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Unemployed Oregonians to Lose Pandemic Benefits in September
The state will stop paying the 0 weekly unemployment bonus after Labor Day
Statue of Black Hero on Lewis & Clark Trip Toppled in Portland
A statue in Mt. Tabor Park commemorating York, an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, has been toppled and damaged
Cannabis Chemical Delta-8 Gains Fans, Scrutiny
A chemical cousin of pot’s main intoxicating ingredient has rocketed to popularity over the last year. The cannabis industry and state governments are scrambling to reckon with it amid debate over whether it’s legal.
Report: SPD Stops Black People, Native Americans More
A newly-released report shows Seattle police officers continue to stop and use force against Black people far more often than white people.
Mayor Declares State of Emergency Due to Extreme Heat
The City of Portland opens additional cooling centers and three outdoor misting centers ...
Obituary: Joan Brown-Kline, June 13, 1948 - July 17, 2021
A service for Joan Brown-Kline, held in Georgia, will be livestreamed starting at 11:50 a.m. PT (2:50 p.m. EDT) on Saturday, July 31 ...
Portland Bars Camping in Forested Areas During Fire Season
The move aims to protect protect individuals experiencing homelessness and people in nearby homes from potentially deadly wildfires ...
OSF Presents Free Virtual Reading of Emilia
The event streams live on Wednesday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. ...
Summer Bike Events to be Held at El Centro Milagro
This summer the streets around Milagro will host a cycle of fun activities. ...
Oregon AG orders release of identities of heat wave victims
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The attorney general of Oregon has ordered release of the identities and addresses of most of the state’s 83 confirmed deaths from hyperthermia during June's heat wave. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that it and other media sought the information to...
Oregon approves killing up to 4 wolves in eastern Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved killing up to four uncollared wolves in eastern Oregon’s Baker County, where officials say the Lookout Mountain wolf pack attacked four cows in 14 days. The state has confirmed that wolves killed...
Drinkwitz, Pittman back for Southeastern Conference encores
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Missouri and Arkansas both had some encouraging signs, if not great records, in their first seasons under new coaches. Now, the Tigers’ Eliah Drinkwitz and Razorbacks’ Sam Pittman are among four second-year Southeastern Conference coaches trying to...
Services Available for Victims and Survivors of Community Violence in Multnomah County
The number of incidents of community violence — domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, person-to-person violence and gun violence — is devastating ...
Black America Needs a ‘New Normal’: Equitable Credit Access to Build Wealth
The rippling effects of a massive economic downturn has caused the nation to lose 9.5 million jobs - more losses than even those of the Great Recession ...
The President Needs to Pull Out All Stops
Majority Whip Clyburn, Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, made the observation that the filibuster currently being used in the U.S. Senate to block the Voting Rights Bill as well as the George Floyd Bill, is a matter of tradition and not...
NAACP Vancouver Letter to the Community: Police Accountability
NAACP Vancouver reacts to the descision in the case of Jonah Donald, a Black man shot and killed by a Clark County deputy ...
At 46, African skateboarder finally wows mom at Tokyo Games
TOKYO (AP) — At age 46, the second-oldest skateboarder at the Tokyo Games is hoping to not have a heart attack and have mounds of fun. Should be no problem. Fun has been a life’s work for Dallas Oberholzer. “I have never had a real job. I have never applied for a job," he...
Suburban NY county considers letting police sue protesters
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county are set to vote Monday on a proposal that would allow police officers to sue protesters and collect financial damages — a move civil rights activists say is payback for demonstrations after the police killing of George Floyd last year...
7 Kurds slain in Turkey; officials deny ethnic motive
ISTANBUL (AP) — Authorities said Saturday that 10 suspects have been detained over the killing of seven people from an ethnic Kurdish family in Turkey's central Konya province. Family members say the attack was ethnically motivated, while authorities blame a long-running feud between two...
Director James Gunn assembles his perfect ‘Suicide Squad’
Could a scoundrel DC Comics character like Peacemaker ever be on the same level as Superman? How about Polka-Dot Man? Or Ratcatcher? The man who made Rocket Racoon, Groot and Star-Lord household names thinks so. James Gunn can’t help it: He loves an outsider. It’s the...
Harvey Weinstein: 1 sexual assault count dismissed, for now
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday dismissed one of 11 sexual assault counts against Harvey Weinstein, giving the former movie mogul and convicted rapist a minor and possibly temporary victory. At a hearing with the 69-year-old Weinstein in the courtroom,...
'Toxic' podcast explores Britney Spears conservatorship
NEW YORK (AP) — As the fate of Britney Spears' conservatorship is in the hands of a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, two podcast hosts who have spent hours dissecting the case are hopeful change is coming for the singer to become more independent. Tess Barker and Barbara Gray...
UK prime minister's wife says she's pregnant again
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, said Saturday that she is expecting the...
Ammunition shelves bare as U.S. gun sales continue to soar
SEATTLE (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition...
Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires
ISTANBUL (AP) — Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after...
Germany's Laschet attends WWII revolt observances in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s center-right candidate to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor in the country's...
Evacuations by sea as high temps fuel wildfires in Sicily
MILAN (AP) — Firefighters on the Italian island of Sicily on Saturday battled dozens of wildfires fueled by...
Wildfire in western Greece forces village, beach evacuations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A wildfire that broke out Saturday in western Greece forced the evacuation of four...
