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New, Long-Term Black Lives Matter Public Art Piece Installed at Seattle City Hall
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture today announced that a new, long-term Black Lives Matter public art piece has been installed at Seattle City Hall.
Black Man Fatally Shot Outside Bend Nightclub, Man Arrested
A Black man was shot and killed outside a bar by a white man in central Oregon
Cascadia Names New Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Bukhosi Dube will lead innovative “integrative health” model
How to Tell DEQ to Step Up Its Emissions Caps – And Go Further
Two activists created a website to inform the most climate-vulnerable on how to take action.
Oregon Announces Stabilization Grant Opportunity to Assist Child Care Providers
Oregon received approximately 4 million in grant funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to be paid directly to eligible...
TriMet Plans Weekend Construction Along MAX Red Line to Help Keep Trains Running Efficiently
Shuttle buses will replace MAX Sept. 25-26 between Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport ...
Larsen Chairs Hearing on Surge in Air Rage Incidents, Effects on Workers, Airlines, Airports
The hearing was an opportunity for the subcommittee to examine the alarming increase in disruptive and unruly airline passengers, the...
Civil Rights Organizations Respond to Congressional Failure on Policing Reform
A joint statement was released after bipartisan negotiations around the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act were ended ...
Seattle Mayor Extends COVID Eviction Moratoriums
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday the city's eviction moratoriums will remain in place through Jan. 15, 2022, rather than...
Washington justices vacate 46-year sentence for teen killer
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a 46-year sentence for a man who killed his friend’s little sister when he was 17, finding the punishment focused more on retribution than rehabilitation. Timothy Haag of Longview was initially...
Man who pointed airsoft rifle at people pleads guilty
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 23-year-old man who carried an airsoft rifle and pointed it at people in downtown Portland last month has pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and menacing. Mark Allen Lee was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation on the misdemeanor...
Boston College hosts Missouri in juicy ACC-SEC matchup
BOSTON (AP) — ACC vs. SEC. It’s a juicy interconference matchup when Boston College (3-0) hosts Missouri (2-1) on Saturday at Alumni Stadium. BC, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will be hosting the first Southeastern Conference school since...
College Football Picks: Neutral sites for 2 ranked matchups
Last week, college football gave fans one of its tastiest, and unfortunately rare, treats when Auburn visited Penn State. Good teams. Great setting. Entertaining game. What college football is all about. This week, not so much. The...
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. ...
Letter to the Editor: Reform the Recall
Any completely unqualified attention seeker with ,000 for the candidate‘s filing fee can be the largest state in the Union’s next governor ...
'Vaccine apartheid': Africans tell UN they need vaccines
As wealthy countries begin to consider whether to offer their populations a third COVID-19 shot, African nations still waiting for their first gave this stark reminder to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday: “No one is safe unless we are all safe.” That...
US court order to house LA Skid Row homeless overturned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge’s sweeping order requiring the city and county of Los Angeles to quickly shelter all homeless people living on downtown’s Skid Row was overturned Thursday by an appeals court that called it an abuse of judicial discretion. The 9th U.S....
Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man
A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopers' beatings of at least three Black men. A grand jury on...
Mayim Bialik's 'Jeopardy!' goal: maintaining its integrity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayim Bialik knew she’d be busy around this time of year, but not this busy. Besides starting production on a new season of Fox's sitcom “Call Me Kat,” Bialik was recalled to duty as a “Jeopardy!” guest host — the result of the quiz show's...
Owen Wilson, Sudeikis, Malek, Kardashian West to host 'SNL'
NEW YORK (AP) — Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek and Jason Sudeikis are lined up to host the first four episodes of “Saturday Night Live” this fall. NBC announced Wednesday that Wilson, who is starring in the upcoming film “The French Dispatch,” will host...
For one night, TV comics focus their shows on climate change
NEW YORK (AP) — Sewage treatment, sea turtles and a depressing condom ad all came up when late-night television hosts united for one night to turn their comic lenses to climate change. Eight late-night hosts devoted a portion of their programs Wednesday and early Thursday to...
Ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Mesopotamian...
Boy Scouts' bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between...
Haaland: Petito case a reminder of missing Native Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking in personal terms, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said extensive news media coverage...
Boy Scouts' bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between...
The Latest: Panama leader seeks help with flood of migrants
The Latest on the UN General Assembly: ___ Panama’s President Laurentino...
'Notting Hill,' 'The Duke' director Roger Michell dies at 65
LONDON (AP) — Roger Michell, the British stage, television and film director whose movies include the indelibly...
