A Brush Prairie woman who owns a mobile dog grooming business and breeds cocker spaniels is accused of keeping the dogs in deplorable conditions that…
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Parents upset after Clark County Youth Football coach revealed as sex offender
By The Citizen on September 17, 2025
Clark County Youth Football has come under fire after parents were notified that a registered sex offender had been coaching one of its teams for…
Retrial set for Bellingham man accused of murder in fatal crash in parking lot of LeRoy Haagen Memorial Park in east Vancouver
By The Citizen on September 11, 2025
A Bellingham man will be retried on a charge of second-degree murder for a July 9, 2024, crash that killed a man in the parking…
Judge denies request to relieve former Vancouver attorney Josephine Townsend from 10-day jail sentence
By The Citizen on September 11, 2025
A judge Thursday denied a request that former Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend be relieved from serving a 10-day jail sentence after she failed to…
Evergreen schools staff didn’t report suspected abuse of children, including one who died of starvation, says suit
By The Citizen on September 10, 2025
Evergreen Public Schools staff didn’t report the suspected abuse of children whose parents were later convicted of starving one son to death, according to a…
2 women report sexual assault or feeling unsafe on Salmon Creek Greenway Trail
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
Two women over the past week have reported being sexually assaulted by a man or feeling unsafe while on the Salmon Creek Greenway Trail, according…
Leslie Lopez appointed to replace retiring District Court Judge Langsdorf
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
The Clark County Council on Monday appointed District Court Commissioner Leslie Lopez to replace District Court Judge Sonya Langsdorf, who is retiring Sept. 30. Read…
17-year-old held on $1 million bail accused of shooting at man outside home near Heritage High School
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
A judge Monday ordered $1 million bail for a 17-year-old boy accused of shooting at a man Friday near Heritage High School. Investigators say the…
Former Vancouver attorney Townsend fails to report to jail; prosecutors seek a bench warrant
By The Citizen on September 8, 2025
Prosecutors are seeking a bench warrant for former Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend after she failed to report Friday to the Clark County Jail to…
Vancouver man who hit son with his Audi gets 13 years in prison
By The Citizen on September 5, 2025
A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to about 13 years in prison for the attempted murder of his son. Read more… Source: The Columbian