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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 September 2021

The Broadway Bridge will be closed to all traffic, including motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians September 18-20

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 September 2021

Topics covered include: working with your insurance company, hiring a contractor to help you rebuild, spotting and avoiding a disaster-related scam, and how to get help if you have been victimized.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 13 September 2021

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The lawsuit filed by more than 90 workers on Friday says the mandate is unlawful and unconstitutional. The Governor's office says they are legal.

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Details: Written by Sean Nealon, OSU; Published: 13 September 2021

Scott Vignos, assistant vice president for strategic diversity initiatives in Oregon State University’s Office of Institutional Diversity. (Photo/OSU)

Scott Vignos replaces Charlene Alexander, who recently announced she is returning to Ball State University to serve as its chief strategy officer.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 13 September 2021

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As of Monday, anyone attending an outdoor event with 500 or more people in Washington state is required to wear a face-covering, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.

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

A Colorado trucker who nearly killed a Black man by slashing his neck in an unprovoked attack at an eastern Oregon truck stop was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in federal prison.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 10 September 2021

Leodis V. McDaniel High School on the first day of school September 1, 2021. (Photo/PPS)

A fully modernized 21st-century learning environment will provide Portland’s most diverse student population with new facilities, programs and opportunities for success

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 10 September 2021

Officials from Oregon's most populous county joined Portland on Thursday in exempting law enforcement from a COVID-19 vaccine order

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

(Photo courtesy of UNCF)

Registration now open to all across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska for exciting digital fundraising event

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 08 September 2021

Portland city officials because of new guidance may need to exempt the police bureau from an order that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs.

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