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Arrest Made in Stolen Yacht Rescue, 'Goonies' Fish Incident
Oregon police called it a series of “really odd” events along the Pacific Northwest coast spanning 48 hours that concluded Friday night with the arrest of a Canadian man.
Portland Cop Fired for Leaking False Allegations Against City Commissioner Reinstated
Mayor Ted Wheeler fired Brian Hunzeker after he leaked a false complaint saying city Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty had been involved in a hit-and-run crash.
Hundreds of Portland City Workers on Strike for Better Pay
Workers represented by the union Laborers’ Local 483 have been without a contract since June. Negotiations over a new four-year deal broke down in December
Washington State Gov. Inslee Tests Positive for COVID-19
He plans to continue working. Trudi Inslee, the first spouse, has tested negative.
0,000 in grants will support arts programming across four Veteran Homes ...
The Black Business Association of Oregon Hires its First Communications Director
Previously, Sommer Martin was director of downtown marketing for the Portland Business Alliance ...
Allen Temple C.M.E. Church Announces Annual Unsung Heroes & Heroines Award Luncheon
The purpose of the award is to acknowledge and honor individuals and/or organizations who are unsung heroes/heroines who make a...
Bonamici Invites Portland Community College President to 2023 State of the Union
PCC recently received 0K to advance semiconductor, advanced manufacturing training ...
Market Features Work of Local Black-Owned Businesses for Black History Month
MESO Makers Market in Portland to feature the work of 40 local, Black-owned small businesses to celebrate Black History Month in...
1 missing, 2 rescued from crab boat off Washington coast
RAYMOND, Wash. (AP) — A crew member remains missing and two others were rescued from crab boat that sank near Willapa Bay in southwest Washington on Sunday evening, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard on Twitter posted a video and said a helicopter crew from Astoria,...
Proposed bill would pay incarcerated workers minimum wage
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state lawmaker who has spent time in prison wants the state to pay incarcerated workers minimum wage for doing their jobs. State Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, is sponsoring House Bill 1024, called the “Real Labor, Real Wages Act,” to raise...
Jones scores 18, Southern Illinois tops Missouri State 73-53
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Lance Jones' 18 points helped Southern Illinois defeat Missouri State 73-53 on Sunday. Jones also added four steals for the Salukis (18-7, 10-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Troy D'Amico shot 5 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to add 15 points....
DeVries and Drake earn 85-82 2OT win over Valparaiso
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Drake beat Valparaiso 85-82 in double overtime on Saturday night. Roman Penn scored 16 points and added 12 rebounds and six assists for the Bulldogs (19-6, 10-4 Missouri Valley...
Updates That May Affect Your Tax Season
The IRS released a statement that taxpayers should brace themselves for small tax refunds due to no economic impact payments ...
For the first time in more than two decades of research, every state now has renters who are nearing a financial breaking point in housing affordability. ...
The Beating and Murder of Mr. Tyre Nichols, A Black Man
Time to Abolish the Criminal Injustice System ...
It's Time to Irrigate the Fallow Ground of Minority Media Ownership
In 2023, one aspect of civil rights and racial justice that barely remains addressed is racial inclusion in media ownership. ...
How Candid hopes diversity data will help aid racial equity
Candid, the major philanthropy research group, is leading a coalition of funders and grantees that want to standardize the collection of demographic information to help enable donations to minority-led groups. Harnessing such data could help advance racial equity, said Candid's CEO,...
What to Watch: New political vibes this State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — Look for new faces and fresh political dynamics as President Joe Biden delivers this year's State of the Union address, coupled with attention to some old problems brought back into painful focus by recent events. The president on Tuesday night will stand before a...
Arkansas Gov. Sanders to offer State of the Union rebuttal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, once a White House press secretary for President Donald Trump, is set to return to the national stage when she delivers the GOP response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Sanders, 40, is giving the...
Newspapers dying? Ralph Nader's giving birth to one
NEW YORK (AP) — At age 88, Ralph Nader believes his neighbors in northwest Connecticut are tired of electronics and miss the feel of holding a newspaper to read about their town. So at a time that local newspapers are dying at an alarming rate, the longtime activist is helping give...
Choosing safe Valentine's flowers, plants for pet parents
If you're sending your sweetheart cut flowers or a potted plant for Valentine's Day, choose ones that are safe for their pets. One lick of a pollen-covered lily stamen can be life-threatening to cats, as my daughter Julia learned when her cat, Nyah, found her way to a beautiful and...
Beyoncé emerges as Grammys queen; Styles wins album honor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé sits alone atop the Grammy throne as the ceremony's most decorated artist in history, but at the end of Sunday's show it was Harry Styles who walked away with the album of the year honor. The Grammys spread its top awards among other artists, leaving...
Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town
JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a...
Google hopes 'Bard' will outsmart ChatGPT, Microsoft in AI
Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard," a conversational...
At last: Streisand memoir 'My Name is Barbra' coming Nov. 7
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand's very long and very long-awaited memoir, a project she has talked about for...
Russia pledges military support to Mali during Lavrov visit
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged military support to Mali during his first...
Dog owners tout Xolos' loyalty and sacred underworld history
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mezcal is not your ordinary pet. Hundreds of years ago the Latin American Indigenous group,...
A glance at the world's deadliest quakes in past 25 years
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people in the two countries....
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
