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Gov.: Mask Requirement Lifted for Fully Vaccinated in Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced that the state will immediately follow guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jay Inslee: State on Track to Fully Reopen June 30
Washington is on track to fully reopen its economy by June 30, and a full reopening could happen even sooner if 70% or more of residents ages 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of vaccine by then.
Inslee: Open Carry of Weapons Now Prohibited at Rallies, Capitol
Last week the Oregon Legislature passed a measure that bans guns from the state Capitol.
Governor Kate Brown Sets Vaccination Targets for Oregon to Reopen
Most statewide coronavirus related restrictions will be lifted when 70% of Oregon's residents who are 16 years and older receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose. In addition, counties will be eligible to move into the “lower risk” category when 65% of the area's eligible population is vaccinated.
OHS Looks Back to "Guatemalan Immigration: Indigenous Transborder Communities"
In the 1980s, people from Guatemala, seeking refuge from violence and harsh economic and social inequities, began building sister...
Vancouver Principal Resigns Amid Racist Language Accusations
Johnson had led Mountain View High School since 2014 but had been on paid administrative leave almost two months. ...
Oregon Cares Fund Resumes Disbursement of Funds to Black Community
Funds started being released again last week ...
Audit: Portland Skipped Safeguards to Get Virus Grants Out
The audit found that race was given priority, but women were not prioritized, and it was not documented how various factors weighed in...
Portland Audubon Hosts ‘Nature Night, Centering Justice and Identity’ Virtual Event
The discussion to be held on June 1, focuses on building inclusive scientific communities for our shared future ...
Water crisis ‘couldn’t be worse’ on Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream or to a half-dozen wildlife...
Lawsuit seeks 3M from public utilities over wildfire
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks 3 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state. ...
OP-ED: The Supreme Court Can Protect Black Lives by Ending Qualified Immunity
The three officers responsible for the murder of Breonna Taylor are not the first to walk free after killing an unarmed Black person, and unfortunately, especially if things continue as they are, they will not be the last. ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trade Arron Rodgers
Give Aaron Rodgers a break, Green Bay. Just like Bart Starr & Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers has been a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers for 16 years. ...
Editorial From the Publisher - Council: Police Reform Needed Now
Through years of ceaseless protest, activists have tried to hold Portland Police to account. ...
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum shares her thoughts after the verdicts ...
US joins global push against violent extremism online
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two years after a white supremacist in New Zealand livestreamed the slaughter of 51 Muslim worshippers on Facebook, French President Emmanuel Macron says the internet continues to be be used by terrorists as a weapon to propagate hate. Macron and...
Federal arraignment in July for 3 ex-cops in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd’ s civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in July, with a trial date to be determined. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao will be arraigned on civil...
The Latest: Israeli airstrike on Gaza house kills at least 7
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the stepped-up fighting between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers (all times local): GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City has killed at least seven Palestinians. The airstrike early...
Ewan McGregor won't soon forget his fashion turn as Halston
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine, if you will, a galaxy far, far away where the one-name fashion wonder Halston dresses Obi-Wan Kenobi in something fabulous from the swinging '70s. Ewan McGregor can. Sort of. McGregor is in the unique position of being the sole...
Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert lead CMT Music Awards noms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former tourmates Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris are the leading nominees for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos. CMT on Thursday announced the nominees for their June 9 fan-voted awards show, where Morris and...
Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK (AP) — Locked out Metropolitan Opera stagehands protested the use of nonunion shops to construct sets for the company's upcoming season, attracting a crowd of roughly 1,000 people outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Thursday. The Met has been shuttered by...
Rep. Greene's combative behavior could spark ethics review
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year before her election to Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene searched for Rep. Alexandria...
US calls reports of migrant children in buses 'unacceptable'
Reports of unaccompanied migrant children being forced to stay overnight in parked buses at the Dallas convention...
City where Daunte Wright shot to vote on policing changes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Leaders in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a...
Russia limits US & Czech embassy hires for "unfriendly" acts
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has designated the United States and the Czech Republic as nations that engage in...
Beset by virus, Gaza's hospitals now struggle with wounded
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a...
Misinformation surges amid India's COVID-19 calamity
NEW DELHI (AP) — The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in...
