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For a few years now, aviation enthusiasts have teased the idea of a Jetsons-style future in which small electric aircraft whisk us to work or across the state and region. That future is not here yet, though a handful of companies, including one based in the Pacific Northwest, are trying to get a head start on the future of flying using conventional planes.
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Federal rules force many families to sleep in cars, shelters and on the street before they can get housing assistance, but an unusual Washington State program takes a different approach.
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The move is meant to foster transparency and greater trust in the Vancouver Police Department. Local civil rights groups, who have long called for the cameras, are optimistic.
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A report card released Monday shows Vancouver’s first “Safe Stay Community,” which provides shed-like housing units and around-the-clock case managers, housed 14 of its 46 residents – a roughly 30% rate – in its first six months.
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Officials are urging people to limit time outdoors because of declining air quality. Smog is expected to linger through at least Saturday night.
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The decision follows several recent protests – mainly against measures to quell COVID-19 – outside homes and schools in Clark County.
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The spotlight is once again on police agencies in southwest Washington. A Clark County sheriff's deputy accidentally shot and killed an off-duty Vancouver police officer at his home in the city of Battle Ground on Saturday. It's one of many fatal police shootings in the region recently.
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Oil refiner Tesoro and a terminal operating company named Savage detailed plans Thursday for the biggest crude oil shipping terminal to be proposed in the…