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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 December 2019

Orca whales photographed off the south side of Unimak Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska.(via WikiCommons)

Violations listed include illegal discharges into the Duwamish River, failure to collect stormwater samples and failure to install required treatment systems

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 December 2019

Open enrollment ends Sunday, Dec. 15

Details: Written by JANIE HAR Associated Press; Published: 10 December 2019

In this April 17, 2018 file photo, a woman rides a motorized scooter in Washington Square Park in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Entrepreneurs would not be allowed to test their products in San Francisco's public space unless the tech in question is declared a "net public good."

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 10 December 2019

There may be a measure on the November 2020 ballot to fund likely hundreds of millions of dollars for increased social services

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 05 December 2019

Mathilde Aurélien-Wilson's line of beverages is on the shelf at New Seasons. (photo by Saundra Sorensen)

Two Portland women are addressing disparities in the local food scene with Ethiopian and Haitian flavors, ingredients

Details: Written by Everton Bailey Jr. The Oregonian/OregonLive; Published: 02 December 2019

Portland Fire Chief Sara Boone's Aug. 12 swearing-in ceremony. Photo by Bernie Foster.

In 1995, Boone was the first African American woman hired by Portland Fire & Rescue; this year she became its first African American Chief

Details: Written by James Robert Farmer Associate Professor, Indiana University; Published: 02 December 2019

Christmas trees at Twin H Tree Farms in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana University/James Brosher, CC BY-ND

For Christmas tree farms to survive, shoppers will need to be more flexible

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 November 2019

(photo courtesy of Port of Portland)

If you’ve not been to Portland International Airport in a few months, you’re in for some surprises.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 November 2019

(photo by Susan Fried)

Books to Prisoners in Seattle opened the doors of their new home to educate the community about the importance of learning and connection inside prisons