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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
Cascadia Whole Health Honors Community Justice Leader, Fine Artist with Culture of Caring Awards
Erika Preuitt and Jeremy Okai Davis recognized for positive contributions to community.
Salem-Keizer School Boards Adopts Anti-Racism Resolution
The Salem-Keizer school board has voted to adopt a resolution outlining the board’s commitment to equity and anti-racism.
Joint Center Commends Senator Whitehouse for Hiring Monalisa Dugué as Chief of Staff
Dugué is one of two Black Chiefs of Staff in the Senate ...
FBI Offers up to $25,000 for Information in Mass Shooting Event
18-year-old Makayla Maree Harris killed and six others injured in a Portland shooting on July 17, 2021 ...
Nearly 100 Animals Seized From Woofin Palooza Forfeited to MCAS
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has ruled that dogs and cats seized from an unlicensed facility named Woofin Palooza are now...
Rainier Valley Homeownership Initiative will create at least 100 for-sale homes, permanently affordable to low- and moderate-income...
Sierra Club Reacts to Rep. Schrader’s Comments on Climate Change
Schrader Calls Climate Change “biggest threat to Americans” after voting against key policy in committee ...
Mt. Bachelor to keep new ski pass despite equity concerns
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A central Oregon ski area operator will keep in place a new ski pass that allows people who pay more to bypass most chairlift lines despite a request from Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden to scrap the plan due to equity issues. Powdr Corp. co-Presidents Wade...
Physician assistant’s license suspended over COVID actions
WASHOUGAL, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Medical Commission has suspended the license of a pediatric health care provider in southwestern Washington. The suspension came this week after an investigation into more than a dozen complaints against physician assistant Scott C....
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? ...
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. ...
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. ...
Kosovo votes in municipal elections, focus at Pristina race
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is holding municipal elections Sunday in which the left-wing party that has been in government for eight months is aiming to capture the city hall of the capital, Pristina. About 1.9 million voters are casting ballots to elect mayors for 38...
Texas GOP advances new maps that would tighten slipping grip
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Saturday night closed in on redrawn U.S. House maps that would shore up their eroding dominance as voters peel away from the GOP in the state’s booming suburbs. In a key late-night vote in the Texas House, Republicans gave early...
South Carolina awards Staley 7-year, .4 million contract
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It certainly was a big day for Dawn Staley. South Carolina's national championship coach thought it was just as important for women's basketball and gender equity. Staley and the school announced a new, seven-year contract that will pay her [scripts/homepage/home.php].9 million...
Todd Haynes: Finding the frequency of the Velvet Underground
The most often-repeated thing said about the Velvet Underground is Brian Eno’s quip that the band didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one started a band. You won’t hear that line in Todd Haynes’ documentary “The Velvet Underground,” nor will you see a...
Actors of Indian descent proud to lead Broadway's 'Aladdin'
NEW YORK (AP) — As kids growing up in different states, Shoba Narayan and Michael Maliakel shared a love of one favorite film — “Aladdin.” Both are of Indian descent, and in the animated movie, they saw people who looked like them. That shared love has gone full-circle...
For Vicky Krieps, life and art blend on ‘Bergman Island’
Vicky Krieps was not Mia Hansen-Løve's first choice to star in “ Bergman Island.” She wasn’t the second, third or 12th choice either because the role of Chris, a filmmaker who goes on a writing retreat to Fårö with her filmmaker husband, already belonged to Greta Gerwig. ...
'God have mercy': Tigray residents describe life under siege
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As food and the means to buy it dwindled in a city under siege, the young mother felt she...
Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Like other ranchers across the country, Rusty Kemp for years grumbled about rock-bottom...
AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue
WASHINGTON (AP) — After their 16-year-old daughter died in a car crash, David and Wendy Mills wondered whether...
New crew docks at China's first permanent space station
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese astronauts began Saturday their six-month mission on China's first permanent space...
New Zealand dispenses record number of jabs at 'Vaxathon'
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand health care workers administered a record number of vaccine jabs...
Analysis: Beirut street battles may spell even darker times
BEIRUT (AP) — The most powerful men in Lebanese politics have been in charge for decades, some since the early...
