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BNSF Trains Derail in Washington, Arizona; No Injuries
Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound.
Oregon Legislature Advances $200M Housing Package
The package would dedicate about 0 million to the construction of more affordable housing, rehouse about 1,200 people without homes, prevent homelessness for more than 8,000 and expand shelter capacity by 600 beds.
PCC Launches Next Gen of Advanced Machining Education For Marginalized Students
0,000 grant will fund an ambitious new program.
Portland Public Schools Sees Improvement in Black Student Achievement
The district attributes significant improvement in graduation rate to its multi-tiered efforts to better serve students of color, including allocating funds in alignment with racial equity and social justice.
Support for Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking Unanimously Passes Oregon Senate
SB 745 will require juvenile departments to screen for survivors of sex trafficking, connect identified survivors with critical...
Reusable Food Container Bill Passes Oregon Senate
SB 545 will allow restaurants to fill consumer-owned containers with food ...
Portland Premiere Film Screening of Love in the Time of Fentanyl to be Held Saturday, March 18
Outside In, Outside the Frame, Portland People's Outreach Project and Oregon Health Authority present the free film at Clinton St...
Seattle Poet Claudia Castro Luna Hosts a Bilingual Program Series at the Seattle Public Library
The former Washington State Poet Laureate Castro Luna guest-curated the series, which kicks off with a program...
August Wilson’s Seven Guitars Presented by PassinArt
The show runs March 15 through April 9 at Brunish Theatre ...
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year. Imposing longer prison sentences...
Idaho robbery suspect killed in Montana after hostage shot
ST. REGIS, Mont. (AP) — A suspect in an Idaho armed robbery was killed by law enforcement after shooting a hostage near a travel center in western Montana, authorities said. Two suspects involved in the Saturday morning robbery in Osburn, Idaho were seen by witnesses later that day...
March Madness rounds the corner to the Sweet 16
We know you're upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet...
March Madness betting guide: Upsets shuffle favorites' odds
LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn't just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that will consume basketball fans over the next three weeks. Here's a look at the favorites, underdogs and long shots. ...
DEQ Announces Suspension of Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May ...
FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers
Savings tied to median market home prices ...
State Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. ...
Preserving Wildlife and a Way of Life
For decades, hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River have been killing off salmon that must traverse them to spawn, Southern Resident orcas that feed on salmon, and the cultures of tribal nations who consider the salmon their first food. ...
Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color
In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately...
New Arizona hotline sees few calls about race-based lessons
PHOENIX (AP) — Only a handful of complaints out of hundreds of calls to a new state hotline for reporting race-based lessons have warranted investigation, Arizona’s top education official said Friday. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told radio station KTAR...
FACT FOCUS: Claims blame ‘woke’ policies on bank’s demise
As Wall Street reels from the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank — the biggest American bank failure since the 2008 financial meltdown — some social media users are honing in on a single culprit: its socially aware, or “woke,” agenda. But the Santa Clara-based...
Jim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his mother, has died at 77. ...
Posthumous album set from 'Gangsta’s Paradise' rapper Coolio
NEW YORK (AP) — The estate of rapper Coolio plans to release a studio album later this year that the Grammy-winning hitmaker had been working on in the days before he died. “Long Live Coolio” will be the first posthumous album release from the “Gangsta’s Paradise” star and...
Q&A: K-pop star KANGDANIEL is on the pursuit of happiness
New York (AP) — KANGDANIEL is one of K-pop’s brightest stars, but at just 26 years old, he’s already learned there’s more to life than bright lights and fancy restaurants. “I like to pursue happiness because in the end, time is not eternal … we have to maximize our...
Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE
SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town...
Women's tennis works to safeguard against predatory coaches
Lindsay Brandon is a lawyer whose past clients include athletes disputing doping suspensions. In her new post as...
Miami Beach sets spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after...
Activists demand EU halts 'green' funds for Spain ski resort
MADRID (AP) — Spanish environmental groups on Monday called on the European Union to open an inquiry into the...
Top Israeli minister: 'No such thing' as Palestinian people
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s “no such thing” as a Palestinian...
Insider Q&A: From oil to offshore wind, Ørsted transformed
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Europe's most fossil fuel-intensive energy companies transformed completely in little...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
