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Vancouver Police Officer Andrea Mendoza listens to opening statements in her trial for gross misdemeanor assault Thursday at the Clark County Courthouse. Mendoza is accused of assaulting a man she was arresting and threatening to use a Taser on his genitals.

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza defends actions in arrest of suspected shoplifter

April 20, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza, who’s accused of pulling down the pants of a shoplifting suspect and threatening to use her Taser on his genitals, took the stand to defend herself in her assault trial Friday. Read story

Brutal, racist, opportunistic and temperamental, Gen. William S. Harney nearly started a war with Great Britain while he commanded Vancouver Barracks in the years prior to the Civil War.

Clark County history: Gen. Harney, former Vancouver commander, remembered today as a brutal racist

April 20, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

In 2016, the Federal Board of Geographic Names voted to rename South Dakota’s highest point, formerly Harney Peak, as Black Elk Peak. The move was part of re-examining Army Gen. William S. Harney’s treatment of Indigenous people while recognizing their original claim to the land. A school, a neighborhood and… Read story

Check It Out: Every day is Earth Day with books

April 20, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

April 22nd is Earth Day, but I have a question: Shouldn’t every day be Earth Day? Our beautiful blue marble is special and unique, and as tenants of this one-of-a-kind planet, we should be tender caretakers. If we don’t do our job, the landlord might force us to relocate to… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Don’t be fooled by fair skies; clouds are on their way

April 20, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

This April is perhaps the best weather-wise that we have had in several years. It sure is dry to say the least. With 10 days to go I don’t see enough rain to help us out much. We have a weak weather system this weekend and another the later part… Read story

License on hold for certified nursing assistant at Vancouver campus of the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center

April 20, 2024, 5:58am Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health suspended certified nursing assistant David Floyd Potter’s license following allegations of sexual misconduct involving two patients. Read story

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