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Eugene Woman Attacked With Acid for Third Time Since March
A Eugene, Oregon, woman who had acid thrown on her while walking her dog in March has been the target of two additional acid attacks at her home
Minimum Wage Increase Initiative Qualifies in WA City
An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, by more than has qualified for the November ballot.
Sydney McLaughlin Does It Again, Breaks Own World Record
When asked how she was going to celebrated afterward, McLaughlin joked: “Eating some real food besides vegetables. Like a cheeseburger or something, some pancakes.”
Man Punches Father, Child in Suspected Anti-Asian Bias Crime
A man punched a father and his 5-year-old daughter riding bikes on Portland's Eastbank Esplanade near the Hawthorne Bridge in an...
On View This Weekend: Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
A History Spotlight from Boyle Family Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk ...
More than 60,000 Oregon households facing pandemic hardship receive over 6 million in rental assistance relief ...
KGW and TEGNA Foundation Award $40k in Community Grants to Aid Four Oregon Nonprofit Organizations
Among the grant recipients are Urban Nature Partners PDX, Self Enhancement, Inc (SEI), Portland YouthBuilders (PYB), and p:ear. ...
Hawthorne, Morrison Bridges Will Close to Motorized Vehicles for July 4 Fireworks Show
The bridges will remain open for bicyclists and pedestrians. ...
Forest Service green-lights new monitors on Glacier Peak
DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has given the green light to install new seismometers on Glacier Peak, classified as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States. There’s only one monitor there now, according to federal agencies. More early warning...
Washington town of Conconully hit by flash flooding
CONCONULLY, Wash. (AP) — A flash flood flowed through the streets of the town of Conconully in Washington’s remote Okanogan County on Monday, sending a foot of water and mud into 30 to 40 homes and businesses. County emergency managers saud 1.7 inches of rain fell in the 36 hours...
Because I find loyalty to the ex-President or to gun rights so mysterious, I would have welcomed some sort of dialogue with opposing views, though we all sensed it was a bridge too far. ...
The constitutional originalists do what they must to keep ignorance viable, to keep us anchored to the certainties of the old days ...
Biden’s Menthol Ban Follows the ‘Racist Law’ Playbook
The ban on menthol threatens to do more harm than good for the Black people these activists purport to want to protect ...
Black Women Will Suffer the Harshest Consequences After the Overturn of Roe
Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women and are more likely to face maternal health issues. ...
Biomedical grantmakers' diversity push gains new momentum
One and a half billion dollars is a big mea culpa, but that is what one philanthropy is throwing on the table to address what it admits is a longstanding problem: the failure to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in health research. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one...
Feds sue over new Arizona citizenship proof law for voting
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal form to register to vote to provide additional proof of citizenship if they want to vote for president or using the state's popular vote-by-mail system. The law...
Chauvin faces sentencing on federal charges in Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday set Chauvin's sentencing hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St....
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 10-16
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 10-16: July 10: Actor William Smithers (“Dallas,” ″Peyton Place”) is 95. Singer Mavis Staples is 83. Actor Mills Watson (“B.J. and the Bear,” ″Lobo”) is 82. Actor Robert Pine (“CHiPS”) is 81. Guitarist Jerry Miller of Moby...
Review: 'Hatchet Island' a mystery with contrived solution
“Hatchet Island” by Paul Doiron (Minotaur) Stacey Stevens’s old college roommate, now working at a bird sanctuary off the Maine coast, is in a panic. Lobstermen who have made a habit of harassing the facility’s staff are growing more aggressive, and now her boss has gone...
Review: An Irish hitman juggles murder with parenthood
“The Lemon Man” by Keith Bruton (Brash Books) Patrick Callen, a Dublin, Ireland hitman with a mild case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, stays organized by making lists. On his first day in Keith Bruton’s debut novel, the list includes: — Buy Food ...
Stocks fall on Wall Street as turbulent trading persists
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday as worries about inflation,...
OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died,...
Appeals arguments set on immigrants brought to US as kids
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigrant advocates gathered at a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday in the...
Cairo's historic Nile River houseboats removed in govt push
CAIRO (AP) — With verdant gardens on one side and water on the other, they were an anomaly in a city bordered on...
Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest hajj since virus
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on...
Facing severe drought, Somalia calls for Turkish support
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Somalia’s president on Wednesday called for assistance from Turkey to combat the effects...
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will hold its seventh public hearing Tuesday, July 12, scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET).
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