The man accused of killing Vancouver mother and daughter, Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart, appeared Friday in court on a new allegation of first-degree rape of a child involving the 7-year-old.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge in Clark County sentenced a man to life in prison for the murders of ex-girlfriend Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter Layla Stewart. Kirkland Warren pleaded guilty on ...

Kirkland Warren, 28, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated murder and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Meshay Melendez, 27, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, 7 ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The man charged with the murders of ex-girlfriend Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter Layla Stewart pleaded guilty on Thursday — days ahead of the murder trial. Clark County ...

Slain mother and daughter Meshay “Karmen” Melendez and Layla Stewart will be remembered for being “so full of energy and life.” No matter how bad of a day, they would wipe away a loved one’s tears and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man accused of killing a Vancouver mother and her 7-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing on Monday. Kirkland Warren was formally charged with two ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — On Sunday, morning hundreds of people flooded Esther Short Park to remember 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her young daughter Layla Stewart after their bodies were found in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The family of Meshay Melendez and her daughter Layla Stewart buried them together Wednesday, nearly one month after they were found dead in a Washougal ditch on March 22. The ...