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Trial Date Set for Tacoma Sheriff in Confrontation with Black Newspaper Carrier
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer was charged with false reporting and making a false or misleading statement after telling police Sedrick Altheimer had threatened to kill him
Famously Soggy Seattle Sees Its Wettest Fall on Record
Seattle, a city known for soggy weather, has seen its wettest fall on record.
Longtime Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio Won't Seek Reelection
DeFazio, the longest serving U.S. House member in Oregon’s history and a staunch advocate for environmental issues, said Wednesday he is retiring
Juneteenth Becomes Paid Holiday in Another Oregon County
Washington County Board has approved Juneteenth as a paid holiday for county employees
“…over twenty veterans continue to die by suicide each day—it is past time we stop barring access from these innovative...
200+ Groups Call on Senate to Delay Recess to Pass Voting Rights
In a letter to the Senate, the group states, "We urge you to stay in session to do whatever it takes until these bills are passed...
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. and the Zeta National Educational Foundation Inc. announced that Janae Smith-Williams was awarded of the...
Oregon's Cannabis Industry Could Be More Vulnerable Than Ever
Portland is the first in the country to allocate cannabis tax revenue to relieve the industry's impacts of...
Open Enrollment Deadline Is Dec. 15 for Health Insurance Coverage Starting Jan. 1, 2022
Help applying and financial assistance is available through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace ...
101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
HONOLULU (AP) — When Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell first sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma. But a split-second decision on that December morning 80 years ago changed his mind, and likely saved his life. ...
Suspect in Colorado church vandalism sought in Portland
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Police say a woman wanted for the vandalism of a cathedral in Colorado is believed to be in the Portland area. The Portland Police Bureau on Sunday requested help in locating 26-year-old Madeline Ann Cramer in connection with the October 10 vandalism at...
Missouri to face Army's triple option in Armed Forces Bowl
Army (8-3, Independent) vs. Missouri (6-6, SEC), Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ET LOCATION: Fort Worth, Texas. TOP PLAYERS Army: LB Andre Carter II, 14.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, leads the nation in sacks per game; QB Christian Anderson, 545 yards...
No. 25 Arkansas beats Missouri, caps best season since 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Sam Pittman grinned for almost the entirety of his postgame press conference Friday night. The Arkansas coach and his team had done something no others ever had. The No. 25 Razorbacks capped their regular season with a 34-17 victory over Missouri,...
State is Painting Lipstick on Its One-of-a-kind, Long-term-care Law
Starting in January, the unpopular law imposes a stiff new tax of 58 cents per 0 earned for every worker in the state ...
Just by being alive we can be sure of having moments of sadness as well as happiness. When you’re active in politics, you experience both wins and losses. Sometimes it can be hard to feel grateful. ...
Acting on Climate will Require an Emphasis on Environmental Justice
Climate change affects us all, but its effects aren’t distributed equally. ...
Small Businesses Cannot Survive With Current Level of Postal Service
At The Skanner News office we received an important piece of correspondence that was postmarked June 12, 2021, and delivered to us on November 4, 2021. ...
Dictionary.com anoints allyship word of the year for 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Allyship, an old noun made new again, is Dictionary.com's word of the year. The look up site with 70 million monthly users took the unusual step of anointing a word it added just last month, though “allyship” first surfaced in the mid-1800s, said one of the...
O'Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O'Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do the same. Now, long after a near miss that left many wondering if he'd ever make it, they can...
Dominican Republic expels, mistreats Haitians, activists say
DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — Bien-Aimé St. Clair frowned as the stream of older Haitian migrants pushed past him. Accused of living in the Dominican Republic illegally, they knew they had no choice but to go back across the border to Haiti. But St. Clair, 18,...
State rests case at Smollett trial after star witnesses
CHICAGO (AP) — The state rested its case at Jussie Smollett's trial Thursday after key testimony from two brothers who said the former “Empire" actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago and paid them to carry it out. After a three-day...
Baldwin: 'Someone is responsible' for shooting, but 'not me'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin said he feels incredible sadness and regret over the shooting that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set, but not guilt. “Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but it’s not me,” Baldwin said...
Review: Steven Spielberg's rousing 'West Side Story' revival
We're so rife with reboots and remakes today that it can take a moment to gauge just what Steven Spielberg's “West Side Story” is. It isn't a papered-over modernizing or a thinly disguised retread. It's a feat of reconstruction. Spielberg, Tony Kushner and Steven Sondheim have taken the...
Kennedy Center Honors back once more, Biden attends
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center Honors returned to tradition this year with a real-life gala Sunday night...
AP PHOTOS: Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new dramatic turn
Aung San Suu Kyi’ s career took another dramatic turn Monday as a court in Myanmar sentenced the ousted leader...
Memorable moments from Bob Dole's life and political career
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole’s political career began in 1950 with election to the Kansas Legislature and...
Violence as French far-right TV pundit holds campaign rally
VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Anti-racism activists were beaten up Sunday as far-right former French TV pundit Eric...
Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis returned Sunday to the Greek island of Lesbos to offer comfort to migrants at...
Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday voiced hope for a quick approval of the country's...
