The Skanner Breaking News August 31, 2015

'Wake of Vanport' Draws More Survivor Stories

”The Wake of Vanport” multimedia oral history project expands to include new survivor stories … Read more about it

New Orleans and Gulf Residents Remember Katrina Disaster

In Mississippi, churches rang their bells to remember when the storm made landfall. In Biloxi, clergy and community leaders gathered at MGM Park for a memorial to Katrina's victims and later that evening the park hosted a concert celebrating the recovery.… Read the whole story

Common Core Results Show Goals were not Met

Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing … Read all about it

Emmett Till’s Life Still Matters

August 28 marked the 60th anniversary of the death of 14-year-old Emmett Louis Till, who was abducted, beaten and murdered near Money, Miss. for allegedly whistling at a White woman … Find out more

Rain and Rising Humidity Help Firefighters in West

Rain and cooler temperatures Monday helped firefighters battling a series of big blazes in north-central Washington and other states in the West … Read more

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