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Details: Written by R. Dallon Adams; Published: 15 August 2019

Founders and co-owners of Green Hop Karanja Crews, left, and Nicole Kennedy, right

Black-owned dispensary hosts block party to support local music, minority cannabis entrepreneurs

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 August 2019

Pan-African Festival 2019 (Photo by Jerry Foster)

On Saturday, August 10, the Pan-African Festival (PAF) returned for a third year to celebrate the African Diaspora in the Pacific Northwest

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Details: Written by By Associated Press; Published: 14 August 2019

A new law curbing use of the death penalty in Oregon now appears to go further than supporters intended

Details: Written by By Associated Press; Published: 14 August 2019

The Humane Society of the United States called the law a "monumental win for hens confined in tiny cages in the egg industry"

Details: Written by R. Dallon Adams; Published: 13 August 2019

(Photo Courtesy: NBA/Portland Trail Blazers)

The new design pays tribute to previous decades in the semi-centennial

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 August 2019

Robert Oden is the first person to be charged with the new bias crime law in Multnomah County, after punching three men in the face and yelling "go back to your country".

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 13 August 2019

A protester participates in a rally in Portland, Ore. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP, File)

Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here and the homegrown anti-fascists who oppose them

Details: Written by By Associated Press; Published: 13 August 2019

Tamena Strickland

The sister of a two-sport athlete at Portland State University has been indicted in his shooting death earlier this month

Details: Written by By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer; Published: 12 August 2019

Match between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Major League Soccer's new policy that bans political displays at matches is stirring controversy in the Pacific Northwest, where supporters' culture is often intertwined with politics and social issues