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Rep. Tawna Sanchez (D-N & NE Portland) 

This Monday, Oct. 11, will be Oregon’s first official recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day replacing Columbus Day as a state holiday

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(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) 

Dozens of Washington ferry sailings were cancelled on two popular routes Thursday because there weren’t enough qualified workers.

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The city admits no one checked to see if the lot was in a flood plain before publicly announcing it as a site for Safe Rest Villages

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Experts say a non-police first-response unit in Portland, Oregon, has the potential to be a “citywide solution” for an alternative to non-emergency calls regarding people experiencing a mental health crisis or homelessness.

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Justice Rajee, Executive Director Reimagine Oregon 

Group continues to push for criminal justice and housing reform in Legislature

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U.S. officials on Tuesday approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive wildfires.

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CIty of Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan 

Commissioner Dan Ryan announced new sites to be located downtown, and in the Brentwood-Darlington and Hazelwood neighorhoods.

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(AP Photo/Anne M. Peterson, File) 

Following the resignation of the NWSL commissioner amid a sexual harassment and misconduct scandal involving a longtime coach, a three-woman executive committee has been formed to oversee league operations.

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(Photo/ Timothy Dyke) 

Oregon's attorney general filed lawsuits Friday against two counties that had adopted ordinances that sought to nullify new statewide gun safety laws and declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.”

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County officials pledge more than $5 million in response to widespread shootings.

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