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Details: Written by By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press; Published: 13 May 2022

(Clean Up The Lake via AP)

Scuba divers who spent a year cleaning up Lake Tahoe’s entire 72-mile shoreline have come away with what they hope will prove a valuable incentive

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 May 2022

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program has not been updated since 1998.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 13 May 2022

Masked protesters by an occupied home speak with a neighborhood resident opposed to their encampment and demonstration in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)

The problems have given Republicans a megaphone and raised the stakes for Democrats as a crowded field of candidates vies to advance to November in a historically blue state

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 May 2022

Loretta Smith

If elected, Loretta will be the state’s first Black member of Congress.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 May 2022

Courtney McGhee

Courtney McGhee named DEI Engagement Coordinator

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 11 May 2022

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The anniversary celebration, which began in April, continues for six months.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 11 May 2022

(Photo/ Meggyn Pomerleau)

The class-action lawsuit, filed last year, alleged city contractors were illegally discarding the personal belongings of people living outdoors while dispersing homeless encampments

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 May 2022

Community will consider whether new version of school will be complete rebuild or hybrid of historic and modern buildings.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 05 May 2022

Former Portland Mayor J.E. "Bud" Clark, 1988

Celebration at Pioneer Place honors late Mayor Bud Clark on Sunday, May 15

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 04 May 2022

Omar Pleitez, aka Mayfair the Artist. (Photo/courtesy of Mayfair)

Mayfair the Artist has worked in spray paint, oils

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