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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 August 2015

Children cool off in a water feature at Judkins Park in Seattle Aug. 1, on the 12th hotter-than-90-degree day of the summer. Seattle’s prior record for consecutive days of temperatures higher than 90 degrees was set in 1958. That record was broken July 30. Photo by Susan Fried

Celebration of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; Shellfish Harvesting Alert; Port 101 Series and more...

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 August 2015

Local residents may see their ideas for images and words cut into metal and projected in colored shadows on the wall of the Shute Park Library in Hillsboro. Click to see event details below.

Anniversary of the Killing of Michael Brown event series, Habitat for Humanity Seeks Applicants, CNN Seeks Grant Proposals, and more...

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 03 August 2015

Inmate Danny Spillers has gone missing from the Columbia River Correctional Institution

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 29 July 2015

The new community-led event is looking for men to mentor young black men

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 July 2015

Edible Marijuana Intoxication in Kids, multi-billion dollar state transportation package

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 July 2015

Free Child Safety Seat Clinic, New Boys & Girls Club in Rockwood, Composting Workshop and more...

Details: Published: 24 June 2015

3rd Annual Trans Pride, King Country Metro Transit and a Race and Climate Justice Event

Details: Published: 24 June 2015

Unsung Heroes & Heroines Award Breakfast, Multnomah County cooling centers, Summer burn ban and more

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Details: Written by Donovan M. Smith; Published: 18 June 2015

Following the shooting of nine unarmed people at a church in Charleston, S.C., the Alaska, Oregon, and Washington State Area Conference of the NAACP released a statement

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 June 2015

Measles exposures in King County, Help Shape Both King County Metro’s Transit Plans, Vacancy on Parks and Community Services Board, and more...

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