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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.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 07 September 2021

Complaint trends reveal brokers don’t always disclose what company (or companies) they’ve booked, leaving consumers stuck with unlicensed, subpar moving operations.

Details: Written by Breoona Randall, Howard University News Service; Published: 07 September 2021

The FBI and District of Columbia city government have been working with the university in regards to the attack

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 07 September 2021

The resolution if passed would also bar city employee travel to the state.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 03 September 2021

(Photo/ Scholly via Facebook)

The #1 college scholarship app founder is helping students across the globe find funds for school.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 03 September 2021

(AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Africa currently depends on other countries for 99 percent of its vaccine supply.

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