Becca Robbins

1 week ago | camaspostrecord.com | Becca Robbins

County takes no action but agrees to continue to study ban By Clark County, Government, News Clark County councilors listened to nearly two hours of public comment May 21 largely opposed to the idea of a ban on holiday fireworks, even though no councilor actually had proposed a ban. Dozens of people filled the county’s hearing room to tell the councilors of the benefits of fireworks sales for local nonprofits, youth sports and community service organizations. One woman sang “The Star-Spangled...

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Becca Robbins

May 21-Clark County councilors listened to nearly two hours of public comment Wednesday largely opposed to the idea of a ban on holiday fireworks, even though no councilor actually had proposed a ban. Dozens of people filled the county's hearing room to tell the councilors of the benefits of fireworks sales for local nonprofits, youth sports and community service organizations.

2 weeks ago | columbian.com | Becca Robbins

News / Clark County News Panel takes no action on potential ban, agrees to continue studying issue By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter Published: May 21, 2025, 5:46pm Clark County councilors listened to nearly two hours of public comment Wednesday largely opposed to the idea of a ban on holiday fireworks, even though no councilor actually had proposed a ban. Dozens of people filled the county’s hearing room to tell the councilors of the benefits of fireworks sales for local nonprofits,...

2 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | Becca Robbins

May 19-A former Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 11 years in federal prison in a child sex trafficking case. Dominique Terrel Gonzales, 35, pleaded guilty in October to one count of sex trafficking a minor in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. The U.S. Attorney's Office previously said he resided in both Vancouver and Seattle during the time when he forced girls and young women into prostitution. He has been in federal custody since his arrest in August 2020 for illegal firearms possession.

2 weeks ago | tdn.com | Becca Robbins

A packed courtroom of people wept Friday as a Clark County judge sentenced a 74-year-old Ridgefield man to 10¼ years in prison for the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife. The gallery was crowded with family members of the victim, Alice Bolen, several of whom wore purple shirts emblazoned with “Justice for Alice” on them, as well as family of Wayne Leonetti, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder.