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BREAKING: Loretta Smith Announces Run for Oregon’s New Congressional Seat
Former county commissioner and two-time Portland City Council candidate wants to keep focus on education, police reform.
At 35, Felix Makes a Comeback and Lands Her 5th Olympics
The 35-year-old mom rallied from fifth at the start of the homestretch to the second-place finish at U.S. track trials.
11 U.S. Mayors Commit to Develop Reparations Pilot Projects
Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities, saying their aim is to set an example for the federal government on how a nationwide program could work
Judge Dismisses Governor Inslee Recall Petition
The governor's office said Wednesday that a judge ruled to dismiss the petition filed in May by five residents in a citizen group known as Washingtonians to Recall Inslee
Oregon Lawmakers Pass Amendment to 'Pause' Evictions
With the state and federal eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of June, Oregon lawmakers passed an added safety net for...
Burn Ban in Effect in Multnomah County
Due to forecasted high temperatures, limited rainfall, and ongoing dry conditions, the outdoor burn ban is for all areas of Multnomah...
PCC Won't Requires Students, Staff to Be Vaccinated This Fall
Behind this decision are several factors: ...
Vancouver Housing Authority Seeks Hotels and Motels to Turn Into Affordable Housing
Vancouver Housing Authority is on the hunt for hotels and motels to purchase for conversion to affordable housing. ...
Seniors Need Fans to Keep Cool in Hot Weather
Meals on Wheels People is again asking for donations of new or gently-used fans to help keep homebound seniors cool and healthy ...
Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus on gun violence, as administration officials brace for what they fear could be an especially turbulent summer. The worry over crime is real...
Portland police halt minor traffic stops, citing disparity
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon's largest city are being advised to no longer pursue low-level traffic infractions — including expired plates and broken headlights — unless related to an immediate safety threat, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Tuesday. In...
Rx Upper Payment Limit Bill Will Worsen Chronic Disease for Oregonians Most at Risk
A measure being considered by Oregon state legislature will perpetuate a harmful trend for Oregon’s communities of color. ...
COMMENTARY: 100 Days of Biden-Harris
I see the trillion price tag on the Biden legislation as more of an investment than simple spending. ...
Power and Pride to the People!
Happy Pride month to Black LGBTQ readers and to all of us who love LGBTQ people! ...
felt I didn’t belong and secretly, I was waiting for the program to tell me that they made a mistake in my admission. ...
Opera singer says Paris police detained, strip searched her
PARIS (AP) — South African opera star Pretty Yende said she was detained by French authorities, strip searched and held in a dark room at Paris’ main airport after arriving this week for a starring role at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees. “Police brutality is real for...
Virginia hopes to remove time capsule along with Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If a court clears the way, the state of Virginia expects to remove not just a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue but also a little-known piece of history tucked inside the massive sculpture’s base: a 134-year-old time...
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed most claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police before then-President Donald Trump walked to a church near the White House...
Florida beach town writes Amazon TV series to lure tourists
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Remember that longing you felt after an episode of “Sex and the City” to shop at the characters' favorite New York haunts and drink cosmopolitans at the same bars? Or that sense of wanderlust for the seaside cliffs of Ireland after watching “Game of Thrones?” ...
Review: 'A Distant Grave' is a complex and lyrical thriller
“A Distant Grave,” by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur) Homicide detective Maggie D’arcy has been hoping to heat up a cross-Atlantic romance with her sweetheart, Conor Kearney, but after a body turns up on Long Island beach, her trip to Ireland appears to be off. ...
Special Tony Awards given to 2 shows, 1 advocacy nonprofit
NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards may be months away, but three groups can already celebrate: The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” and Lin-Manuel Miranda's ”Freestyle Love Supreme" are getting special awards. The American Theatre Wing and the...
Police chief: Slain Colorado officer was ambushed
DENVER (AP) — A police officer who was one of three people killed in a shooting at a suburban Denver shopping...
GOP filibuster blocks Democrats' big voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law suffered a major...
Pistons win lottery, receive No. 1 pick in 2021 NBA draft
Newly selected Basketball Hall of Famer Ben Wallace tapped his fist on the table a few times, then clapped his...
Cyberbullying trial tests French tools to fight online abuse
PARIS (AP) — A landmark cyberbullying trial in Paris, involving thousands of threats against a teenager who...
Palestinians, settlers clash in tense Jerusalem neighborhood
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians and Jewish settlers hurled stones, chairs and fireworks at each other overnight in...
AP PHOTOS: Indian police train villagers for border security
KATHUA, India (AP) — For nearly three months, from dusk to dawn, Rita Devi has followed a similar drill. ...
