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Feasibility Study for community-led vision moving forward thanks to Parks Local Option Levy
Oregon Housing and Community Services Makes Progress on Federal Emergency Rental Assistance
Agency stresses importance of applying for the program and works with partners to prevent evictions from moving forward
Oregon Set to Expand Hotline for Bias Crime Reporting
With a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon and nationwide the two-person office just couldn’t handle the volume.
Portland Shootings Prompt DA to Spend $1M to Handle Cases
Multnomah County plans to hire four prosecutors and two investigators to help with an increasing caseload of homicide investigations
State Agency Inadvertently Releases Employees Vaccine Status
Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to...
Simple Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treating After Fauci Greenlighted Halloween 2021
Halloween 2020 brought creative ways to trick or treat while minimizing the spread of infection (
De La Salle North Catholic High School Completes New Campus
Faith-based, college-preparatory high school for underserved students opens permanent campus alongside Catholic church in...
Sen. Kayse Jama Announces Re-Election Campaign for Senate District 24
Since his appointment, Jama has worked to address the systemic inequality that Oregonians have faced ...
Dion Matthews Jr. Homicide Remains Unsolved After Six Years
The 2015 homicide is a Crime Stoppers featured case ...
Idaho city asks judge to reject anti-mask group's lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The city of Hailey is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by an anti-mask group, arguing the group's members can't show they've actually been harmed by a local mask mandate. The city of Hailey and other central Idaho towns surrounding the...
Abolitionist or Republican? Stark choice in Seattle race
SEATTLE (AP) — As police repeatedly filled her Seattle neighborhood with tear gas amid the racial justice demonstrations of 2020, Nicole Thomas-Kennedy bought a gas mask to protect her 9-year-old daughter from the irritants seeping into their home. She served as a legal...
No. 21 Texas A&M runs over Missouri, 35-14
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher warned his team all week that it couldn’t afford a letdown after its upset of top-ranked Alabama. His message got through, as the 21st-ranked Aggies buried Missouri early in a 35-14 victory Saturday. “We preached it,...
No. 21 Texas A&M heads to Mizzou after 'Bama upset win
No. 21 Texas A&M (4-2, 1-2 SEC) at Missouri (3-3, 0-2), Saturday at noon EDT (SEC Network). Line: Texas A&M by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Texas A&M leads 8-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? ...
Letter to the Publisher: Black Publishers Shed Light on Pending Litigation Against NNPA
NNPA members Carole Geary, Dorothy R. Leavell and Amelia Ashley-Ward provide an update on pending litigation against the organization, its CEO and its former Treasurer. ...
How Food Became the Perfect Beachhead for Gentrification
What could be the downside of fresh veggies, homemade empanadas and a pop-up restaurant specializing in banh mis? ...
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. ...
Chappelle special draws critics, boosters to Netflix walkout
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Critics and supporters of Dave Chappelle's Netflix special and its anti-transgender comments gathered outside the company's offices Wednesday, with “Trans lives matter” and “Free speech is a right” among their competing messages. People began...
EXPLAINER: How jury selection works in Arbery slaying trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Teachers, auto mechanics and retirees summoned to jury duty in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery are being questioned about their thoughts on racism, their social media habits and whether they own guns, while hundreds more await their turn. Finding an...
Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for an inclusive government
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan on Wednesday involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations, a round of diplomacy that underlined Moscow's clout in Central Asia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opened the talks and emphasized...
Jamie Foxx shares parenting lessons and stories in new book
NEW YORK (AP) — While traveling with his family during the filming of the 2012 movie “Django Unchained,” Jamie Foxx allowed his then 18-year-old daughter, Corinne, to share a room with her boyfriend. He was proud of his decision, feeling evolved and cool and anointed himself New Dad for...
Celine Dion delays opening of Vegas show due to spasms
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Celine Dion is delaying the opening of her new Las Vegas show due to muscle spasms that have kept her from performing. A statement posted on her website on Tuesday said the singer has been having severe and persistent muscle spasms and she is being evaluated...
Sand Valley resurrecting The Lido Golf Club in Wisconsin
NEKOOSA, Wis. (AP) — A classic old golf course — The Lido — is being resurrected 1,000 miles from the original with the assistance of a video game and GPS-guided tractors. The Lido at Sand Valley Golf Resort in central Wisconsin is perhaps the most ambitious project the...
AP PHOTOS: Blue Ridge Parkway offers colorful fall vistas
Each autumn, as if on a pilgrimage, people visit the Appalachian Mountains to witness the splendor that only...
Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new test
Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the...
They survived Paris terror attack to face agony, doubt
PARIS (AP) — They were animals, many of them say. Prey that had lost all sense of time. Targets who were no...
Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights
In Ghana, home to a diverse array of religions, leaders of major churches have united in denouncing homosexuality...
EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official on Wednesday exhorted the bloc's 27 member nations to wean...
South Africa starts vaccinations for those aged 12 to 17
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has started giving COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents aged between 12 and 17...
