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Details: Written by Helen Silvis; Published: 10 January 2014

Students at Jefferson High School walked out Jan. 10 to voice their support for their teachers and to demand smaller classes.

Details: Written by Helen Silvis; Published: 09 January 2014

Calls to raise the minimum wage are escalating with protests from Seattle to New York

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 08 January 2014

If you hope to go to New Jersey to watch the Seahawks play in the Superbowl, you should beware of ticket scams.

Details: Written by Manuel Valdes Associated Press; Published: 08 January 2014

Sawant was sworn-in as a Seattle City Council member Jan. 6.

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 08 January 2014

A lawsuit filed by the owner of the Fontaine Bleau nightclub alleges the city, the police bureau and the OLCC targeted the club because it serves Portland's Black community.

Details: Written by Helen Silvis; Published: 07 January 2014

Portland is forging ahead with changes to police accountability. Advocates say they should wait until Feb. 18 when citizens are invited to speak out at a Fairness Hearing ordered by the judge ruling on the city's civil rights settlement with the Department of Justice.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 January 2014

By Helen Silvis and Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

Some 16 people in Oregon and Washington are thought to have died from the H1N1 flu so far this season, and health officials say almost everyone should get a flu shot to avoid the worst effects.