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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 05 November 2023

Oregon Housing and Community Services has announced that Margaret Harris, Erin Meechan, and Kirsty Rodrigues are newly appointed to serve on the  Oregon Housing Stability Council. The council works to establish OHCS' strategic direction to meet the housing and services needs of low- and moderate-income Oregonians, as well as reviews and sets policy for the development and financing of affordable housing in the state

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 01 November 2023

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero holds a press conference on the first day of a teacher's strike in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

During this first-ever teacher's strike in the district, schools are closed and there is no classroom or online instruction.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 01 November 2023

(Photo/Steve Goodyear via Flickr)

As newly formed group proposes recriminalizing some drug possession, community-based providers like The Miracles Club fear a return to disastrous “War on Drugs” policy.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 29 October 2023

Artists Blaine Fontana and Toma Villa were selected to work on a mural project entitled Sky Fox for the newly renovated Artists Repertory Theater building on SW Morrison Street. They will start work on Monday 30 October

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 26 October 2023

Joseph David Emerson, left, 44, was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tues., Oct. 24, 2023, in Portalnd, Ore. Emerson, a pilot, is accused of attempting to disable the engines of a plane on which he was riding while off-duty last Sunday. Emerson pleaded not guilty Tuesday. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool)

Joseph Emerson had been flying passengers himself just three days before police said he tried to engage an emergency fire suppression system midflight.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 26 October 2023

Oregon Capitol

The senators from the minority party are challenging a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that bars state lawmakers from reelection after having 10 or more unexcused absences.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 25 October 2023

Multnomah County Behavioral Health Division’s Gun Violence Impacted Families Behavioral Health Response Team provides crisis response, therapy, practical aid.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 24 October 2023

Social media icons

The attorneys general assert that Meta’s business practices violate state consumer protection laws and the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 24 October 2023

Oregon State University

The university said about an hour later that the robots had been isolated in a safe location and that technicians were investigating. Campus public safety's investigation is ongoing.

Details: Written by DAVID KOENIG and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press; Published: 24 October 2023

A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before passengers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, tried to shut down the engines in mid-flight and had to be subdued by the crew, according to a pilot flying the plane. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

It happened Sunday on a flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco. The plane diverted to Portland, Oregon, where it was met by law enforcement officers.