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Written by By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

Published: 03 June 2019

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U.S. scientists said Friday they will investigate why an unusual number of gray whales are washing up dead on West Coast beaches.

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Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press

Published: 31 May 2019

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Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all.

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 30 May 2019

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‘This is your time to educate us,’ Senators tell Jefferson students

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 30 May 2019

 

Community hosts variety of free and low-cost summer programs and meals

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Written by Saundra Sorensen

Published: 30 May 2019

 

The bill reforms some aspects of Measure 11, which imposed mandatory minimum sentences for several crimes, and also requires that youth aged 15 and older, when charged with certain crimes, be tried as adults.

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Written by By Associated Press

Published: 29 May 2019

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A teenage student who was tackled after reportedly bringing a shotgun into an Oregon high school classroom has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.

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Written by By Associated Press

Published: 29 May 2019

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Oregon will require public schools to teach about the Holocaust under a measure sent to the governor.

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Written by By KIMBERLY CAUVEL and KERA WANIELISTA Skagit Valley Herald

Published: 29 May 2019

 

Wildfire responders in Western Washington — including Skagit County — are preparing for a particularly bad wildfire season.

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Written by Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

Published: 29 May 2019

Lacy Ramirez Gruss, the reading clerk in the Oregon House of Representatives (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) 

House reading clerk Lacy Ramirez Gruss received applause after she read a 45-page bill for more than two hours without a break.

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Written by Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press

Published: 28 May 2019

 

As the Seattle area becomes more crowded and more expensive, Mayor David Condon sees an opportunity to grow the state's second-largest city