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Oregon Set to Expand Hotline for Bias Crime Reporting
With a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon and nationwide the two-person office just couldn’t handle the volume.
Portland Shootings Prompt DA to Spend $1M to Handle Cases
Multnomah County plans to hire four prosecutors and two investigators to help with an increasing caseload of homicide investigations
Cascadia Whole Health Honors Community Justice Leader, Fine Artist with Culture of Caring Awards
Erika Preuitt and Jeremy Okai Davis recognized for positive contributions to community.
Salem-Keizer School Boards Adopts Anti-Racism Resolution
The Salem-Keizer school board has voted to adopt a resolution outlining the board’s commitment to equity and anti-racism.
Joint Center Commends Senator Whitehouse for Hiring Monalisa Dugué as Chief of Staff
Dugué is one of two Black Chiefs of Staff in the Senate ...
FBI Offers up to $25,000 for Information in Mass Shooting Event
18-year-old Makayla Maree Harris killed and six others injured in a Portland shooting on July 17, 2021 ...
Nearly 100 Animals Seized From Woofin Palooza Forfeited to MCAS
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has ruled that dogs and cats seized from an unlicensed facility named Woofin Palooza are now...
Rainier Valley Homeownership Initiative will create at least 100 for-sale homes, permanently affordable to low- and moderate-income...
Sierra Club Reacts to Rep. Schrader’s Comments on Climate Change
Schrader Calls Climate Change “biggest threat to Americans” after voting against key policy in committee ...
'Lawless city?' Worry after Portland police don't stop chaos
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week – smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least 0,000 in damage – but police officers didn't stop them. Portland Police Bureau officials say...
Legionnaires outbreak persists at Portland apartment complex
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials have confirmed that a North Portland apartment complex had a new case of Legionnaires’ disease in late September, the latest in an outbreak attributed to the waterborne illness since January. The Multnomah County Health Department said the...
No. 21 Texas A&M heads to Mizzou after 'Bama upset win
No. 21 Texas A&M (4-2, 1-2 SEC) at Missouri (3-3, 0-2), Saturday at noon EDT (SEC Network). Line: Texas A&M by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Texas A&M leads 8-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? ...
No. 21 Texas A&M tries to avoid 'Bama hangover at Mizzou
Jimbo Fisher opened his weekly news conference going through everything that Texas A&M did well the previous week, when the Aggies stunned then-No. 1 Alabama before a raucous crowd at Kyle Field. It was a long list. So it wasn't surprising that by the end...
How Food Became the Perfect Beachhead for Gentrification
What could be the downside of fresh veggies, homemade empanadas and a pop-up restaurant specializing in banh mis? ...
Homelessness, Houselessness in the Richest Country in the World: An Uncommon Logic
When and why did the United States of America chose the wealth of a few over the health, wealth, and well-being of so many ...
American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. ...
Waters Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it. ...
South Carolina awards Staley 7-year, .4 million contract
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It certainly was a big day for Dawn Staley. South Carolina's national championship coach thought it was just as important for women's basketball and gender equity. Staley and the school announced a new, seven-year contract that will pay her [scripts/homepage/home.php].9 million...
New Mexico judge denies lab workers' claim in vaccine fight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday denied a request by dozens of scientists and others at Los Alamos National Laboratory to block a vaccine mandate, meaning workers risk being fired if they don't comply with the lab's afternoon deadline. The case comes as...
New York's likely new mayor plans to preserve gifted program
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democrat who will likely become New York City's next mayor says he does not intend to get rid of the city's program for gifted and talented students, nipping plans that outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams...
Film TV workers union says strike to start next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing film and television crews says its 60,000 members will begin a nationwide strike on Monday if it does not reach a deal that satisfies demands for fair and safe working conditions. A strike would bring a halt to...
Gary Paulsen, celebrated children's author, dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children's author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wide-ranging adventures for tales that included “Hatchet,” “Brian's Winter” and “Dogsong,” has died at age 82. Random House Children's Books...
Todd Haynes: Finding the frequency of the Velvet Underground
The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band. You won’t hear that line in Todd Haynes’ documentary “The Velvet Underground,” nor will you see a...
Watchdog: Psaki violated ethics law by promoting McAuliffe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog group said Friday that it had filed an ethics complaint against White...
New Zealand dispenses record number of jabs at 'Vaxathon'
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand health care workers administered a record number of vaccine jabs...
Trump's not going away — and neither is investigator Schiff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a year out of the White House, Donald Trump continues to circle the Republican Party,...
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 47
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday...
After months in lockdown, a weary world is ready to dance
Even in the depths of the pandemic -- even when the world locked down, leaving billions isolated and desolated --...
Authorities call fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker terrorist act
LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting...
