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Details: Written by AMY TAXIN Associated Press; Published: 25 July 2023

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Beavers have been treated as an annoyance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams, leading to flooding in neighborhoods and farms. But the animal is increasingly being seen as nature's helper in the midst of climate change.

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Details: Written by MANUEL VALDES Associated Press; Published: 21 July 2023

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The protest on a private lot is the latest episode highlighting tensions behind tree policy in Seattle as climate change increases temperatures and urban canopy decreases.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 20 July 2023

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Oregon has spent more than $25 million housing 462 kids in foster care in hotels since the state promised to largely end the practice as part of a legal settlement in 2018.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 20 July 2023

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A commercial fire fueled by wood chip piles at a paper mill in southwest Washington is worsening air quality in the Portland area.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press; Published: 18 July 2023

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The bodies of four women began appearing in wooded areas in northwest Oregon in February. Prosecutors dropped a bombshell, saying they are linked and “at least one person of interest” has been identified.

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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 18 July 2023

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State biologists believe the cougar ventured to Haystack Rock at low tide Saturday night to hunt birds, a behavior they have not previously witnessed at that site.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 17 July 2023

Though a relatively new building, the former The Skanner offices hosted many chapters in the history of Black health care and community aid.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 16 July 2023

A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure — one of the toughest in the nation — is constitutional. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety,”

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 12 July 2023

JaVonne Williams, director of student and parent services at Self Enhancement Inc.

Self Enhancement Inc. continues to refine its five-week summer program to help Black students succeed in between semesters.

Details: Written by By BRIAN SLODYSKO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press; Published: 12 July 2023

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Like many states around the country, Oregon has grappled with a surge in opioid overdose deaths. In Portland, the county seat, police this year have investigated more than 130 overdose deaths — many of them fueled by fentanyl