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Woman gets 3 years in vehicular assault
Prosecutors on Monday sought a stiffer penalty against Shaun Johnson — the driver in a 2013 crash that injured a Battle Ground teen — citing as evidence the victim’s injuries that will create lifelong...
View ArticlePolice identify officer involved in shooting
The Vancouver Police Department has identified Ken Suvada as the officer who fired at a suspect who attempted to flee Saturday, almost running Suvada over, before crashing his car into another vehicle....
View ArticleOregon man accused of repeatedly hitting SUV
A Salem, Ore., man is being held on $40,000 bail after allegedly ramming his SUV into a vehicle that his estranged wife and her boyfriend were in last week near La Center, after the two had returned...
View ArticleNominees sought for public health award
Vancouver – Clark County Public Health is seeking nominations for the annual Public Health Community Award. The award recognizes an individual and organization for contributions to promoting and...
View ArticlePublic invited to meet police chief candidates
Woodland – Residents will be able to meet the final candidates for the new Woodland police chief at an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. March 8 in the Woodland Middle School commons, 755 Park St., Woodland....
View ArticleEOCF seeks ‘Early Learning Champions’
Vancouver – Friends of Education Opportunities for Children and Families is seeking nominations for “Early Learning Champions,” the organization announced in a news release. The group will hold its...
View ArticleVancouver police investigate after car-to-car shooting
Gang detectives are investigating after a car-to-car shooting early this morning. Two vehicles pulled into the convenience store at Chevron, 13707 N.E. 28th St., at about 1:40 a.m. today and the...
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Fleeing suspect in officer-involved shooting identified
The man shot by a Vancouver police officer he allegedly almost ran over in an attempt to flee was Dominic Tovar of Vancouver, the Washington Department of Corrections said Tuesday. DOC spokesman Jeremy...
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Suspect shoots, kills self when police attempt search of apartment
A woman shot and killed herself Tuesday afternoon when officers attempted to search an apartment near Vancouver Mall as part of an elder abuse investigation. According to the Vancouver Police...
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Judge’s decision lifts cloud over subdivision near Ridgefield
A cloud has been lifted from 31 homes in a subdivision just outside of Ridgefield that has been at the center of a legal fight between a developer and a homeowners association. In August of last year,...
View ArticleFree clinic receives $25,000 grant
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington received a $25,000 grant from the Ray Hickey Foundation. The free clinic provides urgent medical, dental and vision care for nearly 6,800 people each year. The...
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Evergreen Public Schools’ Deeder announces retirement
Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent John Deeder announced his retirement at the district’s Tuesday board meeting. When Deeder, who will turn 70 in April, steps down on July 31, he will close a...
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Evergreen schools’ resource centers offer food-prep classes
You can smell the Family and Community Resource Center at Ellsworth Elementary School before you can see it. On Tuesday, the school’s resource center transformed into an impromptu tasting room....
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VolunTEENS clean up community center
Central Park — More than 30 volunteers through the Vancouver VolunTEEN program helped spruce up the Marshall Community Center on Feb. 23. The group raked leaves, washed windows and removed litter in...
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Stonier brings family flag for Day of Remembrance
Olympia — State lawmakers offered resolutions to mark the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order mandating the internment of most Americans of Japanese descent, a day now...
View ArticleNonprofit will award more than $1 million in scholarships this year
Central Park — The Clark College Foundation will hand out more than $1 million in scholarships this school year, the first time the nonprofit has awarded that much in its 43-year history. The...
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An old club gets new life in Vancouver
A Vancouver institution of more than 50 years is enjoying a new life as a facility where, once again, young athletes are going to train. The Oxford Athletic Club at 7588 Delaware Lane closed its doors...
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Battle Ground schools get grant for new program
Battle Ground — Battle Ground Public Schools received a $25,000 grant from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for the development of a volunteer program to help teach resilience...
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Prosecutor: Man shot by Vancouver police was armed
The man shot multiple times by a Vancouver police officer during an altercation Saturday in Uptown Village was armed with a loaded .40 caliber handgun, the prosecutor in the case said Wednesday. But...
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Portland police arrest suspect in Tuesday shooting in Vancouver
Portland police officers arrested Tuesday a man suspected of shooting at an occupied vehicle parked at a gas station convenience store following some kind of dispute early that morning. Edgar Thomas...
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