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Judge Rejects Attempt to Block New Washington State Gun Restrictions
The law, which took effect immediately when Inslee signed it in April, prohibits the sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of specific guns. The measure does not bar the possession of such weapons by people who already have them.
Portland Juneteenth 2023 Events
Three years into celebrating Juneteenth as a state and federal holiday, local communities are forging and maintaining new traditions.
Permit-to-Purchase: Oregon's Tough New Gun Law Faces Federal Court Test
The trial, which will be held before a judge and not a jury, will determine whether the law violates the U.S. Constitution.
Local Hire: National Park Board Appoints First Native American Member
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission executive director and Yakama Nation member Aja DeCoteau joins team of 15 new appointees during revival of defunct group
Racist Message, Dead Raccoon Left for Oregon Mayor, Black City Council Member
The Redmond Police Department says the raccoon and the sign were found Monday and named both Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch and Redmond City...
Letter to Mayor: Northeast 87th Avenue Maintenance Problems
For over 15 years, I have traversed Portland's bureaucratic quagmire attempting to determine which bureau is responsible for...
Rosie Reunion: WWII Rosies to Headline Grand Floral Parade
These iconic women will not only grace the parade but also hold the esteemed position of Grand Marshals. ...
Milwaukie Native Serves at U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron in Japan
Spencer Mathias attended Milwaukie High School and graduated in 2005, and today serves as a naval aircrewman with Helicopter Maritime...
Jazz Singers Shirley Nanette, Nancy King, Rebecca Kilgore Perform June 10
The show benefits the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2023 ...
Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's city council voted Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as it, like other places in the U.S., struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis. The 3-1 vote changes city code to say that...
6 arrested in alleged scheme to fraudulently collect millions in COVID aid meant for renters
SEATTLE (AP) — Six people from Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars of COVID-19 aid from an assistance program meant for renters, federal prosecutors said. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, Western District of...
Foster, Ware homer, Auburn eliminates Mizzou 10-4 in SEC
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night. Auburn (34-9), which has won nine-straight, moved into the...
Small Missouri college adds football programs to boost enrollment
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in central Missouri has announced it will add football and women's flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment. William Woods University will add about 140 students between the two new sports, athletic director Steve Wilson said...
Significant Workforce Investments Needed to Stem Public Defense Crisis
We have a responsibility to ensure our state government is protecting the constitutional rights of all Oregonians, including people accused of a crime ...
Over 80 Groups Tell Federal Regulators Key Bank Broke $16.5 Billion Promise
Cross-country redlining aided wealthy white communities while excluding Black areas ...
America: where all attempts to curb access to guns are shot down. Should we raise a glass to that? ...
Op-Ed: Ballot Measure Creates New Barriers to Success for Black-owned Businesses
Measure 26-238, a proposed local capital gains tax, is unfair and a burden on Black business owners in an already-challenging economic environment. ...
Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he's supported a grieving Black family
Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Tyre Nichols -- Black people whose deaths at...
Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Thursday. While most Australian states already ban such Nazi symbols, the federal law...
Grand jury indicts 2 Bureau of Prisons employees in inmate's death
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two federal Bureau of Prisons employees for allegedly failing to provide medical care for an inmate in Virginia who had a serious medical emergency and later died, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Lt. Shronda Covington, 47,...
Music Review: Janelle Monáe embraces sexy fun on album 'The Age of Pleasure'
“The Age of Pleasure” by Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) A girl’s gotta relax. A girl’s gotta go with the funk. A girl’s gotta have her fun. Janelle Monáe’s fourth studio album “The Age of Pleasure” is a study in sexy chill by the pool in the sun. The...
Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina star in 'Based on a True Story,' a tale of a killer idea that goes awry
In the new Peacock series “ Based on a True Story,” debuting Thursday, Kaley Cuoco plays Ava, a woman obsessed with true crime. She consumes these dark stories all day, analyzes the cases with her friends and murder-centric podcasts help lull her to sleep at night. “Do we have...
'The Righteous,' an opera set among American Southwest church communities, to premiere in 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Santa Fe Opera will present the world premiere of “The Righteous” by composer Gregory Spears with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith on July 13 next year. The opera, set among church communities in the American Southwest, stars baritone...
Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a...
Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he's supported a grieving Black family
Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a...
No homecoming for Messi as Barcelona again fails to do enough to lure him back
MADRID (AP) — Once again, Barcelona couldn't do enough to entice Lionel Messi. Nearly two years...
Head of UK's biggest police force says sorry for past treatment of LGBTQ+ community
LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s biggest police department has apologized for the force's past treatment of...
Blinken announces 0M in aid for Syrians, Iraqis at Saudi meeting on fighting Islamic State group
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the U.S. would provide...
Reprieve for thousands of Zimbabweans in South Africa as their legal stay is extended
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Zimbabwean nationals working in South Africa who were facing...
