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Morning Press: Halloween safety and apps, new coffee shop, Blazers

By The Columbian
Published: October 31, 2015, 5:03am

Will it be we for trick-or-treaters  this weekend’s weather? Check our local weather coverage.

In case you missed it, here are some of the top stories of the week:

 

Family of girl killed last year urging Halloween safety this year

Annie Boyer can’t go into her 7-year-old daughter’s old bedroom, its walls decorated with photos of Paris.

She can’t read the messages of love that the second-grader wrote in crayon on dozens of pieces of paper.

But mostly, she can’t bear to see photos of her blond-haired girl taken as she beamed back at her mother through the camera lens.

And even though she can’t, she wants you to.

Read more about last Halloween’s tragedy.

Trick-or-treating? There’s an app for that

Trick-or-treating is getting high-tech.

Little goblins and wicked witches no longer have to rely on porch lights to tell them whether neighbors are handing out sweets on Halloween night. Instead, they and their parents can now plot their candy-seeking course with the help of a social media feature, Nextdoor’s Treat Map.

The map allows trick-or-treaters to see which houses are handing out candy and which are not. The catch, of course, is not everyone is using the Nextdoor site, so the map isn’t an inclusive list for all neighborhoods.

Have you figured out your trick-or-treating strategy?

WSP enforcing state’s move-over law

State Trooper Brandon Kesler was working on the coast some time ago when he pulled over a driver, and because the shoulders in the area were so narrow, he had to approach the vehicle from the driver’s side.

Then a pickup with a camper trailer came barreling down the road from behind — and right next to him.

“He didn’t slow down or move over, and he was about 4 inches from his trailer hitting me,” he said. “That’s my close call.”

Learn more about the move over law.

Black Rock Coffee goes downtown

The owners and developers of the new Black Rock Coffee Bar know they’re occupying a rather historic spot in downtown Vancouver, and they don’t want any of their patrons to forget it.

The coffee shop, which opened Oct. 9, is located in the former Sparks Home Furnishings building at 1001 Broadway. The store closed last year after 132 years in Vancouver. The property is owned by Hurley Development.

Learn more about downtown’s newest coffee shop.

Blazers Preview: Five questions facing the team

1) Can this team play good defense for a season?

There is no doubt that Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum can break down NBA defenses. But can they prevent other backcourts from doing the same? They brought in solid defensive acquisition in Al-Farouq Aminu, giving them a defender they’ve never really had. They have stated a goal to be a top-ten defense but realistically, a league-average points allowed per 100 possessions would raise eyebrows with a group so young.

Find out the rest of the questions and keep up with the Blazer’s season with Eric Gunderson’s Blazer’s Banter Blog.

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