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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 28 September 2023

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The suit alleges the utility designed its power lines to be bare, uncovered and carry a high voltage. All of that increases the risk of ignition when coming into contact with grass or equipment.

Details: Written by TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer; Published: 28 September 2023

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard plays against the New York Knicks during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

The deal ends Lillard's 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a a three-month saga surrounding Lillard's wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 28 September 2023

Guadalupe Guerrero, superintendent of PPS

Portland Public Schools announced last week that the city's students were doing better than their counterparts elsewhere in the state. But those gains are not equally distributed.

Details: Written by RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer; Published: 22 September 2023

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Now that the Power Five is about to become the Power Four, the schools left out of the recent consolidation of wealth produced by conference realignment are looking at creative ways to stay relevant.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 21 September 2023

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat and the first woman elected to the post, said she is stepping aside to allow new leadership, new energy and new initiatives to come to the Oregon Department of Justice that she has headed since 2012

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 20 September 2023

Former City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty introduced the highly successful Measure 26-217 in 2020.

Voter-approved board for police accountability will have disciplinary power, ability to impact policy changes, access to body cam footage and more.

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 18 September 2023

(AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)

The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was among the first gun restrictions to be passed after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year changed the guidance judges are expected to follow when considering Second Amendment cases.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 15 September 2023

(AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

Epic Healing Eugene opened in June, marking Oregon's unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The center now has a waitlist of more than 3,000 names, including people with depression, PTSD or end-of-life dread.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 15 September 2023

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street