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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 08 September 2021

Clifford Chappell, senior pastor of St. Johns All Nations Church of God in Christ in Portland

Religious and health care leaders share their own vaccination stories.

Details: Written by By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 08 September 2021

Governor Kate Brown

Gov. Kate Brown, alongside state health and education officials, urged Oregonians on Tuesday to wear masks and get vaccinated as the highly transmissible delta variant continues to run rampant.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 02 September 2021

Kenneth Forman and his son (Photo/Laurel Smith)

How a conscientious stranger, the Genealogical Forum of Oregon, and The Skanner teamed up to find the Foremans.

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 01 September 2021

(Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)

Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 01 September 2021

(Photo/The Skanner Archives)

Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat like Kotek, cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 31 August 2021

Creating sixth Congressional district should be person-centered work, Democrats say.

Details: Written by By SAM METZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 31 August 2021

(AP Photo/Noah Berger)

The streets of the popular vacation haven, normally filled with thousands of summer tourists, were all but deserted after rapid growth of the Caldor Fire forced a mass evacuation on Monday and triggered hours of gridlocked traffic.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press; Published: 30 August 2021

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

In Oregon, where school staffers statewide are required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, the board for the 7,500-student district of Redmond last week passed a resolution protesting the mandate and mandatory mask-wearing in schools after "significant" opposition.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 28 August 2021

Vaccinations help but counties are seeing unprcedented death rate from Delta variant

Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 27 August 2021

This Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 photo, members of the far-right group Proud Boys and anti-fascist protesters spray bear mace at each other during clashes between the politically opposed groups in Parkrose. (AP Photo/Alex Milan Tracy)

Proud Boys moved violent demonstration to northeast Portland Parkrose neighborhood and high school, shutting down businesses