A closer look at civilian oversight of law enforcement in Clark County
Volunteers on team to review fatal police shootings have ties to law enforcement, public safety communities By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: February 28, 2021, 6:05am
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6 Photos Ken Hines, a non-law enforcement member of the Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team, pauses for a portrait outside the Clark County Courthouse. Hines, of Washougal, said when he was called to serve as a non-law enforcement member of the team investigating the police shooting of 23-year-old Irving Rodriguez, it offered a clearer glimpse into the workings of local law enforcement. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
By Derek Draplin | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A group of Republican governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday asking him to re
Native Alaskan landowners demand reconciliation for U.S. governmentâs ANWR statements 2/27/2021
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KAKTOVIK, ALASKA â Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation strongly disputed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcement that it failed with respect to its permit application to conduct seismic studies in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), the company said in a statement. The company said the agencyâs own negligence, irresponsibility and failure to do its job resulted in their characterization of the application as no longer actionable. Itâs a decision that conveniently diverts accountability away from the USFWS while consequently failing the people of Kaktovik â the only village and private land owners in the refuge.
Saving CA from Wildfires by Burning It Is One Solution
California and the West are just months removed from one of the worst wildfire seasons in modern history. Climate change is ramping up the hazards, and a dry winter suggests another tough year is coming. by Dale Kasler and Nicole Blanchard, The Sacramento Bee / February 25, 2021 CALISTOGA, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Firefighters watch the Glass Fire slowly creep across a clearing along Silverado Trail (CA-29) on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Calistoga, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) TNS
(TNS) - On a crisp, breezy February morning near Lake Tahoe, a crew of five firefighters descended on a snow-covered, heavily-forested park straddling the California- Nevada border.