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A 21-year-old Portland native – home for the holidays from an Arizona college where he's an A student in sports medicine – says he was Tasered three times Dec. 24, rendered unconscious by Portland police, and revived after paramedics rushed him to Oregon Health and Sciences University.

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Last month Corina Owens opened her new pet salon 'Show Dogs' at 926 N. Lombard Street. "I've owned dogs my whole life," Owens says, petting Bailey, one of her four poodles. "I just love dogs and that's why I wanted to open Show Dogs."

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The holiday season should be a time of celebration.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state will get a 10th congressional seat under 2010 Census figures released Tuesday that show the state's population grew by more than 14 percent in the last decade.

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Craig Bash was a U.S. Air Force doctor when he sustained a life-changing injury. Today he specializes in helping injured- veterans settle their claims against the Veterans Administration.

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Marina was 12 when she started running away from foster care. Three years later she was still running – but this time she ran straight into trouble – criminal trouble. Could this girl ever live a normal life? Here's what happens to Oregon teens who are convicted of Measure 11 crimes.

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A new website is working to transform the way Black men approach their health.
The new site – www.ourhealthalliance.org – provides a way for people to access information about diseases and health concerns and provides a comprehensive listing of health clinics and community groups in the Portland Metropolitan area.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- In the wake of controversy sparked by a political consulting firm that created dozens of political action committees in the last election cycle, a Democratic senator plans to introduce a bill that would reign in the proliferation of such groups.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- No stranger to scuffles with the law, Cody Crawford's latest troubles began the day after a firebomb destroyed an office in a Corvallis mosque and FBI agents and local police raided his home.

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  • Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. The 90-year-old Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a NASA astronaut candidate. But he wasn’t picked. The trip made Dwight the record-holder for being oldest person in space.
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  • The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Karim Khan said Monday that he believes Netayahu, his defense minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel. The prosecutor must request the warrants from a pre-trial panel of three judges, who take on average two months to consider the evidence and determine if the proceedings can move forward
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