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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 06 March 2023

Photo of a woman wearing a colorful facemask

Both mandates will end on April 3, meaning health care workers, patients and visitors will no longer be required to wear a mask in facilities including hospitals and dental and doctors' offices.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 02 March 2023

Song Sparrow at the Audubon Society of Portland Wildlife Sanctuary Trails (Portland, Oregon - November 2nd, 2018, Corey Seeman)

John James Audubon enslaved and sold Black people, opposed the abolition of slavery, and dug up and stole the human remains of Native Americans from their graves.

Details: Written by ISABELLA O'MALLEY; Published: 02 March 2023

Eastbound Highway 50 requires chains on vehicles as snow falls in Pollock Pines, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (Salgu Wissmath/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Portland received nearly a foot of snow in a single day in what proved to be its second-snowiest day in history.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 28 February 2023

Nearly a third of nurses nationwide say they plan to quit due to unsafe working conditions, burnout.

Details: Written by ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer; Published: 27 February 2023

Damian Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 3-pointers in the Portland Trail Blazers' 131 -114 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 23 February 2023

Sen. James Manning (D-Eugene)

Senate Bill 704 would task a new board with determining how to roll out single payer medical coverage.

Details: Written by JIM SALTER Associated Press; Published: 23 February 2023

Zach Stimson clears the ice and snow off of his car it continues to gather amidst a long, impending storm on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 in Lapeer, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

Officials ask Oregonians to stay home or delay travel if possible

Details: Written by By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press; Published: 20 February 2023

(Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP)

One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 17 February 2023

(AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Over the past decade, Oregon experienced the sixth-highest number of extremist incidents in the nation. Now, the state Legislature is considering a bill that would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity.

Details: Written by By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 15 February 2023

(Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File)

The Portland Police Bureau is among the agencies that have struggled to recruit. But, PPB Capt. Greg Pashley said that requiring college courses excludes lower-income candidates who aren’t able to afford them and makes police forces less diverse.