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Melissa Dodge, center, sits with her sons Lucas, left, and Dylan at their home in Vancouver in May. Dodge has launched a new nonprofit, Pacific Northwest Family Navigation.

New nonprofit launches to help families with autistic children

Vancouver resident Melissa Dodge announced the launch of Pacific Northwest Family Navigation on Saturday.
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Chief Troy Price, second from left, is sworn in as Vancouver’s next police chief Monday afternoon at Vancouver City Hall. Price has been with the Vancouver Police Department since 1997 and worked his way up the ranks from patrol officer.

‘There’s a lot of work to be done, but this is a great place to serve’: Vancouver Police Chief Troy Price sworn in

Twenty-seven years after he started as a Vancouver patrol officer, Troy Price took his oath of office as the city’s newest police chief Monday.
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Christie Deford of Vancouver waits for the light to change so that she can cross the intersection at Fourth Plain Boulevard and 117th Avenue, a journey she makes at least twice a day going to and from work. The area has been a hot spot for cars striking pedestrians and officials warn to practice good road safety.

Vancouver police remind drivers to keep close eye on road for pedestrians during dark winter months; record 15 traffic deaths investigated in 2024

Following a rash of recent fatal crashes involving pedestrians in Vancouver, officials are reminding people to pay close attention to the road in the dark winter months.
Weather & Climate
Serial killer Warren Forrest leaves the courtroom after jury selection in his cold-case murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse on Jan. 24, 2023.

Cold-case team seeks to link trace evidence to suspected victim of serial killer Warren Forrest

A reestablished team of Clark County cold-case investigators is hoping to link trace evidence to one of serial killer Warren Forrest’s suspected victims from 50 years ago.
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Minnehaha house fire proves fatal

Firefighters found a man dead in a house fire early Saturday morning in Vancouver’s Minnehaha neighborhood.

Business

The Boeing logo is displayed at the company's factory Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Renton.

Boeing is building new 737 Max planes for the first time since workers went on strike

Boeing is resuming production of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that ended in…

Northwest

The Washington state Capitol building in Olympia, on Feb. 7, 2024.

Lawmakers return to Olympia for meetings ahead of 2025 session

Child care affordability, crime trends, environmental protections, access to addiction treatment and housing costs. These are some of the issues on Washington lawmakers’ agenda this…

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Sports

Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet (26) scores a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Charbonnet runs for career-high 134 yards, 2 TDs as NFC West-leading Seahawks beat Cardinals 30-18

Zach Charbonnet ran for a career-high 134 yards and two touchdowns, Geno Smith threw for 233 yards and a score, and the Seattle Seahawks beat…

Politics

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Dec. 7, 2024.

What will happen to Social Security under Trump’s tax plan?

“Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security,” President-elect Donald Trump said on social media during his campaign in July.

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Law enforcement officers investigate a shooting at the Cascade Park Safeway store on Thursday morning, Dec. 5, 2024. Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night after he physically attacked a police officer, according to a statement from the agency.

Vancouver police fatally shoot a man who authorities say had gun, physically attacked an officer

Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night in east Vancouver after he physically attacked an officer, according to a statement from the agency.

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces a $149.5 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role fueling the opioid addiction crisis, in Olympia, Jan. 24, 2024.

How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say

People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit…

Life

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Kieran Culkin, left, and Jesse Eisenberg in a scene from "A Real Pain." (Searchlight Pictures via AP)

‘Emilia PĂ©rez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’

Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia PĂ©rez,” about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery to become a woman, led nominations to the 82nd…

Nation / World

A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) jumps out of the Pacific Ocean's waters in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico on March 14, 2018. Despite a surge of violent crimes in popular tourist areas such as Los Cabos and Cancun, tourism is Mexico's third largest source of foreign exchange. In 2017 the country hit a new record -- 39.3 million tourists who generated $21 billion in business.

Unexpected visits are turning California into a humpback whale hangout

Shortly after noon Sunday, the waters eight miles off the coast of Newport Beach were broken by an unusual, if not majestic, sight.

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Dec. 9, 2024

In Our View: Housing crisis is federal officials’ problem, too

McCarthy: U.S. needs to retake Econ 101

Dudley: Ferguson to make Meta play by rules

Letter: Trust in system already battered

Should historical markers be reviewed and updated?

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