A Clark County judge Friday ordered a Eugene, Ore., man be held without bail in the alleged murder-for-hire shooting of a Hockinson woman in March.…
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‘It all happened so fast’: Wife of late Vancouver police Officer Sahota testifies in murder trial
By The Citizen on May 10, 2024
Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota’s widow wiped tears from her face as she testified Thursday in the murder trial of the Yakima man accused in…
61-year-old’s body found in wooded area near Ridgefield in April
By The Citizen on May 6, 2024
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 61-year-old man whose body was found in an encampment south of Ridgefield in April. Read more… Source:…
Elderly Clark County residents are more likely to be financially exploited by relatives
By The Citizen on May 4, 2024
While many people warn their older loved ones about online scams by some faraway stranger, a Camas woman was the victim of a type of…
Vancouver mother wants to know: What has happened to my mentally ill son?
By The Citizen on May 3, 2024
Jacques Le’Sueur’s phone calls to his family stopped a year ago when Clark County sent him to Western State Hospital, a psychiatric facility 130 miles…
Vancouver man involved in police pursuit that spans two counties in Oregon
By The Citizen on April 30, 2024
Police in Oregon chased a Vancouver man suspected of reckless driving Saturday afternoon. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Change coming to Clark County court system as it prepares for growth
By The Citizen on April 26, 2024
Clark County’s criminal justice hub in downtown Vancouver is slated to look different by the end of 2025 as the county prepares for growth in…
Trial to begin for Vancouver police officer captured on video threatening to use Taser on suspect’s genitals
By The Citizen on April 18, 2024
The misdemeanor assault trial for Vancouver police Officer Andrea Mendoza begins today in Clark County District Court. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Man dead in shooting involving Clark County sheriff’s deputies in Salmon Creek
By The Citizen on April 14, 2024
A man was killed in a shooting involving deputies Saturday at the Salmon Creek American Legion on Northeast 20th Avenue, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office…
Radio series revisits murder of Brush Prairie resident Marlyne Johnson, trials of daughter-in-law Sophia Johnson
By The Citizen on April 12, 2024
A Boston-based radio series is revisiting the 20-year-old unsolved case of a Brush Prairie woman found brutally bludgeoned to death in her home — and…