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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 27 April 2022

A Linn County jury found in 2019 that Oregon breached its contract with 13 rural counties and 151 local taxing districts by failing to maximize timber harvests on state forests over the last two decades.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 27 April 2022

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A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely ignored state and city mask mandates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 27 April 2022

As Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese reaches his term limit, three members of law enforcement are running to replace him in the first contested race for the office in 12 years.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 26 April 2022

Dr. Robert Kelly becomes first lay president and African American to lead the Catholic institution in its 121-year history.

Dr. Robert Kelly becomes first lay president and African American to lead the Catholic institution in its 121-year history

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 26 April 2022

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Case rates have slowly been rising in the county since late March, after statewide mask mandates ended and as omicron’s infectious subvariant, BA. 2, took hold.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 25 April 2022

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Under the revised code, new commercial buildings would have to use heat pumps for space heating.

Details: Written by JOHN RYAN KUOW; Published: 25 April 2022

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The Olympic Peninsula has lost 45% of its glacier coverage since 1980. The peninsula’s remaining 250 glaciers should be gone in another 50 years as humanity’s pollution continues to overheat the planet.

Details: Written by By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer; Published: 25 April 2022

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Among other things, the nascent Amazon Labor Union, or ALU, has said it wants longer breaks for warehouse employees, more time off and a dramatically higher minimum hourly wage of $30

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 25 April 2022

An investigator determined that Clatskanie High School girls basketball players “more likely than not” used racist language against members of the De La Salle team

Details: Written by JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press; Published: 25 April 2022

President Joe Biden speaks at Seward Park on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

On Friday, Biden signed an executive order directing federal officials to keep better track of trees in national forests in Seward Park

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