A Florida-based law firm filed suit Monday against Vancouver Public Schools on behalf of a former student who alleges she was sexually groomed and abused…
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Judge asked to decide who’s lying about forged court order at conclusion of Vancouver defense attorney’s trial
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
The forgery and identity theft trial for Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend concluded Thursday with attorneys asking a Lewis County judge to decide who’s lying…
Man shot inside vehicle in central Vancouver expected to survive
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
Vancouver police say a man who was shot inside his vehicle Friday in central Vancouver is expected to survive. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Trial for Vancouver defense attorney Townsend, charged with forgery and identity theft, begins Monday
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend’s forgery and identity theft trial is set to begin Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County won’t put a criminal justice tax increase on the ballot until next year
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
Clark County Council members decided Wednesday not to put a law and justice funding measure on the November ballot. Instead, they supported the county manager’s…
Oregon man accused in Brush Prairie vehicular homicide case had 7 times legal limit of THC in system
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
An Albany, Ore., man is accused of driving with more than seven times the legal limit of THC — the active ingredient in marijuana —…
The Foundation will open housing for those exiting prison in Fourth Plain Village in August
By The Citizen on July 8, 2025
Supportive housing for people exiting prison will open in the Fourth Plain Village neighborhood in August. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County Sheriff Horch says search warrants for murder in police shooting cases are ‘demoralizing’ for officers
By The Citizen on July 5, 2025
As a new state agency has begun investigating fatal police encounters, law enforcement officials have bristled at the way the agency writes search warrants in…
Vancouver defense attorney Townsend faces two new identity theft charges in forgery case
By The Citizen on July 3, 2025
Prosecutors added two new identity theft charges Thursday to the forgery case against Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Suspect in Battle Ground stabbing deaths will get a competency evaluation
By The Citizen on July 3, 2025
A Vancouver man is being held without bail until he can undergo a mental competency evaluation in connection with the June 3 stabbing death of…