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Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 02 August 2021

(Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)

A year after racial justice and anti-police demonstrators took over part of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, there are lines outside the restaurants in and around the former protest zone.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 29 July 2021

The state will stop paying the $300 weekly unemployment bonus after Labor Day

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 29 July 2021

(Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)

A statue in Mt. Tabor Park commemorating York, an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, has been toppled and damaged

Details: Written by By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press; Published: 28 July 2021

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

A chemical cousin of pot’s main intoxicating ingredient has rocketed to popularity over the last year. The cannabis industry and state governments are scrambling to reckon with it amid debate over whether it’s legal.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 28 July 2021

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A newly-released report shows Seattle police officers continue to stop and use force against Black people far more often than white people.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 27 July 2021

Dr. Bukhosi Dube of the Oregon Health Authority (Photo/Saundra Sorenson)

Fewer than half of the state's BIPOC adults have been vaccinated, reports show.

Details: Written by By BOTWC Staff; Published: 27 July 2021

Photos Courtesy of Ivan McClellan

This photographer is on a quest to spotlight the culture of Black cowboys.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 July 2021

Health officials in Multnomah and King Counties strongly recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public spaces regardless of vaccine status

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 26 July 2021

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Two months after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the new bills, law enforcement officials remain uncertain about what they require, leading to discrepancies around the state in how officers might respond — or not respond — to certain situations