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Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 04 April 2022

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Oregon voters approved a ballot measure in 2020 to decriminalize hard drugs after being told it was a way to establish and fund addiction recovery centers that would offer people aid instead of incarceration.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 03 April 2022

With Oregon being the first state in America to decriminalize possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs, its program is being watched as a potential model for other states

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 01 April 2022

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Dozens of flights along the West Coast were canceled Friday as Alaska Airlines pilots picketed during an impasse in contract negotiations with the airline that have lasted nearly three years.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 01 April 2022

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A federal judge this week denied a temporary restraining order sought by environmental groups that would block grazing in six eastern Oregon pastures.

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press; Published: 01 April 2022

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The law sets up a system similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts, which are used respectively for missing children and vulnerable adults in many states

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 01 April 2022

Mayor Ted Wheeler's suggestion that Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing go on a two-month hiatus was met with concern on Wednesday

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 31 March 2022

The educator and author focuses on equity while taking inspiration from Ghana classrooms

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 30 March 2022

Rose Festival Princess Jayilee Sloan

First-time schools to the Festival Court program present first-time princesses

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 29 March 2022

A preliminary report by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission found some people released early from prison because of the COVID-19 pandemic were not more likely to commit crimes.

Details: Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 28 March 2022

Gov. Jay Inslee

A nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that will pay for a variety of projects across the state, including building four new hybrid electric ferries