Marine Corporal Antoinette L. Donaldson of Seattle spoke with The Skanner last week direct from her post in Iraq via satellite telephone, describing her work and how she misses her family back home.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) _ The Seahawks knew they had a puzzle to solve along their offensive line this preseason.
They didn't know that puzzle would require advanced medical degrees and crystal balls to solve. Monday, Seattle lost the third member of its starting offensive line in the past four weeks, when doctors determined center Chris Spencer will be out at least a month with a torn thigh muscle...

About 600 people of all ages rocked to the beat of dance music in Dawson Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the early hour of 8 a.m. The crowd turned out to take part in Portland's 7th Annual Wellness Within Reach Health Walk organized by the African American Health Coalition.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) _ An ocean of clean energy pours from the sky. We could forget about nonrenewable climate-altering sources, like gas, oil and coal, if we could fill the tank or power our homes with a sunbeam. But how do you bottle sunshine? Bacteria may hold the key ...

Minimum-wage workers in Oregon began 2009 with a bump of 45 cents an hour, but those still employed at the end of a year of widespread job losses aren't likely to see an increase for 2010.

First elected to the Oregon House in 1984 and elected to the Senate in 2000, she was the first female African American member of the Oregon Legislature and first female to hold the post of Senate President Pro Tempore.

Three African American candidates in King County will likely advance to the November elections, pending official certification expected in about two weeks.

Once Sen. Margaret Carter leaves the state Senate on Aug. 31, there will be only two Black elected officials in the state of Oregon – Jackie Winters in the state Senate and Harold Williams on the Portland Community College Board of Directors.

Just months after its re-launch, the Salvation Army has shuttered the Moore Street Computer Clubhouse after nine years of service to North Portland ...

The Better Business Bureau is warning small businesses to steer clear of mass-distributed "vanity awards." The U.S. Local Business Association or USLBA is now using the name U.S. Commerce Association or USCA to distribute these vanity awards in the state.