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Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes to receive First Citizen Award
Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes will receive this year’s First Citizen Award from the Greater Vancouver Chamber, the business organization announced Tuesday. The award has honored a Clark ...
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Double-decker buses might be added to C-Tran’s fleet
Sound Transit in the Seattle area has run some version of double-decker buses since at least 2019. C-Tran could be the first transit agency in the Vancouver-Portland area to run the buses. Photo ...
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Small plane reported ‘controllability’ issues before crashing in Oregon, killing 3, officials say
A small plane that crashed into a row of townhomes, killing three people just east of Portland had reported “controllability” issues before going down, federal authorities said Tuesda ...
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4 people killed on Chicago-area L train likely didn’t even see the shooter, official says
A man suspected of killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train shot them at close range while they were asleep, officials said Tuesday.
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How a narrow strip of scrubland has become an obstacle to a cease-fire in Gaza
A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks ...
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Vancouver teachers give new contract ‘lukewarm’ support but pass it anyway
The Vancouver Education Association ratified a contract with Vancouver Public Schools over the weekend, officially marking an end to monthslong negotiations that narrowly avoided a teacher strike.
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“We’re definitely going to be heating up”: Excessive heat warning issued for Clark County
Temperatures in Clark County will likely reach 100 degrees this week, according to the National Weather Service. The agency’s Portland office has issued an excessive heat warning for the region starti ...
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Battle Ground grad Mandy Hill named to Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame
Portland State Athletics announce Tuesday that Mandy Hill, a Battle Ground High grad, is one of six former Vikings athletes ...
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Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots
KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards ...
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Mountain lion attacks 5-year-old at Southern California park and is euthanized
A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy at a popular Southern California park over the holiday weekend and state rangers ...
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1 dead, 2 missing after motorboat hits jetty, crashes in Connecticut
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) — One person was found dead and two were were missing after their motorboat hit a jetty and crashed, authorities in Connecticut said Tuesday. A 31-foot boat carrying nine ...
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A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better ...