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Details: Written by SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 22 July 2019

Oregon is now one of first states to instruct schools to treat mental and physical health equally

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 18 July 2019

Photo by Chris Lazarus

Cathedral Park Jazz Festival kicks off this Friday afternoon in St. Johns

Details: Written by By Saundra Sorenson; Published: 18 July 2019

The Billy Webb Elks Lodge building was built in 1926 and has been owned by the Elks since 1959. Photo by Saundra Sorensen

A decade after $2 million in renovations breathed new life into the Billy Webb Elks Lodge, members are working to designate the headquarters of Portland’s only remaining African American Fraternal Organization as a historic landmark

Details: Written by Associated Press/PRNewswire; Published: 17 July 2019

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Customers can use the app-connected houses as a safer and smarter solution when shopping with their dogs, rather than leaving them in the car or tied up on the street.

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Details: Written by By Associated Press; Published: 17 July 2019

Public employee unions representing Oregon state workers have negotiated new contracts that would provide pay increases of up to 15% over the next two-year budget period.

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Details: Written by By Associated Press; Published: 16 July 2019

The fossil was discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, above, in eastern Oregon. (Photo Courtesy: National Park Service)

A fossil jaw bone misidentified for 50 years turns out to belong to a bone-crushing mammal and is the first to be found in the Northwest, scientists said.

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

(photo Oregon Health Authority)

New report shines light on tobacco industry marketing across Oregon

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 11 July 2019

Photo by Christen McCurdy

After 10 years with the city and decades as a ‘community mom,’ Antoinette Edwards is retiring to ‘be still for a while’

Details: Written by Saundra Sorensen for The Skanner News; Published: 11 July 2019

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church (Photo by Saundra Sorensen)

The current preservation movement is about shifting focus to the preservation of cultural heritage sites, and Black history advocates have reason to hope this means better protection in historically African American neighborhoods