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Vancouver, WA

Husband-and-wife Jennifer Corio and Dave Frei worked in the high-tech world of Hewlett Packard. A simple smile brought the two together. But it was their love for complex design that drew them out of the office and into the world of public art. Corio and Frei, of Cobalt Designworks, took a trip down memory lane with “Oregon Art Beat.”

Love leads to monumental artworks for Vancouver, Washington, metal sculptors

Longview, WA

Until recently, a street corner near downtown Longview, Washington, was a patch of gravel, sucking mud and sprouting tents. It was a city-run campsite, meant to help unhoused people. But to Nichole Castro, who used to stay in one of the tents, there wasn’t much help. Few services visited with...

Northwest states spend on homelessness, but local politics imperiled this Longview shelter

Eight months after giving the go-ahead for a gunshot detection pilot project, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Thursday that the city won’t pursue installing the technology. “It really came down to resources: time, money, bandwidth and personnel,” Wheeler said at a press conference announcing new violence intervention and outreach...

Portland will not pursue gunshot detection technology in favor of ‘better strategies’ to address gun violence

Downtown Portland has seen better days. Its recovery from the pandemic’s economic downturn and resulting vandalism has been uneven at best. The area continues to grapple with high numbers of homeless campers. In some areas, open drug use and gun violence threaten the survival of some local businesses. We’re joined in studio by Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell to discuss how strained local law enforcement officers are trying to stay on top of the high demand, and his plans for responding to crime downtown more broadly.

Responding to drug trade, crime in downtown Portland

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Clark County, WA

Richland, WA

In need of funds, proponents of a nuclear project ask Washington utilities to chip in. Discussions surrounding potential nuclear projects are making the rounds in Washington as the state works to completely phase out carbon-emitting energy resources, and now talks have landed in Clark County. Energy Northwest invited Clark Public Utilities to participate in a feasibility study on its proposed small nuclear reactor development in Richland. The agency is considering creating four to 12 modular reactors, projected to generate 320 to 960 megawatts of power — less than its existing Columbia Generating Station, which has a capacity of 1,200 megawatts. During a Clark Public Utilities Board of Commissioners meeting in May, Energy Northwest representatives sought $200,000 of ratepayer funds for the study, which is projected to cost $4 million. The body did not approve the request, as its three-member vote was split. By contributing, the utility would receive information obtained through the study, as well as gain priority status in the facility’s future power sale agreements, should it be built. (Lauren Ellenbecker/The Columbian)

Weekday Wrap: A pitch to help fund a nuclear power project reaches Clark County

Vancouver Police Chief Jeff Mori says his agency will release body camera footage that officers wore this week when they shot and killed a man at a shopping center, though the release date is unclear. Video captured by a bystander has already surfaced on social media showing multiple armed officers...

Vancouver police will release body camera footage of fatal shooting, but no date set

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Portland Art Museum changes policy after Karuk mother speaks out

Indigenous people have used cradle baskets to hold and transport babies since time immemorial. Sophie Weinstein comes from a long line of master basket weavers who...

Portland Art Museum changes policy after Karuk mother speaks out

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