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Where people in Portland, Oregon are looking to buy homes

Where people in Portland, Oregon are looking to buy homes

Where people in Portland, Oregon are looking to buy homes Home prices are largely starting to normalize across the country, but remain high even as more homes come to the market. Near record-high mortgage rates are keeping homes largely...

Owner:  Patricia & Brian Lane
Which high school alumni from Honolulu County area will play in games during the week starting Monday, Oct. 27?
Which City of Green Bay area high school graduates will take part in games in the week starting Monday, Oct. 27?

Which City of Green Bay area high school graduates will take part in games in the week starting Monday, Oct. 27?

The upcoming week starting Monday, Oct. 27 will feature these former City of Green Bay area high school athletes. Adam Westberg St. Norbert Green Knights Freshman 6′1″ 170 West De Pere High School Hometown: De Pere Next Game: vs. Benedictine...

Owner:  Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron
Ranking 136 college football teams after Week 9: Oregon sliding, Memphis makes its move
Veteran wide receiver signs with Raiders, reunites with Pete Carroll

Veteran wide receiver signs with Raiders, reunites with Pete Carroll

Pete Carroll is turning to a familiar face to help breathe some life into the Raiders’ offense. Tyler Lockett, who became one of the most productive wide receivers in Seattle Seahawks history under Carroll, is reuniting with his former coach in...

Owner:  Adelson Family
Mac Jones to start vs. Texans, Brock Purdy out again

Mac Jones to start vs. Texans, Brock Purdy out again

Mac Jones will again be the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers after Brock Purdy was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans due to his toe injury. It will mark the fourth straight game and sixth overall that Purdy has...

Owner:  Derek Harper
Alaska Airlines Announces Nonstop Flights Between Humboldt and Seattle Starting Next Year

Alaska Airlines Announces Nonstop Flights Between Humboldt and Seattle Starting Next Year

Press release from the County of Humboldt: Alaska Airlines has announced new nonstop air service between the California-Redwood Coast Humboldt County Airport (ACV) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) beginning April 8, 2026. This will...

Owner:  Kym Kemp
Community forum to spotlight Waitsburg candidates, swimming pool levy

Community forum to spotlight Waitsburg candidates, swimming pool levy

WAITSBURG — A forum featuring Waitsburg’s mayoral and City Council candidates in the upcoming general election will take place at noon Thursday, Oct. 30, at Ten Ton Art + Coffee. The event at 216 Main St. will also include remarks about...

Owner:  Blethen Family
Wake Forest turns to Juke Harris, others in opener vs. American

Wake Forest turns to Juke Harris, others in opener vs. American

Original article can be found here. American has been where Wake Forest wants to go. That’s the NCAA Tournament. The teams embark on a new season when they meet on Nov. 3 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest enters the sixth season under coach Steve...

Owner:  Sam Anthony
Lewis County WIC will serve only county residents starting this month

Lewis County WIC will serve only county residents starting this month

By The Chronicle staff Starting this month, the Lewis County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will serve only people who live in Lewis County, according to a news release from the county. Anyone applying for WIC at Lewis County Public...

Owner:  Chad & Coralee Taylor
Spokane County judge grants Tyon Grant-Foster additional season of eligibility after NCAA legal battle

Spokane County judge grants Tyon Grant-Foster additional season of eligibility after NCAA legal battle

A Spokane County judge ruled on Monday that Grant-Foster will be granted a preliminary injunction and is eligible to play with the Gonzaga Bulldogs this season. SPOKANE, Wash. — Just hours before Gonzaga men's basketball exhibition game, starter...

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BWI to Portland, Oregon: New nonstop Alaska Airlines flights start in May

BWI to Portland, Oregon: New nonstop Alaska Airlines flights start in May

Baltimore not weird enough for you? Then pack your bags: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will have another daily cross-country flight next spring, this one to Portland, Oregon. On May 13, airport officials announced...

Owner:  The Venetoulis Institute For Local Journalism
Rebates halted for farmers hit with fuel fees under Washington state climate law

Rebates halted for farmers hit with fuel fees under Washington state climate law

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard Washington quietly ended funding this summer for a program that provided millions of dollars in rebates to farmers who paid unfair fuel surcharges under Washington’s landmark climate law....

Owner:  Chad & Coralee Taylor
Who from South Orange County area's former high school standouts will play in the week starting Monday, Oct. 27?
FOLLOWUP: A Cleaner Alki funding, noise enforcement, unpermitted-vendor studies among first set of budget changes proposed by Councilmember Saka

FOLLOWUP: A Cleaner Alki funding, noise enforcement, unpermitted-vendor studies among first set of budget changes proposed by Councilmember Saka

We’ve been reporting that City Council budget amendment proposals would start going public today, after previews from District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka and local groups about what he might propose adding to the budget. The presentations start with...

Owner:  Tracey Record
Pa. town bleeds blue as hometown hero gets World Series G1 start

Pa. town bleeds blue as hometown hero gets World Series G1 start

A tight-knit Pennsylvania town is bursting with pride as one of its own, Trey Yesavage, steps onto the biggest stage in baseball as the Game 1 starter for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series. In Boyertown, where school spirit runs deep...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
2025 NFL Fantasy Football Week 8: Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em

2025 NFL Fantasy Football Week 8: Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em

Bye weeks can be a killer for fantasy football, and Week 8 is hurting plenty of managers. With six teams on bye this week, including the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, setting your fantasy lineup might take a little extra work. Here is your...

Owner:  Tyler Lamb
Alaska Airlines flights to Seattle are coming to Humboldt County

Alaska Airlines flights to Seattle are coming to Humboldt County

For the first time in years, Humboldt County will have flights traveling north. On Friday, Humboldt County announced that it would be partnering with Alaska Airlines to deliver nonstop flights from the Humboldt County airport in McKinleyville to...

Owner:  Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Local panel discusses vulture capitalism and vanishing local news

Local panel discusses vulture capitalism and vanishing local news

The future of local journalism is bleak unless communities across America decide it is worth saving. When independent journalism dies, accountability and democracy in your community isn’t that far behind. That was the stark takeaway from the...

Owner:  Teresa Wippel
Historic Washington State Park to host Shakespeare matinee and evening performance

Historic Washington State Park to host Shakespeare matinee and evening performance

By Bren Yocom Touring company from Texas to perform famous historic tragedy of “Julius Caesar” (WASHINGTON, Ark.) – Historic Washington State Park will host an evening performance by the Texas Shakespeare Festival of Kilgore on Friday, October 24,...

Owner:  SWARK Today, LLC

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