in the Glenwood area.

17-year-old boy dies in head-on crash Friday in Glenwood

January 31, 2020, 5:18pm Clark County News

A 17-year-old boy died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle head-on crash in the Glenwood area. A man who was driving the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening. Read story

Christine Johnson-Sundby, from left, stands with her daughter, Ellie Sundby, her wife, Rene Sundby, president of the Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School PTA, and Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver. The family was in Olympia Friday to watch the state Senate unanimously approve "The Tiffany Hill Act." Rene Sundby was close friends with Hill, who was shot and killed by her estranged husband outside the Hazel Dell school in November. (Sen.

Washington Senate passes ‘Tiffany Hill Act’

January 31, 2020, 5:15pm Clark County News

The Washington Senate unanimously approved legislation Friday to provide electronic monitoring and real-time victim notification following the shooting death of a Vancouver woman in November. Read story

Rodney T. Franck, 26, waits to be called forward to plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter Friday in Clark County Superior Court. Franck was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison in the deadly beating of 55-year-old Chris Brewster.

Man gets 8 1/2 years for 2015 fatal beating in Vancouver

January 31, 2020, 4:49pm Clark County News

One of two men who beat a Vancouver man into a coma that lasted more than a year before he succumbed to his injuries was sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to 8½ years in prison. Read story

Kennewick picks Vancouver firefighter to be new chief 4 months after controversial ouster

January 31, 2020, 12:40pm Clark County News

A Vancouver firefighter is heading across the state to become Kennewick’s new fire chief. Read story

Share of fatal crashes involving THC more than double since 2012, study finds

Morning traffic crawls along Interstate 205 South near the exit for Mill Plain Boulevard.

The percentage of drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes who had the active ingredient in marijuana in their blood has more than doubled since recreational marijuana became legal in Washington, according to newly released estimates. Read story

Memorial plaque unveiled during Ridgefield Port of Entry grand opening

Luanne Mason, from left, daughter of the late Weight Control Officer Joseph Modlin, and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste join Mason's husband, Doug, after unveiling a memorial plaque in honor of Modlin at the Ridgefield Port of Entry on Thursday morning. Officer Modlin died in the line of duty Aug. 15, 1974, when he was struck by a logging truck. The Washington State Patrol Motor Carrier Safety Division also hosted a grand opening and dedication of the newly built Ridgefield Port of Entry during the event.

Washington State Patrol hosted a grand opening ceremony Thursday for the Ridgefield Port of Entry to show off the weigh station’s state-of-the-art upgrades and dedicate the facility to the only commercial vehicle officer killed in the line of duty. Read story