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Written by By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 26 August 2022

Oregon Governor Kate Brown 

Oregon, Washington, and California, have sought to establish the West Coast as an abortion safe haven, welcoming patients traveling from states where the procedure has been banned or greatly restricted.

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 24 August 2022

 

Randy Smith of Eugene, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday and is one of four men from across the Pacific Northwest being prosecuted for punching and kicking a Black man at a bar on Dec. 8, 2018.

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 23 August 2022

 

The lawsuit against Walmart was filed negligent retention and action against a person who summons police with improper intent.

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 21 August 2022

 

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley wrote to Colette Peters, formerly the head of Oregon’s Department of Corrections and now federal prison director, demanding answers to claims that inmates taking legal steps to protest conditions at Sheridan have been subjected to violence and retaliation

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2022

 

The declaration bans camping along “priority routes to and from schools” and within 150 feet of school buildings

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2022

(Photo/ Daniel Lloyd Blunk Hernandez 

The incident happened after the rodeo when he had four beers and then lit a cigarette. A woman asked him to put it out.

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2022

 

Guidelines for preserving public records require that texts and other communications by local elected officials about public business be kept for at least two years before being transferred to the state’s archives “for appraisal and selective retention.”

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Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press

Published: 19 August 2022

 

The executive director of the Office of Public Defense Services, Stephen Singer, was fired by an oversight panel. Critics cited an abrasive, combative style Singer brought to his job.

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 17 August 2022

 

Multnomah County, which includes Portland, will offer people places to stay cool Wednesday as temperatures potentially reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 17 August 2022

 

Register for this free event to be held at Open Signal in Northeast Portland. Survivors and relatives of survivors of Vanport are especially encouraged to attend.