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06-12-2025 6:25 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Juneteenth is a young federal holiday, but the Black day of independence has been observed since June 19, 1865.
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A block of West Albina businesses, torn down as part of the city's urban renewal campaign of the 1970s. Courtesy Oregon Historical Society
Black residents who were forcibly relocated for Emanuel Hospital expansion that never happened, and their descendants, sued over loss of property, wealth and community.
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Laura Lo Forti, co-founder and director of the VanPort Mosaic Festival. (courtesy VanPort Mosaic Festival)
Two-week event honors survivors of VanPort flood, their descendants and survivors of Japanese Internment in annual festival.
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Chabre Vickers, director of equity, policy and communications for Prosper Portland (photo courtesy Prosper Portland)
Oregon's trailblazing bottle redemption law may undergo changes because of concerns that redemption centers have become gathering places for drug users and homeless people while having no services to support them. Proposed changes could allow nonprofits to run alternative bottle redemption centers possibly mobile centers such as trucks. Stores could stop accepting bottles after 8pm and convenience stores in some areas after 6pm
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Bernie and Bobbie Foster toast, along with the crowd, to The Skanner's 50 years of service. (Photo by Antonio Harris)
More than 200 people raised their glasses to toast The Skanner’s 50th anniversary at the Oregon Convention Center on April 24.
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County commissioners in Washington, Clackamas and Yamhill counties have chosen State Rep. Courtney Neron yesterday to serve in Senate Dist.13. The district covers Wilsonville, Sherwood, King City, Tigard and parts of Beaverton and Yamhill County. It was most recently represented by the late Sen. Aaron Woods
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The Rev. Paul Richards-Kuan, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Washington County, describes the 54-unit affordable housing development completed on church grounds.
Faith leaders estimate there are thousands of acres of prime real estate being offered by shrinking congregations.
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Oregon Sen. WInsvey Campos was co-chief sponsor of SB 611, alongside Rep. Ricki Ruiz. (Photo: Oregon Legislature)
SB 611 would extend food benefits to all eligible young children, regardless of immigration status.
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Winta Yohannes and JT Flowers of Albina Vision Trust (Screenshot: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing)
No More Freeways claims ODOT is planning larger expansion than expected.
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