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Signs of Love on Rucker Ave: Blushing Rocks, Scrambled Eggs, A Coffee Date
Messages on display on Totem Family Diner and Pacific Stone Co. retro signs in Everett, Wash. reveal “secret crushes.”
Idaho Hospital to Stop Baby Deliveries, Partly Over Politics
A rural hospital in northern Idaho will stop delivering babies or providing other obstetrical care, citing a shifting legal climate in which recently enacted state laws could subject physicians to prosecution for providing abortions, among other reasons
Water Contamination in Oregon Could Prompt EPA to Step In
It's been three decades since state agencies first noted high levels of nitrate contamination in the groundwater in Morrow and Umatilla counties and residents have long complained that the pollution is negatively impacting their health.
North Portland Library to Undergo Renovations and Expansion
As one of the library building projects funded by the 2020 Multnomah County voter-approved bond, North Portland Library will close to the public on April 5, 2023, to begin construction processes for its renovation and expansion.
County Distributes $5 Million in Grants to Community-Based Organizations
Awards will help 13 community-based organizations fund capital improvements to better serve historically marginalized...
Call for Submissions: Play Scripts, Web Series, Film Shorts, Features & Documentaries
Deadline for submissions to the 2023 Pacific Northwest Multi-Cultural Readers Series & Film Festival extended to April 8 ...
Motorcycle Lane Filtering Law Passes Oregon Senate
SB 422 will allow motorcyclists to avoid dangers of stop-and-go traffic under certain conditions ...
MET Rental Assistance Now Available
The Muslim Educational Trust is extending its Rental Assistance Program to families in need living in Multnomah or Washington...
Two for One Tickets for Seven Guitars on Thursday, March 23
Taylore Mahogany Scott's performance in Seven Guitars brings to life Vera Dotson, a woman whose story arose in August Wilson's...
Dem senators from 4 states ask NOAA to address whale deaths
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts, urging “transparency and timeliness” in releasing information about whale deaths and their causes. The call late Tuesday...
2 high school students killed in Portland triple homicide
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of the three victims in a fatal shooting Saturday in Portland, Oregon, were high school students, school officials said Tuesday. The victims were identified as Franklin High School junior Eskender Tamra, and Roosevelt High School senior Isaac Daudi. The...
MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League players
LOS ANGELES (AP) — MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players — from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson — into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. Video gamers are now able...
Jacksonville's Armstrong: HR surge 'out-of-body experience'
Jacksonville’s Kris Armstrong could always hit for power, but never like this. Armstrong slugged six home runs over eight at-bats against Central Arkansas this past weekend, and he's gone deep eight times in 15 trips to the plate since Thursday. “It's kind of an...
Oregon Should Reject Racist Roots, Restore Voting Rights For People in Prisons
Blocking people with felony convictions from voting started in the Jim Crow era as an intentional strategy to keep Black people from voting ...
Celebrating 196 Years of The Black Press
It was on March 17, 1827, at a meeting of “Freed Negroes” in New York City, that Samuel Cornish, a Presbyterian minister, and John Russwurn, the first Negro college graduate in the United States, established the negro newspaper. ...
DEQ Announces Suspension of Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May ...
FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers
Savings tied to median market home prices ...
Social issues dominate in Women's Hall of Fame's new class
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A new group of National Women's Hall of Fame inductees includes social justice pioneers, groundbreaking physicians and women who have championed Jewish feminist theology and the financial well-being of Native Americans, the institute announced Wednesday. ...
Reparations for Black Californians could top 0 billion
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It could cost California more than 0 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination, economists have told a state panel considering reparations. The preliminary estimate is...
Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Florida's legacy of racial segregation decades ago and the state's fast-paced growth nowadays. An association dedicated to the...
HBO's 'Succession' sets viewer mark for fourth-season start
NEW YORK (AP) — HBO's “Succession” opened its fourth and final season with a record first-night audience of 2.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said on Tuesday. That tops the previous high for the drama about a backbiting family of media moguls. It beat the 1.7 million who...
MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League players
LOS ANGELES (AP) — MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players — from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson — into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. Video gamers are now able...
Queen and Adam Lambert eager for their post-pandemic tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Queen and Adam Lambert are hitting the road this fall for a North American expansion of their Rhapsody Tour, with a freshly minted knight onstage and plenty of post-pandemic energy. The band boasts about a new production with a some new songs added to the setlist and...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy is 'ready' for Chinese leader to visit
ON A TRAIN FROM SUMY TO KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president invited his powerful Chinese counterpart, Xi...
WWE's WrestleMania extravaganza draws sponsors to the ring
NEW YORK (AP) — WWE’s WrestleMania, the Super Bowl for the sports entertainment company, arrives this weekend...
Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks to host ACM Awards in May
Dolly Parton will return for a second consecutive year as host of the Academy of Country Music Awards but this...
Google, others say Uganda anti-LGBTQ bill bad for business
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A business group including corporate giants such as Google says it opposes Uganda's...
South Africa manhunt for convicted killer who escaped prison
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester...
Vatican: Pope Francis goes to hospital for scheduled tests
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Wednesday for some previously scheduled tests,...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
