Photos for December 12, 2012
Relu Burlacu, station manager for University of Utah Seismograph Center, points on Aug. 7, 2007, to an early morning seismic event recorded Aug. 6, measuring 3.9, which could have been an earthquake or the mine collapse itself that recently happened in Huntington, Utah. Scientists believe the seismic waves in the area of the Crandall Canyon mine were "the signature of the collapse and that the collapse was not caused by an earthquake," said James W. Dewey, a seismologist at the National Earthquake Information Center. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Francisco Kjolseth) **DESERET NEWS OUT**
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FILES/Associated Paul Riek checks to see if his car starts after debris fell on it from the top half of a nearby building during the 2001 Nisqually earthquake in Seattle. The 6.8 earthquake caused extensive damage, but earthquakes of that size are not uncommon in the Pacific Northwest.
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Kyodo News files A woman walks along a railroad track, passing tsunami-wrecked train cars in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, after the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastated that region in 2011. The Pacific Northwest could see similar damage if the Cascadia fault ruptures.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer files Cars were smashed by falling bricks in Seattle during the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The magnitude 6.8 quake temporarily shut down Seattle-Tacoma International A irport, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people, cracked the dome atop the state Capitol in Olympia and briefly trapped about 30 people atop a swaying Space Needle. When the Cascadia fault slips, it has the potential to cause far more damage, and a magnitude 9.0 or higher earthquake -- more than 100 times as powerful as a 6.8.
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The Seattle Times files A man walks by a damaged Starbucks in Seattle after the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake could be small compared with a potential quake in the Cascadia fault zone. The zone created a magnitude 9.0 earthquake when it last ruptured in 1700.
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Files/Associated Press Then-Gov. Gary Locke inspects a fissure in Deschutes Parkway in Olympia after the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually quake in 2001. Worse damage is likely the next time the Cascadia fault ruptures off the Pacific coast -- the last Cascadia earthquake was a magnitude 9.0, more than 100 times as powerful as the Nisqually quake.
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FILES/Associated Press An evacuee sleeps on a blanket at a shelter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, after the 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A similar earthquake in the Pacific Northwest caused by the Cascadia fault could pack shelters for months and destroy the regional economy.
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A view of the area, top right, where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling above the Green River on the border of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument near Randall.
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This view looks across Ryan Lake, past blowdown left to preserve the lake basin, to the hillside area where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling on the border of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
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Karen L. Stanley
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Dale Q. Rice
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With applause or booing not allowed, advocates raised their hands in agreement or gave thumbs down in disapproval during a Wednesday public hearing on a proposed coal export facility in Washington. The hearing filled two venues at Vancouver's Clark College.
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Tim Falsetto, 52, who is a BNSF employee, attaches a sticker to his chest in favor of a proposed export facility near Bellingham. Adcovates both for and against the facility, particularly coal exports, converged on Clark College for a public hearing Wednesday.
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Anti-coal activist Rick Schmitt, 51, of Vancouver, wears a coal costume while waving at passing cars on Fort Vancouver Way on Wednesday. He was among hundreds who attended a public hearing at Clark College focusing on a proposed facility near Bellingham.
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Advocates both for and against coal exports converged on Clark College for a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed facility near Bellingham.
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Iron worker Philip Lopez, center, holds up a sign in favor of a proposed export facility in Bellingham. Lopez was among some 650 people who attended a Wednesday public hearing that drew advocates on both sides of the coal export debate.
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Kenny Jones, of Portland, gives a thumbs down to what a speaker at Wednesday's public hearing on a proposed coal export facility in Whatcom County. Applause or booing was not allowed during the tightly run hearing.
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Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt speaks to a group of anti-coal advocates before a Wednesday public hearing at Clark College. The meeting focused on the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point near Bellingham.
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Bob Moser In 2001
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Anti-coal activist Rick Schmitt, 51, of Vancouver, wears a coal costume while waving at passing cars on Fort Vancouver Way as advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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BNSF engineer John Lawson, left, 45, of the Tri-Cities, and Pablo M. Avvocato, 19, of both Portland and Vancouver, have a discussion about the issue of coal exports as advocates on both sides of the issue converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. "We're all better off if we can have a civil discussion," said Lawson. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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BNSF employee Jason Sanger holds up a sign as advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Kenny Jones, of Portland, gives a thumbs down to what a speaker is saying as advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Tim Falsetto, 52, who is a BNSF employee, attaches a sticker to his chest as advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Anti-coal export advocates raise their hand's in agreement with a speaker as people on both sides of the issue converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Anti-coal export advocates listen to Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt speak as people on both sides of the issue converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt speaks out against coal as advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Iron worker representing Local 29 Philip Lopez, center, holds up a sign as advocates both for and against coal exports converge on Clark College for a public discussion on Wednesday December12, 2012. (Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian)
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Anglers are expected to do a lot of fishing but not as much catching of spring salmon in 2013.
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Kiggins Theatre in downtown
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People enter the Camas Liberty Theatre for a movie. The Liberty Theatre and the Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver downtown, below, both hope to convert to digital equipment.
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Director Nick Hagen, of Vancouver, works with cast and crew during the filming of "Black Eyed Kids" near the east side of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland.
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"Black Eyed Kids" opens Dec. 20 at Kiggins Theatre.
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"Black Eyed Kids" opens Dec. 20 at Kiggins Theatre.
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Haunted Sunshine Girl, third from left, investigates the legend of the black eyed kids in the new film from Vancouver director Nick Hagen. The other actors, left to right, are Daniel Nelson, Maxwell Arnold and Lindsae Klien.
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"Black Eyed Kids" plays on urban legends that are especially prevalent in the Portland area. Actress Hannah Curry plays one in the film.
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Ted Rooney plays Mother in "Black Eyed Kids."
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Brooke Bowen, Seattle Pacific University basketball.
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Brooke Bowen, Seattle Pacific University basketball
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As a freshman, Skyview High School graduate Brooke Bowen (3) is leading Seattle Pacific reserves in minutes played. She scored a collegiate career-high 16 points in a win Friday for the 6-1 Falcons of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
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Life is not fair
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Vancouver Police officer Patrick Johns talks with students about getting back their personal belongins outside Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Vancouver Police pack up their gear outside Evergreen High School on Dec. 12. A 15-year-old student pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to stealing his father’s combination rifle/shotgun and bringing it to Evergreen High School with plans to sell it to another student. Wyatt Michael Ball pleaded guilty to possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds and theft of a firearm.
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Corporal Doug Rickard with Vancouver Police walks from Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Evergreen High School students walk from school after being in lockdown for 3 hours Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Cody Lint, 17, and Lauren Sherwin, 17, students at Evergreen High School, stand outside the school after being in lockdown for 3 hours Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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A student walks away from Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Yvonne Gaylord, a driver trainer and safety person with Evegreen School District, directs bus drivers outside Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Vancouver Police officer Patrick Johns directs a motorist outside Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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A Vancouver Police officer directs Evergreen High School students away from their classroom to an alternate location Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Vancouver Police officers confer outside Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Vancouver Police officer Patrick Johns secures an entry to Evergreen High School Wednesday December 12, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington. An Evergreen student is accused of bringing a gun to school and leaving it in a classroom, prompting a large police response and school lockdown. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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Anti-coal activists take part in a event before a hearing on a proposed coal export facility in Bellingham.
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Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt speaks out against a proposed coal export facility near Bellingham during an anti-coal event Wednesday before a hearing on the proposal at Clark College.
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BNSF employee Tim Falsetto, right, joins pro-coal activists Wednesday in advance of a public hearing at Clark College on a proposed coal export facility near Bellingham.
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Justin Klump
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Matt Brown
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Anti-coal activist Rick Schmitt, 51, of Vancouver protests Wednesday afternoon in advance of a public hearing at Clark College on a proposed coal export facility near Bellingham.
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Kristina Shevchenko
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Police say they are questioning a student after a rifle was brought to Evergreen High School today.
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An officer directs traffic at Evergreen High School.
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Clackamas Town Center shooting suspect Jacob Roberts
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Clackamas Town Center shooting victim Cindy Yuille
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Clackamas Town Center shooting victim Steve Forsyth
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Google maps image of 7324 SE 84th Ave, Portland, OR, the home of alleged gunman Jacob Tyler Roberts.
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An armored vehicle used by the SWAT team arrives at Evergreen High School on Dec. 12 after a rifle was found in the school. A 15-year-old student pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to stealing his father’s combination rifle/shotgun and bringing it to Evergreen High School with plans to sell it to another student. Wyatt Michael Ball pleaded guilty to possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds and theft of a firearm.
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Police converged on Evergreen High School today after a teacher found a rifle on the premises.
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More than 100 police and other emergency responders converged on Clackamas Town Center after a gunman opened fire in the mall Tuesday. Three people died, including the gunman, and a Portland-area teenager was seriously wounded.
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