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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 April 2014

Portland Police Bureau Cold Case Homicide detectives arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with a 1995 homicide that occurred in Southeast Portland

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 April 2014

One woman arrested after cutting the other on arm in an attempt to cut off her braids

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 April 2014

The Albina Opportunities Corporation has won a grant that will help create 60 jobs in small businesses in the Portland-metro area

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 April 2014

Portland News and Events: Trailblazers fans flash mob, Kshama Sawant in Portland for minimum wage campaign, teen party, Over-50s job help and more…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 April 2014

Seattle news and events: bus cuts, unclaimed cash, veterans job fair, Dream scholarships, bicycling fair, Waterfront vision and more...

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 April 2014

Karin Edwards is an administrator at Three Rivers Community College, in Norwich, Conn.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 April 2014

Entrepreneur Andre Miller is organizing a flash mob to celebrate the Portland Trailblazers success this season

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 14 April 2014

Shelley Buckingham, spokeswoman of the Oregon AARP, says that there is no connection between her organization and Cohen

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 April 2014

The goal of the tour is to start a new conversation that reframes 'life after adulthood'

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 April 2014

Bell Street Park, NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics, Robots for teens, Red Lineage poetry, Churches for Oso, Bike fair, Taxes for business webinar

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