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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 11 July 2019

(photo Oregon Health Authority)

New report shines light on tobacco industry marketing across Oregon

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 11 July 2019

Photo by Christen McCurdy

After 10 years with the city and decades as a ‘community mom,’ Antoinette Edwards is retiring to ‘be still for a while’

Details: Written by Saundra Sorensen for The Skanner News; Published: 11 July 2019

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church (Photo by Saundra Sorensen)

The current preservation movement is about shifting focus to the preservation of cultural heritage sites, and Black history advocates have reason to hope this means better protection in historically African American neighborhoods

Details: Written by R. Dallon Adams; Published: 11 July 2019

(Photo courtesy TriMet)

Upgrades will allow the line to run at regular speeds during higher temperatures

Details: Written by By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 03 July 2019

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she's ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a nine-day Republican walkout that derailed landmark climate legislation and embroiled the state in a political crisis pitting liberal cities against rural residents.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorensen; Published: 03 July 2019

Portland artists Kayin Talton Davis and Cleo Davis

This fall, five bright red obelisks, each measuring seven feet tall, will appear along Alberta between 11th and 24th avenues

Details: Written by R. Dallon Adams; Published: 03 July 2019

Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters douse a slash pile during an annual interagency training exercise east of Sweet Home, Ore.(Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)

Seattle upgrades community center air filtration systems, Multnomah County weighs cost of upgrades moving forward.