Events to commemorate the 50^th Anniversary of the historic March on Washington, on Aug. 24, are underway in Washington and around the country. Portland is holding Redeem the Dream, the regional march for civil rights advocates in the Northwest.

Starting October 1, state health exchanges will begin signing people up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. 

All over the region, animal shelters have too many cats.

(CNN) -- When Seattle pot smokers got the munchies this weekend, the cops had their back.

A Romanian princess and her husband are scheduled to appear in court Friday after they were arrested in an alleged cockfighting ring in Oregon.

It's been a busy summer for LaShawn Lee, principal of Faubion K-8 school. The educator recently returned from a service learning tour in South America and spent 10 days before that doing hands-on training at the Honeywell Space Academy.

Friends and family of Ivanice Harris, found dead in Oahu May 20, are holding a march in Portland to push for justice in the case. Marchers will leave the East side of the Hawthorne Bridge at noon, August 17, and head across the river to the Justice Center and City Hall. Friends in Las Vegas and Hawaii are also planning actions, says Andre Miller a longtime friend of Harris.

As of Aug. 13, the Rose Garden Arena will be known as the Moda Center.

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Civil rights activists will rally Aug. 24 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Are we mad enough to make our voices count this time around?