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'Don't drive while high' and 'Don't use pot in public,' the bags read

(CNN) -- When Seattle pot smokers got the munchies this weekend, the cops had their back.

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Irina Walker and John Wesley walker will be arraigned in Portland Friday

A Romanian princess and her husband are scheduled to appear in court Friday after they were arrested in an alleged cockfighting ring in Oregon.

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LaShawn Lee wants to take the lessons from professional development activities back to her classrooms

It's been a busy summer for LaShawn Lee, principal of Faubion K-8 school. The educator recently returned from a service learning tour in South America and spent 10 days before that doing hands-on training at the Honeywell Space Academy.

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Marchers will want to keep spotlight on murder investigation in Hawaii

Friends and family of Ivanice Harris, found dead in Oahu May 20, are holding a march in Portland to push for justice in the case. Marchers will leave the East side of the Hawthorne Bridge at noon, August 17, and head across the river to the Justice Center and City Hall. Friends in Las Vegas and Hawaii are also planning actions, says Andre Miller a longtime friend of Harris.

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Portland Trailblazers announce largest partnership in history with Moda Health

As of Aug. 13, the Rose Garden Arena will be known as the Moda Center.

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Who is in your corner and where can you go for help?

Every time you sign a contract, you take a risk. Whether you are taking out a student or car loan or a mortgage or dealing with banks, credit and loan companies or debt collectors you need somebody in your corner. Take our quick quiz to see if you know who has your back when it comes to financial products and services.

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Portlanders will rally to protest racial profiling, vote suppression and disparities in jobs, justice, health...

Civil rights activists will rally Aug. 24 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Are we mad enough to make our voices count this time around?

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The nonprofit helps men with a corrections history find and keep work

Second Chances are for Everyone is hosting its first-ever public benefit. The nonprofit helps men with corrections records get back on their feet and into work.

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The fire burned down a building under construction and destroyed a quarter of the block -- but no fatalities

A five-alarm fire at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and N. E. Monroe has left most of a block charred and burning.

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Ada is not known to use TriMet but frequently walks in in the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, between Wygant and Ainsworth Streets

The Portland Police Bureau's Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 79-year-old woman with dementia from her residence in Northeast Portland's King neighborhood.

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