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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

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 10 August 2019

Unfunded pension liability is currently $27 billion

Details: Written by By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2019

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (AP Photo/Sarah Zimmerman)

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday signed what advocates are calling the nation's most progressive paid family and medical leave measure

Details: Written by By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2019

Oregon hopes to build its way out of its housing crisis under first-in-the-nation state legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown Thursday meant to encourage local cities to construct denser, more affordable housing options