Washington couple acquitted in 'caged children' case
3 hrs ago | via Statesman Journal
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Jurors took just four hours Tuesday to acquit a couple who had been charged with unlawful imprisonment for keeping two young autistic boys in a dark room with a cage-like door. Comment?
Crash blocks Mill Plain in front of Southwest Medica...
9 hrs ago | via The Columbian
When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they reported all westbound lanes of East Mill Plain Boulevard were blocked by the crash, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Comment?
Jury finds couple accused of caging kids not guilty ...
11 hrs ago | via KATU-TV Portland
VANCOUVER, Wash. A Clark County jury found a couple accused of keeping two autistic boys locked in a caged room not guilty of unlawful imprisonment Tuesday. Comment?
Closing arguments begin in caged kids case
14 hrs ago | via KGW-TV Portland
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Closing arguments have begun in the trial of a dad and his girlfriend who are accused of keeping two autistic boys in a caged bedroom. Comment?
'Supernanny' or 'Nanny 911' said I could lock my kid...
Sunday May 27 | via New York Daily News
Photograph used as evidence shows the two boys, aged 5 and 7, behind the cage-like 'door' to their room. Comment?
Horror of heroin descends on Clark County | May 27,
Sunday May 27 | via The Columbian
Terry Hurd, right, the father of 24-year-old Adam Hurd, is pictured here with his son on a poster board filled with photographic memories. Comment?
Vancouver father says he learned from TV it was OK t...
Saturday May 26 | via The Olympian
A Washington man accused of locking his two young autistic sons in a room with a cage-like door says he heard on a television show that it's OK to do so for their own safety. Comment?
5 Des Moines police chief finalists meet the public
Saturday May 26 | via The Highline Times
SLIDESHOW: UPDATED with photos of...B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" at Boeing Field May 24-27 for "Salute to Veterans" national tour The five Des Moines police chief finalists pose for a photo. Comment?
Lightning takes out tree near high school in Vancouver
Friday May 25 | via KOMO News
VANCOUVER, Wash. A tree took a direct hit during a lightning storm Friday evening near Hudson's Bay High School. Comment?
Suspect: Caged Vancouver kids were protected
Friday May 25 | via KING-TV Seattle
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Two autistic boys held in a caged bedroom were being protected from harm, said a woman suspected of imprisoning them Friday. Comment?
Vancouver father defends lockup of autistic boys | M...
Friday May 25 | via The Columbian
John Eckhart, here Thursday in Clark County Superior Court, testified in his defense Friday that he put his autistic sons in a locked room for their own safety. Comment?
Suspects in Hazel Dell burglaries arrested | May 25,
Friday May 25 | via The Columbian
Deputies with the Clark County Sheriff's Office on Friday morning arrested two men allegedly in connection with two residential burglaries in Hazel Dell. Comment?
Woodland casino revenues fall short | May 24,
Thursday May 24 | via The Columbian
Prior to the Oak Tree Casino's opening five months ago, Woodland council members cautioned the city administration against using its revenues to pay for recurring city expenses such as contracting out the city's fire department services. Comment?
State auctions off last of its liquor licenses
Thursday May 24 | via KIMA
The landscape of liquor sales is rapidly changing in Washington, and on Thursday the state netted more than $5.5 million by auctioning off the last of its liquor licenses. Comment?
Thursday May 24 | via The Columbian
Camas police with assistance from the Clark-Vancouver Regional Drug Task Force and Washougal police arrested two on Wednesday after serving two unrelated drug search warrants in Vancouver. Comment?
Vancouver USA Marathon - Working to make your weeken...
Thursday May 24 | via OregonLive.com
There are so many great events in and around Portland. One such race is the 2nd Annual Vancouver USA Marathon , Half Marathon, and 5K coming up June 16th and 17th. Comment?
Car discovered on fire near Yacolt | May 23,
Wednesday May 23 | via The Columbian
The fire was reported just after midnight near the intersection of Northeast Sunset Falls Road and Lucia Falls Road in Yacolt, according to emergency dispatch logs. Comment?
Boy, 10, says he regularly fed caged autistic Vancou...
Wednesday May 23 | via NWCN.com
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Two autistic boys held in a caged bedroom were regularly fed breakfast and lunch made by him, the brother testified Wednesday in a Clark County unlawful imprisonment case. Comment?
Probation violations will result in 'swift and certa...
Tuesday May 22 | via The Columbian
Community corrections officer Jennifer Thomas, right, knocks on a door with Beth Graves, left, also a community corrections officer, during a routine check on at an offender's reported house. Comment?
Mother accused of caging autistic kids takes the stand
Tuesday May 22 | via KVAL-TV Eugene
VANCOUVER, Wash. A mother accused of keeping her two young autistic sons in a makeshift cage in her Vancouver home took the witness stand during her trial on Tuesday morning. Comment?