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As mediation program for tenants and landlords ends, evictions surge in Clark County

September 30, 2023, 6:14am Clark County Business Updated 1 hour ago

You can feel the stress in Room 302 of the Clark County Courthouse. Read story

Final suspect pleads guilty to murder in fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

September 29, 2023, 1:25pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

The third and final co-defendant in the fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder. Read story

Tammi Bell, foreground with black sweater, mother of Kevin Peterson Jr., joins his father, Kevin Peterson Sr., black hat, and other family members during a press conference as they announce a lawsuit against the Clark County Sheriff's Office after the 21-year-old Black man was shot in 2020, as seen at the Aero Club on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2022.

Kevin Peterson wrongful death lawsuit against Clark County will move forward

Tammi Bell, foreground with black sweater, mother of Kevin Peterson Jr., joins his father, Kevin Peterson Sr., black hat, and other family members during a press conference as they announce a lawsuit against the Clark County Sheriff's Office after the 21-year-old Black man was shot in 2020, as seen at the Aero Club on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2022.

September 29, 2023, 11:17am Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

A federal judge Thursday denied Clark County’s motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Kevin Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies during a drug sting in October 2020. Read story

An incarcerated fire crew member assists with a controlled burn in this undated photo.

Plan to move Larch Corrections Center firefighters to Longview on hold

An incarcerated fire crew member assists with a controlled burn in this undated photo.

September 28, 2023, 7:40pm Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 2 days ago

The Washington Department of Corrections says it will hold off on moving Larch Corrections Center firefighters to a reentry center in Longview when the minimum-security prison is set to close next month, leaving Southwest Washington without a nearby inmate firefighting crew. Read story

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Vancouver police: Two missing boys found in Idaho

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September 26, 2023, 7:15pm Clark County News

Law enforcement in Idaho took two boys Vancouver police previously said had been abducted by their mother into protective custody Tuesday. Read story

Guillermo Raya Leon sits with the defense team Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during his aggravated murder trial at Clark County Courthouse. Raya Leon was found guilty on all counts by the jury.

Raya Leon guilty of first-degree murder in fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

Guillermo Raya Leon sits with the defense team Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during his aggravated murder trial at Clark County Courthouse. Raya Leon was found guilty on all counts by the jury.

September 26, 2023, 3:35pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

A jury on Tuesday convicted a Salem, Ore., man of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2021 fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown. Read story

Vancouver police add cameras to cars

September 26, 2023, 5:17am Clark County News Free

Vancouver police are beginning to add cameras to patrol cars, with the first installations to be completed this week. Read story

Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik holds a photo of defendant Guillermo Raya Leon on Monday during the prosecution's closing arguments in Raya Leon's murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse.

Jury set to deliberate in trial of man accused of killing Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik holds a photo of defendant Guillermo Raya Leon on Monday during the prosecution's closing arguments in Raya Leon's murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse.

September 25, 2023, 7:33pm Clark County News

Attorneys gave closing arguments Monday in the aggravated murder trial of the Salem, Ore., man accused of fatally shooting Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown. Read story

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Vancouver woman sentenced for helping boyfriend flee shooting of estranged husband

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

September 25, 2023, 5:11pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was sentenced Monday to spend 30 days on the county work crew for helping her boyfriend flee a March shooting at a Hazel Dell apartment complex. Read story

Brandon Lockwood was fatally shot in August in Portland.

Vancouver man faces charges in August shooting death of man in Portland

Brandon Lockwood was fatally shot in August in Portland.

September 25, 2023, 10:34am Clark County News

A Vancouver man has been indicted on a murder charge in connection with the August shooting death of a man in northeast Portland. Read story