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Here Are the 18 City Council Candidates Running to Represent N/NE Portland
Three will go on to take their seats at an expanded Portland City Council.
Possession of small amounts of hard drugs is again a misdemeanor crime, as of last Sunday. Critics warn this will have a disproportionate impact on Black Oregonians.
Police in Washington City Banned From Personalizing Equipment in Settlement Over Shooting Black Man
The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay 0,000 to the family of Timothy Green, a Black man shot and killed by police, in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be barred from personalizing any work equipment.The settlement stops the display of symbols on equipment like the thin blue line on an American flag, which were displayed when Green was killed. The agreement also requires that members of the police department complete state training “on the historical intersection between race and policing.”
City Elections Officials Explain Ranked-Choice Voting
Portland voters will still vote by mail, but have a chance to vote on more candidates.
Benson Polytechnic Celebrates Its Grand Opening After an Extensive Three Year Modernization
Portland Public Schools welcomes the public to a Grand Opening Celebration of the newly modernized Benson...
Attorneys General Call for Congress to Require Surgeon General Warnings on Social Media Platforms
In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also president of the National Association of...
Washington State Library Set to Re-Open on Mondays
The Washington State Library will return to normal public operating hours Monday after remaining partially closed for the past 11...
Candidates to Appear on Nov. 5 Ballot Certified
The list of candidates is organized by position for mayor, auditor, and city council. A total of 118 candidates...
Library Operations Center Wins Slot in 2024 Library Design Showcase
Located in East Portland, the building services are focused on patron support and sustainability ...
An Alaska Airlines plane aborts takeoff to avoid hitting a Southwest Airlines aircraft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Alaska Airlines flight that had been cleared for takeoff in Nashville, Tennessee, was forced to abort Thursday to avoid colliding with a taxiing Southwest Airlines plane, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Alaska said in a...
Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West
After being poached almost into oblivion, the Pac-12 is fighting off extinction by plucking schools from the Mountain West. The Pac-12 announced Thursday that it in 2026 it will add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State alongside Oregon State and Washington...
Missouri gets Board of Curators approval for 0 million renovation of Memorial Stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a 0 million renovation for Memorial Stadium on Thursday during a meeting attended by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The project, which will break...
No. 24 Boston College visits No. 6 Missouri in marquee nonconference game at Faurot Field
No. 24 Boston College (2-0) at No. 6 Missouri (2-0), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. ET (SEC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Missouri by 16 1/2. Series record: Boston College leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Boston College jumped into the AP Top 25 this week...
DOJ and State Attorneys General File Joint Consumer Lawsuit
In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates...
As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and more increased by billions of...
Carolyn Leonard - Community Leader Until The End, But How Do We Remember Her?
That was Carolyn. Always thinking about what else she could do for the community, even as she herself lay dying in bed. A celebration of Carolyn Leonard’s life will be held on August 17. ...
New York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and reparations
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people. The package of bills passed by the City Council still needs to be signed into law by Democratic Mayor...
Jury awards M to family members of Black Lives Matter protester killed by a car on Seattle freeway
SEATTLE (AP) — A jury in Seattle ruled Thursday that the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a Black Lives Matter protester on a closed interstate must pay the protester’s family million. The same King County jury found the state of Washington was not negligent in the...
2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly elected to the chamber, a situation never seen in America since Congress was created more than 200 years ago. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester marks the...
Book Review: Elizabeth Strout brings all her favorite Mainers together in 'Tell Me Everything'
Full disclosure: Other than a few clips of Frances McDormand as the titular Olive Kitteridge in the 2014 HBO show, “Tell Me Everything” was this reviewer’s first trip to Crosby, Maine. It’s unlikely to be my last. “Tell Me Everything” reads like the stories that Lucy...
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced Monday in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women. The judge called the 83-year-old a “sexual predator.” Justice Robert Goldstein said Nygard showed no empathy for his...
Book Review: Brathwaite flexes his writing chops and expands Black literary canon with debut 'Rage'
There was a class at my university called Black Arts, Black Power. Lester Fabian Brathwaite’s “Rage” would fit snugly right into that syllabus. With an extensive writing portfolio already under his belt working for publications like “Out,” Brathwaite's debut book is part...
Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges in...
Salman Rushdie's memoir about his stabbing, 'Knife,' is a National Book Award nominee
NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie's “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” his explicit and...
New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that...
US cites Egypt's help in Gaza as Washington sends full military aid despite human rights concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending Egypt its full jumi.3 billion allocation of military aid,...
Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of...
Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his...
