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

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Pacific Northwest, shuts down light rail and street cars due to high temperatures, districts halted summer school bus service and people braced for possibly the hottest day of the scorcher.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent; Published: 28 June 2021

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Richardson’s victory came in just 10.86 seconds. Many are comparing the Olympic-bound track and field star to greats like Florence Griffith-Joyner, and Gail Devers.

Details: Written by SARA CLINE The Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 28 June 2021

In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits the Marion County and Salem Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Salem, Ore. (Abigail Dollins/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

This means statewide mask mandates, in most settings, will be lifted and there will no longer be capacity limits, required physical distancing or county risk levels.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 27 June 2021

Sunday’s temperature in Portland, Oregon — forecast to rise to 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44 Celsius) — could break the all-time temperature record of 108 degrees, set just a day earlier. The forecast calls for another 112-degree day on Monday

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 24 June 2021

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A local lawmaker wants to condemn a city-owned park in Seattle with a large homeless encampment next to a courthouse and declare the area a public safety hazard or nuisance property.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 24 June 2021

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Senate Bill 397 would provide a more efficient and equitable path to a better future for thousands of Oregonians with a criminal record

Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 23 June 2021

Police in Oregon's largest city are being advised to no longer pursue low-level traffic infractions

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 22 June 2021

EXCLUSIVE with former county commissioner and two-time Portland City Council candidate who wants to keep focus on education, police reform.

Details: Written by EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer; Published: 21 June 2021

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The 35-year-old mom rallied from fifth at the start of the homestretch to the second-place finish at U.S. track trials.

Details: Written by ADAM BEAM Associated Press; Published: 19 June 2021

Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities, saying their aim is to set an example for the federal government on how a nationwide program could work