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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 12 September 2022

(AP Photo/Gene Johnson)

Students will miss a fourth day of school as teachers strike over pay and classroom support.

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press; Published: 09 September 2022

Residents urged to stay informed, make a plan and charge their phones as risk of fires, power outages increases

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 09 September 2022

Natalie Wight, Oregon US Attorney

The Cleveland High graduate is the first Black person to serve as the district’s U.S. attorney.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 09 September 2022

Seattle, Washington

Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office said the three finalists have been vetted and unanimously selected by four public safety assessors. The process is expected to be completed by the fall.

Details: Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 07 September 2022

(AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

The first day of classes at Seattle Public Schools was cancelled and teachers are on strike over issues that include pay, mental health support, and staffing ratios for special education and multilingual students.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 06 September 2022

Ame Lambert, PSU's vice president of global diversity and inclusion.

‘Apprenticeship-plus’ program will provide support navigating workplace politics, unwritten rules.

Details: Written by By MARTHA BELLISLE and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press; Published: 06 September 2022

(AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

A civil rights activist from Spokane, Washington, a business owner and the founder of a winery and his family were on the floatplane that crashed in the waters of Puget Sound, killing 10.

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 02 September 2022

Homicide rates appear to be dropping in some major U.S. cities, such as New York and Chicago, but in others killings are on the rise, particularly from guns. In Portland, the homicide rate surged 207% since 2019

Details: Written by By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer; Published: 29 August 2022

(AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 29 August 2022

Emergency personnel respond to a shooting at the Forum shopping center in east Bend, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin via AP)

66-year-old employee, Donald Ray Surrett Jr. and an 84-year-old customer were killed in a shooting at a Bend Safeway Sunday evening. Two others were injured.

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