A Vancouver man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for the November 2021 fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in east Vancouver.…
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Cowlitz County man gets 25 years in Vancouver resident’s death
By The Citizen on November 7, 2023
A Cowlitz County man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for the February 2022 shooting of a Vancouver man in Portland’s Lloyd District…
Two Portland residents killed in Highway 500 crash; speed, impairment likely the cause, says WSP
By The Citizen on November 6, 2023
Speed and drugs or alcohol were the cause of a crash on state Highway 500 that killed two people early Sunday morning, according to the…
Vancouver lab credited with clearing state’s backlog of 10,000 sexual assault evidence kits
By The Citizen on October 27, 2023
With the help of the high-throughput lab in Vancouver, state officials announced Thursday that they have cleared a backlog of more than 10,000 untested sexual…
Vancouver man gets 3 years in jet-ski crash that killed a woman near the Vancouver waterfront
By The Citizen on October 25, 2023
A Vancouver man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison in connection with an October 2022 fatal jet ski crash near the Vancouver waterfront.…
Murder, abuse trial continues for adoptive parents in death of disabled Vancouver boy, 15
By The Citizen on October 24, 2023
The murder and abuse trial continued Monday for the adoptive parents of a 15-year-old Vancouver boy who died from starvation and neglect in November 2020.…
Layoffs move forward at Larch Corrections Center
By The Citizen on October 19, 2023
The Washington Court of Appeals denied a labor union’s request for an emergency injunction Wednesday that would have postponed layoffs at Larch Corrections Center. Layoffs…
Trial opens for Vancouver parents accused of starving son to death; defense blames 15-year-old’s medical problems
By The Citizen on October 18, 2023
“How much hunger can a child endure? How small can a child become before their body stops working?” Senior Deputy Prosecutor Erik Podhora asked a…
Clark County, state saw violent crime increase in ’22
By The Citizen on October 17, 2023
The FBI’s 2022 national crime statistics released Monday show that while national violent crime decreased last year, it increased in Washington and Clark County. Read…
Woman found dead by downtown Vancouver railroad tracks ID’d
By The Citizen on October 13, 2023
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 26-year-old woman as the person who was found dead Oct. 6 near train tracks in downtown Vancouver.…