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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 October 2021

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Individuals interested in starting a career in food service have an exciting new choice – Prep Cook Bootcamp

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 October 2021

"He is being charged with two crimes: false reporting and making a false statement when he said that newspaper deliverer Sedrick Altheimer, a Black man, was trying to kill him."

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 20 October 2021

(Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)

Unlike previous years, more bystanders are being caught in the crossfire — from people mourning at vigils and sitting in cars to children playing in a park.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 20 October 2021

Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to two media outlets.

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Details: Written by Meg Sorg, Purdue University; Published: 19 October 2021

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Halloween 2020 brought creative ways to trick or treat while minimizing the spread of infection (candy catapult, anyone?). But scientists have since determined that the risk of transmission of COVID-19 via candy wrappers is low.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 October 2021

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Faith-based, college-preparatory high school for underserved students opens permanent campus alongside Catholic church in Northeast Portland

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 October 2021

Sen. Kayse Jama

Since his appointment, Jama has worked to address the systemic inequality that Oregonians have faced

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 October 2021

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The 2015 homicide is a Crime Stoppers featured case

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 October 2021

Monalisa Dugué

Dugué is one of two Black Chiefs of Staff in the Senate

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 October 2021

Makayla Maree Harris

18-year-old Makayla Maree Harris killed and six others injured in a Portland shooting on July 17, 2021

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The nudge toward earlier screening is meant to address the increasing incidence of breast cancer among women in their 40s and the higher breast cancer death rate among Black women compared to white women.
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To Reduce Black-on-Black Crime, Two Criminal Justice Experts Explain Why Offering Monthly Stipends to People at Risk Makes Sense
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Police Detain Driver Who Accelerated Toward Protesters at Portland State University in Oregon
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Safety Lapses Contributed to Patient Assaults at Oregon State Hospital
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