12-08-2024  6:03 am   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Shannon Singleton is sworn into office as Multnomah County Commissioner for District.  

Shannon Singleton’s election victory was followed by a hectic two weeks. 

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Kayse Jama, Oregon Senate majority leader 

Jama becomes first Somali-American to lead the Oregon Senate Democrats.

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(AP Photo/Jenny Kane) 

The tribe was among the dozens that lost federal recognition in the 1950s and ‘60s under a policy of assimilation known as “termination.” Congress voted to re-recognize the tribe in 1977. But to have their land restored, the tribe had to agree to a federal court order that limited their hunting, fishing and gathering rights. 

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Snow piles up on a statue during a storm Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. (Cody Mathison/Mammoth Mountain via AP) 

Two people died in the Pacific Northwest after a rapidly intensifying “bomb cyclone” hit the West Coast last Tuesday, bringing fierce winds that toppled trees and power lines and damaged homes and cars. Fewer than 25,000 people in the Seattle area were still without power Sunday evening.

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Asianique Savage, Metro area program director for Alliance for a Safe Oregon 

Local gun safety advocacy group argues for state-level licensing and regulation of firearm retailers.

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(Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP) 

A major storm was sweeping across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect. 

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(AP Photo/Eric Thayer, file) 

The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning Tuesday and lasting through Friday. Those come as the strongest atmospheric river  that California and the Pacific Northwest has seen this season bears down on the region. 

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(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) 

Officials say worsening wildfires due to climate change mean that forests must be more actively managed to increase their resiliency.

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Janelle Bynum, the Democratic candidate running to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District, poses for a photo on Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) 

The U.S. House race was one of the country’s most competitive and viewed by The Cook Political Report as a toss up, meaning either party had a good chance of winning.

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Teressa Raiford 

The Skanner spoke with two seasoned community leaders about how local activism can counter national panic. 

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