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Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Published: 10 May 2019

A Lime e-scooter sits parked on a street in downtown Portland, Oregon (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) 

A disability rights nonprofit group in Oregon filed a letter of complaint Thursday with the city of Portland over new rules about an electric scooter pilot program.

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 09 May 2019

 

Both candidates focus on addressing achievement gap

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Written by By Saundra Sorenson For The Skanner News

Published: 09 May 2019

The most recent annual report from Independent Police Review shows an increase in the number of allegations of police misconduct. (Photo by M.O. Stevens) 

Complaints from inside the bureau have also increased

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 09 May 2019

 

School board races critical this spring

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Published: 08 May 2019

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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has denied a water quality certification for a proposed natural gas export project on Oregon's southern coast

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Written by Andrew Selsky Associated Press

Published: 08 May 2019

Cash Spencer was a dissenting juror in a sodomy case in the 2017 conviction of Olan Williams. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) 

Oregon is the only U.S. state that allows nonunanimous jury convictions. The amendment allowing split-jury verdicts was voted in place in 1934, after the jury in a Jewish man's trial was unable to find him guilty unanimously.

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Written by By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

Published: 03 May 2019

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) 

The NBA reacted in support of Portland's Enes Kanter on Thursday, not long after the league's Turkish-centric Twitter account failed to mention Kanter's efforts in the Trail Blazers' victory over Denver.

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Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 02 May 2019

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Three established, Black-owned businesses to relocate to Alberta Commons shopping center at MLK and Alberta

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Written by Saundra Sorensen

Published: 02 May 2019

 

SB 582 paves the way for export from Oregon to other states

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Written by By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS (Associated Press)

Published: 02 May 2019

A fire helicopter takes off through smoke rising to make a drop on active fires in Yosemite National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File) 

Pacific Northwest drought could mean early fire season in Cascade Range and Okanogan region.