YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- A federal judge this week denied an appeal by death row inmate Cal Coburn Brown, who is scheduled to be executed this month, and state officials continued preparations to carry out his sentence. Read the complete article
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- A federal judge this week denied an appeal by death row inmate Cal Coburn Brown, who is scheduled to be executed this month, and state officials continued preparations to carry out his sentence. Read the complete article
The Women of Vision Ministry at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church will be holding the 5th annual “Be a Blessing” Giveaway this Saturday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church, 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. Read the complete article
One year after the release of the Urban League of Portland’s State of Black Oregon report, things have not improved, the organization reports.
On virtually all the societal markers that the Urban League studied in the 2007-08 time frame – education, health equity, administrative justice, housing, income and unemployment – did not improve or got worse for Black Oregonians. Meanwhile, many categories improved for White Oregonians. Read the complete article
GRAND ISLE, La. – An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion. Read the complete article
RALEIGH, N.C. – A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach. Read the complete article
If you live, work or play on N.E. Alberta Street, you are invited to vote for one of three finalists in the Umpqua Bank’s Build Your Block program. Umpqua Bank will help make the winning project a reality with a grant of up to $10,000 and support from bank staff.
Voting will run from now until September 10. Drop into the Umpqua Bank at 1745 N.E. Alberta to cast your vote. The winner will be announced on September 15
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SILVER SPRING, Md. – Police shot a man upset with the Discovery Channel's environmental programming who took several people hostage at gunpoint at the company's headquarters Wednesday while wearing canisters strapped to his body, officials said. Read the complete article
Public transit advocates rallied outside City Hall Wednesday afternoon against the 5-cent increase in TriMet fares, and called for the agency to bring back bus services trimmed this year due to budget cuts. Read the complete article
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The trial in federal court in Eugene for the co-founder of the U.S. branch of an Islamic charity opens with prosecution witnesses on Tuesday. Read the complete article
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