Attorneys, elected officials and courthouse staff crowded into a fourth-floor courtroom at the Clark County Courthouse to watch Christine Hayes be sworn in as the…
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Clark County man suspected of stabbing sister to death is held without bail, awaits mental evaluation
By The Citizen on September 19, 2024
A Clark County man is being held without bail until he can have his mental competency evaluated after he was arrested late Wednesday in the…
Yacolt man sentenced to 4 months in prison for involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
By The Citizen on September 18, 2024
A Yacolt man was sentenced Tuesday to four months in federal prison for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol…
Camas City Council member arrested for allegedly pointing firearm at fisherman
By The Citizen on September 13, 2024
Camas City Council member John Svilarich was arrested Friday in connection with an Aug. 31 altercation with a fisherman along the Washougal River Greenway in…
Daughter of woman killed in 1989 in Vancouver still seeking justice
By The Citizen on September 13, 2024
Clark County residents have likely seen ads on their TVs or social media pages calling on Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik to re-open a 1989…
Evergreen district staff were not made aware of Monday shooting threat until after school ended
By The Citizen on September 12, 2024
Evergreen Public Schools officials and Mountain View High School administrators did not inform teachers and staff of a shooting threat made against the school late…
Fort Vancouver High School briefly locked down for reports of threat; no weapon found
By The Citizen on September 12, 2024
School officials lifted a brief lockdown at Fort Vancouver High School on Wednesday afternoon after determining a student who’d reportedly threatened a shooting at the…
Vancouver mother pleads not guilty in fentanyl death of 21-month-old baby
By The Citizen on September 11, 2024
A Vancouver mother pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of first-degree manslaughter in the fentanyl overdose death of her 21-month-old baby in March. Read…
Search continues for Clark County man Phil Harris, missing since April 2023
By The Citizen on September 11, 2024
Clark County resident Phil Harris disappeared in April 2023. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Bail $250K each for two Vancouver men accused of bringing guns to Mountain View High School
By The Citizen on September 11, 2024
A judge set bail at $250,000 each for two 18-year-old men accused of bringing loaded guns to Mountain View High School on Monday after threatening…