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City’s Budget Windfall Means More for Police, Despite NAACP Demands
Group calls out lack of engagement from City Hall.
Oregon Resists Dropping Controversial Investments
Oregon residents are increasingly pushing for the state to divest from fossil fuel companies and other controversial investments, but the state treasury is resisting and putting the onus on the Legislature.
COVID-19: Oregon Drops Outdoor Mask Requirement
Oregon still has in place, a statewide indoor mask mandate for all public settings
Oregon Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Legislative Maps
The Oregon Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two challenges filed by Republicans to new state legislative districts approved by the Legislature in September.
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Shop Local and Earn Free Parking With Parking Kitty
Find the purrfect gift for your loved ones by supporting small businesses and shopping local this holiday season, thanks to the...
Oregon Records More Than 5,000 COVID-19 Related Deaths
Today, Oregon health officials reported 103 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to more than 5,000 ...
Northwest Library Site Acquired as Part of Multnomah County Library Capital Bond Projects
Location will help library move towards permanent spaces, expedite other bond projects ...
Four LGBTQ Leaders to Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Governor Kate Brown included in 2021 class of inductees to be honored at Victory Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala ...
Former Portland police chief Charles Moose dies at 68
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Charles Moose, who was Portland’s first Black police chief and later known for his role in the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks, died Thursday at the age of 68 in his home, officials in Maryland's Montgomery County said. The Montgomery County Police...
Oregon parks department working to add campsites
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians will soon have more options for camping — especially those looking for a quick trip — as the state parks department works to finalize details on a capital improvement plan. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported on Thursday staff in the...
Mizzou's Drinkwitz returning to Arkansas for rivalry game
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Just 45 miles of interstate highway separate Eli Drinkwitz from where he started and where he is now as Missouri's head football coach. Raised in the small Arkansas town of Alma, Drinkwitz will come full circle Friday when his Tigers visit No. 25...
College Football Picks: Big stakes from ACC to Mountain West
There is still so much to be decided heading into this week's Thanksgiving college football feast. Let's sort it out, conference by conference. Atlantic Coast Conference: No. 20 Pitt is locked into the conference championship game and will face No. 21 Wake...
State is Painting Lipstick on Its One-of-a-kind, Long-term-care Law
Starting in January, the unpopular law imposes a stiff new tax of 58 cents per 0 earned for every worker in the state ...
Just by being alive we can be sure of having moments of sadness as well as happiness. When you’re active in politics, you experience both wins and losses. Sometimes it can be hard to feel grateful. ...
Acting on Climate will Require an Emphasis on Environmental Justice
Climate change affects us all, but its effects aren’t distributed equally. ...
Small Businesses Cannot Survive With Current Level of Postal Service
At The Skanner News office we received an important piece of correspondence that was postmarked June 12, 2021, and delivered to us on November 4, 2021. ...
Shots fired at police, journalists in Martinique COVID riots
PARIS (AP) — Shots were fired overnight at security forces and journalists on the French Caribbean island of Martinique amid violent protests against COVID-19 restrictions, France's interior minister said on Friday. Several police officers have been injured, Interior Minister...
Argentine movement tries to make Black heritage more visible
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It wasn’t until Julia Cohen Ribeiro moved to Argentina that she discovered she was Black. Her hair was curly, but her skin was light. She had never identified as anything other than Brazilian in her country of birth. Then 11, she was shocked...
Holcomb still chasing dream of becoming NFL head coach
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As an African American growing up in Queens, New York, Al Holcomb spent his fall Sundays watching Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys on television, and dreaming of one day becoming an NFL head coach. The 51-year-old Holcomb has spent more than a...
Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green ready for operatic stardom
NEW YORK (AP) — He opened the season as kindly Uncle Paul in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” Next night he was the vagabond monk Varlaam, stopping the show in Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov.” Now he’s back as the...
Q&A: T-Pain talks new book, embracing his musical legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — There may be a plethora of adjectives to describe music superstar T-Pain, but boring is never included. So when the idea of writing a book was presented, he knew what he would not be writing: an autobiography. “I want to bring joy to other people. I don’t...
Performers gear up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after fulfilling her own parade duties. Now she's getting ready to bundle up, hit the streets of Manhattan and be part of the big one for the first time. ...
Hondurans weary of corruption look for change in election
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For many Hondurans, Sunday’s election will be about stripping power from a party...
Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Defeated but somewhat relieved, a second group of Iraqis on Friday returned home to northern...
EXPLAINER: Is China to blame for Solomon Islands unrest?
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands’ decision to switch its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to...
NATO chief warns Russia of 'costs' if it moves on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia Friday that any attempt to invade Ukraine...
Thousands of Indian farmers celebrate 1 year of key protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of jubilant Indian farmers waving green and white flags on Friday marked the...
State-affiliated TV says Ethiopia's PM is at the battlefront
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A state-affiliated broadcaster on Friday purportedly showed Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace...
