Vancouver schools custodian arrested on over 100 voyeurism counts

A school custodian in Vancouver, Washington, was arrested after investigators reported finding 137 videos he had allegedly secretly filmed in restrooms over nearly a decade.

Vancouver City Council bans large fossil fuel facilities

The city council in Vancouver, Washington, has approved a permanent ban on new fossil fuel developments after years of temporary moratoriums.

Settlement reached in fatal police shooting lawsuit

The City Council in Vancouver, Washington, has approved a $725,000 settlement in the police shooting of a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in April 2020.

Fomer Arby's manager in Vancouver, Wash. sentenced after urinating in milkshake mix

A former manager at an Arby’s restaurant in Washington has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after admitting he possessed child pornography and urinated into a milkshake mix that might have been served to dozens of people.

Man suspected in fire at Vancouver mayor’s home arrested

A man arrested after a burglary at a business in Vancouver, Washington, is also a suspect in a fire set Monday outside the home of the city’s mayor, police said.

AMBER Alert canceled for 15-year-old girl abducted out of Vancouver

An AMBER Alert has been canceled for a 15-year-old girl abducted out of Vancouver. WSP announced at 7:20 p.m. that she was found safe. 

WSP issues silver alert for missing at-risk woman in Vancouver

On behalf of the Vancouver Police Department, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) has issued a silver alert for a missing at-risk woman.

Vancouver police probe fatal party shooting as gang related

Police are investigating a double homicide at a house party as a gang-related shooting, according to court documents.

Sheriff: Man killed in Washington Cascades climbing fall

A man from Vancouver, Washington died in a climbing accident Monday in the Cascade Mountains south of Leavenworth, the Chelan County sheriff said.

Man faces additional charges in fatal shooting of deputy

A man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy in southwestern Washington is facing additional charges in connection with the 2021 shooting.

Vancouver, Wash. bans protests outside officials' homes

The City Council in Vancouver, Washington, has passed a measure that would make it illegal to picket outside the homes of city employees and elected officials.

Momentum, funding builds for Interstate Bridge replacement over Columbia River

Billions of dollars in federal funding are now up for grabs that could help replace the aging I-5 Interstate Bridge that connects Washington and Oregon.

Community mourns Vancouver police officer

Residents and law enforcement members gathered Tuesday to honor a Vancouver police officer who was mistakenly fatally shot Jan. 29 by a sheriff’s deputy during a search for a man suspected of armed robbery.

Salvation Army bell ringer robbed, suspect caught

A man was chased down and caught by deputies in Vancouver after allegedly assaulting a Salvation Army bell ringer and fleeing with his donations kettle.

ACLU, NAACP urge federal probe into Clark County police use of force

Community groups are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into the largest law enforcement agencies in southwest Washington over alleged excessive force and discriminatory policing.