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Oregon Extends COVID Workplace Mask Rule Indefinitely
State officials say the rule, which garnered thousands of public comments, will be in place until it is “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
As Reparations Hit Roadblock, Oregon Lawmakers Look to U.S. Congress and Cities
Sen. Frederick pushed for eligible Black Oregonians to receive a lifetime annuity as remedy for slavery, systemic racism.
Landmark Gun Safety Bill Clears Final Vote
The Oregon Senate repassed Senate Bill 554 – approving modifications made in the House to add storage and safety requirements among the bill’s components.
Shooting Highlights Lack of Body Cams Among Portland Police
Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man to put up his hands. Moments later, two shots rang out.
Street Gallery: Crossing the Redline
Street Gallery, invites the public to an intergenerational art exhibit: “Crossing the Redline” ...
Unemployment Fix Passes Oregon Senate, Helps Get More Oregonians Back to Work
Many Oregon employers believe this policy will help support their rapidly changing workforce needs, COVID-19 regulations, and worker...
Concrete Wall Around Seattle Police Precinct Comes Down
The city decided to take the wall down after hearing from the community ...
Peloton Recalls Treadmills, Halts Sales, After a Child Dies
Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month after denying they were dangerous and saying it would not pull...
Free Online Classes Promote Sustainable Living
Clark County’s Master Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free sustainable living webinars this spring. ...
Officer, suspect wounded in Oregon police chase shooting
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A chase involving police in northern Oregon ended with gunshot injuries for an officer and suspect. The Oregon City officer had serious but not life threatening injuries. The suspect was treated at a hospital and released to police after the chase...
Man sentenced to 70 years in fatal beating, shooting of man
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The primary defendant in the April 2017 beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property was sentenced Friday to about 70 years in prison. A Clark County Superior Court jury found Neil Alway guilty last month of first- and second-degree...
OP-ED: The Supreme Court Can Protect Black Lives by Ending Qualified Immunity
The three officers responsible for the murder of Breonna Taylor are not the first to walk free after killing an unarmed Black person, and unfortunately, especially if things continue as they are, they will not be the last. ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trade Arron Rodgers
Give Aaron Rodgers a break, Green Bay. Just like Bart Starr & Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers has been a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers for 16 years. ...
Editorial From the Publisher - Council: Police Reform Needed Now
Through years of ceaseless protest, activists have tried to hold Portland Police to account. ...
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum shares her thoughts after the verdicts ...
Micronesians feel hatred in Hawaii, decry police shooting
HONOLULU (AP) — Comments on social media about a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Honolulu police have been so hateful that a Catholic priest, who hails from the same small Pacific island as the teen’s family, hesitates to repeat them. “It is really bad and I don’t...
Myanmar junta brands ousted lawmakers 'terrorists'
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's junta has labeled a shadow government of lawmakers and politicians ousted in a February coup and a people's defense force that is being set up to confront security forces as terrorist groups. The government of national unity was established by elected...
First Latino justice on California's high court dies at 90
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Cruz Reynoso, a son of migrant workers who worked in the fields as a child and went on to become the first Latino state Supreme Court justice in California history, has died. He was 90. Reynoso died Friday at an elder care facility in Oroville,...
Review: Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie reunite and have a blast
Jason Statham says very, very little in his new film. The English actor must have only need to memorize about three pages of dialogue. But, as always, he's very expressive with his hands. And the guns in them. “You ain’t much for talking, are you, Mary Poppins?” he is...
Q&A: Nancy Wilson on Eddie Van Halen and her 1st solo album
NEW YORK (AP) — When Nancy Wilson befriended Eddie Van Halen, she learned the famed musician never played acoustic guitar. So she gifted him one. Wilson said Van Halen called her the next morning to say he stayed up all night and penned a song with it. ...
After pandemic pullback, DJ Khaled shares his 'light show'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it’s time to release one of his maximalist albums, DJ Khaled turns a moment into an event. He posts Instagram videos showing recording sessions, silly dances and praise from the hip-hop and R&B heavyweights who worked with him. The lavish, exuberant productions are...
After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
BOSTON (AP) — The recent court ruling striking down a national eviction moratorium has heightened concerns that...
US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment of thousands of...
Some states plan big spending with Biden's aid, others wait
Though still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, some governors and state lawmakers...
Queen's cousin accused of willingness to sell Kremlin access
LONDON (AP) — An investigative report by British media said Sunday that Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Prince...
EU launches conference to debate its future with citizens
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday expressed hope that Europe would rediscover the path of...
More than 1,200 migrants reach Italian island on boats
ROME (AP) — More than 1,200 migrants in several decrepit, overcrowded fishing boats on Sunday reached a tiny...
