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Details: Written by SARA CLINEAssociated Press/Report for America; Published: 11 August 2021

Beginning Friday, everyone who is 5 years or older in Oregon - regardless of vaccination status - will be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces.

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 11 August 2021

(AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

People in the Pacific Northwest braced for another major, multiday heat wave starting Wednesday, just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region's most vulnerable people when temperatures soared to 116 degrees

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 August 2021

Oregon Governor Kate Brown

The governor’s decision solidifies next steps, pleases Black advocacy groups.

Details: Written by By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press; Published: 10 August 2021

(Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)

Most state workers in Washington, as well as hundreds of thousands of private health care and long-term care employees, will be required to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19 by Oct. 18 or face losing their jobs

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 09 August 2021

(Image/Multnomah County)

Beginning Aug. 13, everyone 5 and older must wear a face covering, regardless of vaccination status

Details: Written by By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press; Published: 06 August 2021

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

The court has agreed to hear a case involving six Seattle police officers who were in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 05 August 2021

Eden Dabbs, public information officer for the city's bureau of planning and sustainability (via LinkedIn)

Action plan reflects codified concern about gentrification

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 04 August 2021

City of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler

Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler is directing the police bureau to prepare for a body worn camera program in anticipation of the U.S. Department of Justice forcing the issue.

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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 03 August 2021

Officers honor Clark County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremy Brown on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Vancouver, Wash. (Photo by Bernie Foster)

Hundreds of law enforcement and first responder vehicles lined up at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington to honor Clark County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremy Brown

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.