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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 18 September 2021

Wheeler also called for a citywide expansion of Portland Street Response, a team that helps people experiencing homelessness or low-acuity behavioral health issues, to reduce the number of calls police must handle

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 17 September 2021

(Deschutes County Sheriff Via AP)

Deer Creek has run dry after several illegal marijuana grows cropped up in the neighborhood last spring, stealing water from both the stream and nearby aquifers

Details: Written by By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press; Published: 16 September 2021

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

The Biden Administration is picking up where the Trump administration left off, challenging a 2018 Washington state law that made it easier for sick Hanford Nuclear Reservation workers to qualify for compensation benefits.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 16 September 2021

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation in an Oregon town, Dutch Bros Coffee launched an initial public offering Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 16 September 2021

(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits most abortions there, deciding Wednesday to instead set aside $200,000 to fund reproductive care.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 16 September 2021

(Photo courtesy of HELP)

HELP program celebrates 37th year of teaching students, professionals better ways to process information.

Details: Written by By Molly Rosbach, Oregon State University; Published: 15 September 2021

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Science journal Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp provided an unvarnished view of the challenges facing higher education and the scientific community, especially in light of the pandemic

Details: Written by By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America; Published: 14 September 2021

(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

In a total of eight states, Oregon included, providers can waive parental consent requirements

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 14 September 2021

More officers are leaving this year than City Hall budgeted for, yielding an estimated $15 million in salary savings

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 10 September 2021

(AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)

The Oregon Transportation Commission has granted conditional approval to a plan to expand Interstate 5, as well as build a cap over the freeway to allow for the redevelopment of a Black community destroyed when the interstate was first built.