Clark County

Guillermo Raya Leon is facing charges of aggravated murder for shooting and killing Detective Jeremy Brown in July 2021. The detective was a late addition to an investigation into a recent firearms theft.

Attorneys representing the county argue the trial saw “a number of unduly prejudicial events” that skewed in the favor of three Latino workers who alleged multiple racist incidents in the county's public works department.

Kevin Peterson Jr.'s family wrote in a letter Thursday that new information casts doubt on how effectively the investigation was handled.

About two-thirds of those people, according to the report, had never been homeless before.

The Clark County Council unanimously approved body-worn cameras for the sheriff's office at its regular meeting Wednesday.

Clark County officials were accused of turning a blind eye to racist remarks and holding double standards in the workplace. The employees said they faced derogatory comments on the job “on an almost weekly basis.”

Three Latino employees allege Clark County turned a blind eye to racism within its public works crews. A trial is scheduled to start May 22.

The idea found mixed reviews among elected leaders, who split on whether a fence would be a wise use of public funds.

Clark County signed off on a three-year contract worth at least $17 million with a for-profit health care provider at its county jail and juvenile facility in Vancouver, Wash. WellPath is facing at least four active wrongful death cases in Oregon.

Weeks before Clark County officials created a new department to run the local jail, tensions flared over the sheriff's unconventional plan to bring help to his shorthanded staff.