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Northwest News

Details: Written by Steven Dubois, Associated Press; Published: 10 March 2014

Filing says grain terminal unfairly locked out employees for more than a year, but workers broke the law by making threats and engaging in violence

Details: Written by Gene Johnson, Associated Press; Published: 06 March 2014

Washington state issued its first legal-marijuana business license Wednesday, launching a new phase in the state's ambitious effort to regulate a market that has been illegal for more than 75 years

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 06 March 2014

The Skanner News spoke with the artist – an emerging modern griot -- about displacement, race, art, and what it will take to bring all our communities together

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 03 March 2014

The Portland Independent Police Review division says it is investigating what happened at Luck-One and Illmaculate’s Saturday night show at the Blue Monk

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 28 February 2014

Muslim community organizer says Portland Police referred to his ‘Ali Baba’ name

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 28 February 2014

Portland Community College President Jeremy Brown, Ph.D., has big shoes to fill. The Skanner News spoke with Brown this week about his commitment to continue the diversity efforts pioneered by his predecessor, Preston Pulliams.

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 27 February 2014

Rather than the usual series of lectures from a podium in an auditorium – there is some of that as well – this event is built around speed dating-style discussions bringing together small groups with community mentors who have gone through college and come back to help a new generation do it too

Details: Written by Lisa Loving; Published: 27 February 2014

A few tickets will be available at the door for the Susan G. Komen Oregon and Southwest Washington 16th Annual Breast-Cancer Issues Conference, coming up Saturday, March 1, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel in Portland.

Details: Written by Helen Silvis; Published: 26 February 2014

The City of Portland, The Department of Justice and the Portland Police Association are urging a federal judge to sign off on a civil rights settlement agreement. But dozens of community advocates asked the judge to reject it.

Details: Written by Helen Silvis; Published: 26 February 2014

Portland Police Bureau releases report showing officers stop and search African Americans more than others. But PPB says it’s not racial profiling; it’s because African Americans live in high-crime areas.