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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 July 2022

Michael Fesser sued West Linn police saying they targeted him for arrest in Portland as a favor to a fishing buddy of former West Linn Chief Terry Timeus.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 22 July 2022

A former employee of the cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase and two others were charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged insider trading valued at more than $1.1 million

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 22 July 2022

Mayor Ted Wheeler makes an announcement of a new initiative to combat surging gun violence in Oregon's largest city on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

The mayor issued a new emergency declaration directing $2.4 million to community groups and prevention efforts with the goal of reducing gun killings by at least 10% over the next two years.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 20 July 2022

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell

The Seattle Police Department’s Office of Police Accountability, which investigates police misconduct and recommends discipline to the police chief.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 July 2022

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Blasko was put on paid leave in December as the district investigated employee claims of his inappropriate language, bullying and sexist outbursts.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 July 2022

As midterm voting kicks into high gear, Republican activists in Washington are organizing surveillance of ballot drop boxes, generating complaints and concern from some elections officials.

Details: Written by By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer; Published: 19 July 2022

(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The third-place finish still gave Felix her 19th medal at world championships, extending a record she already held.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 18 July 2022

Adrien Bennings

The community college’s new president begins her tenure as PCC announces plans for affordable housing.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 15 July 2022

(Photo/ Mustafa Omar)

Increasingly involving the highly transmissible omicron BA.5 variant and BA.4, cases are higher than the peak of last year’s delta wave

Details: Written by By JON MELTZER, LAUREN MOWRY, VICTORIA IFATUSIN and MICHAEL PURDIE / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism; Published: 14 July 2022

According to interviews and court documents, the Scientific Games strategy to win public acceptance of lotteries has proven so effective that state governments have since become their biggest cheerleaders.