Effective immediately, Washington State University applicants from the state of Washington seeking acceptance to the Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Pullman campuses who rank in the top ten percent of their class or who have earned at least a 3.5 GPA at the time of their application will be granted assured admission....

Hapos Debalkew, 15, a player on the Lake City Scorpions, kicks the ball down field in a league game against the Mount Baker Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 4 at Upper Genesee Park. Proposition 2, which is on the November ballot, would include a new field at Genesee Park. Photo by Susan Fried

On Oct. 1, the requirements to receive state food benefits were changed to make the Basic Food program available to more people than before. In light of the recent economic crisis, both state and community organizations such as the Association for Community Action Now are working to alert people to these changes and enroll them in this expanded program ...

Stephanie E. Smallwood, associate professor of history at the University of Washington, Seattle, has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Frederick Douglass Book Prize, awarded for the best book written in English on slavery or abolition....

What's happening for you in Portland this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below….

What's happening for you in Seattle this week? Read here a day-by-day diary of free community events to fill your spare time. For a full calendar please click on "Read the complete article" below.…

Many people look down on construction workers. In fact experts predict the shortage of construction workers will worsen over the next decade unless steps are taken to reverse the trend.
Ironically, the Pacific Northwest is in the midst of a golden age of ....

Imagine the chaos if a tremendous earthquake …

Attorney General Rob McKenna Monday announced a landmark settlement brokered by Washington and other states requiring sub-prime lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to provide loan modifications for up to 395,000 borrowers nationwide.....

Don't know how the local candidates for city and county differ? You're not alone.
The Skanner, partnering with the North Portland Multimedia Training Center, is working to help voters understand the views and positions of local candidates a little better. Premiering this week here on The Skanner website ...