Supporters of an initiative to create a system of medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon have submitted petitions with more than 110,000 signatures in hopes of getting on the ballot this fall.
The Coalition for Patients' Rights was able to gather the signatures before an early submission deadline, requiring the state Elections Division to immediately determine whether there are enough valid signatures to meet the minimum of about 83,000 needed to qualify.

For some students and faculty at Portland Community College, the sight of Sylvia Welch's name on a caller id means they'll do one thing -- let it go to voicemail. But Welch's career of more than 34 years has come to an end. Welch, who has worked as Portland Community College's Affirmative Action director for 13 years, will be retiring on Friday after more than 20 years at the college.

More than 100 demonstrators at an immigration reform rally outside the Federal Building in downtown Seattle have moved into the lobby of a nearby building that houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency office and court.

A group including Seattle City Councilman Larry Gossett locked arms during the noon hour Thursday and blocked the elevators.

The crowd is chanting ``Obama, you promised; you've got to keep your promise!'' 

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A Graveside Service with full military honors was held on May 7, 2010 at Willamette National Cemetery for Ernest E. Snells.

Roy Jay's Alliance of Minority Chambers, which operated a number of downtown parking garages in a venture with Star Park, has entered into a joint venture with Central Parking. The move comes after the Nashville, Tenn.-based company won the contract from the city of Portland.

GIG HARBOR, Wash. (AP) -- A sheriff's deputy accused of fatally shooting his wife's parents was found dead in his Gig Harbor, Wash., home early Saturday, after an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said.

LEM, Ore. (AP) -- A corrections officer recently convicted of assaulting an inmate has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the state, saying his actions quelled a potential riot and the state used the incident as a pretext to fire him.

The Northwest Girls Coalition in Seattle hosts an event to provide insight and advice on various areas of career advancement on May 15.

SEATTLE (AP) -- A video showing Seattle police officers stomping on a man's head and body and using a racial epithet has prompted an internal investigation by authorities and disgust from the mayor.