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Details: Written by Sean Nealon; Published: 26 January 2023

(Photo/ OSU via flickr)

The free event, which can be attended in person or viewed online, will feature a presentation by Kathryn McIntosh. She will discuss her research that connects mindfulness, social justice and critical race feminism.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 January 2023

(Photo/ Brett Brown)

Free, public, multimedia exhibit runs through Feb. 25 in SE Portland

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 January 2023

Keynote speaker Eugene Hamilton

The sold-out event will air on 5 upcoming dates and times on Comcast Xfinity channels at the start of Black History Month.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 January 2023

Oregon parents must provide schools, child care facilities with kids’ vaccine records

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 25 January 2023

(Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Representatives Daniel Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen, Hai Pham, Thuy Tran, and Khanh Pham release a joint statement

About-seattle-police

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 25 January 2023

A police officer was responding in a patrol vehicle to an urgent “priority one” call with the Seattle Fire Department shortly after 8 p.m. Monday when the officer's vehicle hit the woman

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 January 2023

Lucinda Tate (1946-2015)

Awards will be presented at the 9:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, Jan. 29.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 January 2023

People who were at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport or at Providence Swedish First Hill in Seattle may have been exposed to measles if they were there within the time span that this person passed through while infectious.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 23 January 2023

Organization says to reject African American studies, and state that it 'lacks educational value', is racist at its core

about-taxes

Details: Written by Oregon Dept. of Revenue; Published: 23 January 2023

(Photo/ Kelly Sikkema)

All Oregon resident taxpayers preparing their own returns in 2023 can file electronically at no cost using one of Oregon’s free file options

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