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Eugene Woman Attacked With Acid for Third Time Since March
A Eugene, Oregon, woman who had acid thrown on her while walking her dog in March has been the target of two additional acid attacks at her home
Minimum Wage Increase Initiative Qualifies in WA City
An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, by more than has qualified for the November ballot.
Sydney McLaughlin Does It Again, Breaks Own World Record
When asked how she was going to celebrated afterward, McLaughlin joked: “Eating some real food besides vegetables. Like a cheeseburger or something, some pancakes.”
Man Punches Father, Child in Suspected Anti-Asian Bias Crime
A man punched a father and his 5-year-old daughter riding bikes on Portland's Eastbank Esplanade near the Hawthorne Bridge in an...
On View This Weekend: Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
A History Spotlight from Boyle Family Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk ...
More than 60,000 Oregon households facing pandemic hardship receive over 6 million in rental assistance relief ...
KGW and TEGNA Foundation Award $40k in Community Grants to Aid Four Oregon Nonprofit Organizations
Among the grant recipients are Urban Nature Partners PDX, Self Enhancement, Inc (SEI), Portland YouthBuilders (PYB), and p:ear. ...
Hawthorne, Morrison Bridges Will Close to Motorized Vehicles for July 4 Fireworks Show
The bridges will remain open for bicyclists and pedestrians. ...
Washington town of Conconully hit by flash flooding
CONCONULLY, Wash. (AP) — A flash flood flowed through the streets of the town of Conconully in Washington’s remote Okanogan County on Monday, sending a foot of water and mud into 30 to 40 homes and businesses. County emergency managers saud 1.7 inches of rain fell in the 36 hours...
Sheriff: Man killed in Washington Cascades climbing fall
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — A man from Vancouver, Washington, died in a climbing accident Monday in the Cascade Mountains south of Leavenworth, the Chelan County sheriff said. The 44-year-old’s climbing partner said the two were climbing on Icicle Buttress when heavy rain moved in....
Because I find loyalty to the ex-President or to gun rights so mysterious, I would have welcomed some sort of dialogue with opposing views, though we all sensed it was a bridge too far. ...
The constitutional originalists do what they must to keep ignorance viable, to keep us anchored to the certainties of the old days ...
Biden’s Menthol Ban Follows the ‘Racist Law’ Playbook
The ban on menthol threatens to do more harm than good for the Black people these activists purport to want to protect ...
Black Women Will Suffer the Harshest Consequences After the Overturn of Roe
Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women and are more likely to face maternal health issues. ...
Feds sue over new Arizona citizenship proof law for voting
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal form to register to vote to provide additional proof of citizenship if they want to vote for president or using the state's popular vote-by-mail system. The law...
Chauvin faces sentencing on federal charges in Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson on Tuesday set Chauvin's sentencing hearing for 2 p.m. Thursday in St....
Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL's first Black GM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks' three-month search for a general manager ended with a barrier-breaking hire as the team made longtime NHL forward Mike Grier the first Black GM in league history. “It means a lot to me,” Grier said at his introductory news conference...
Lawyer: Hussle lifted up neighborhood he was gunned down in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nipsey Hussle was a hip-hop star who sought to raise up his neighborhood with him until a friend from the same streets gunned him down, a prosecutor said in his closing argument Thursday. “This man was different,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney...
Song by song, country star Luke Combs grows into stadiums
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer-songwriter Luke Combs is making big leaps this year in his unprecedented rise to the top of country music, both personally and professionally. The North Carolina-born singer, who holds a Billboard record with 14 consecutive No. 1 country airplay...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 10-16
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 10-16: July 10: Actor William Smithers (“Dallas,” ″Peyton Place”) is 95. Singer Mavis Staples is 83. Actor Mills Watson (“B.J. and the Bear,” ″Lobo”) is 82. Actor Robert Pine (“CHiPS”) is 81. Guitarist Jerry Miller of Moby...
FDA temporarily suspends order banning Juul cigarettes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay Tuesday on the order it issued...
Cairo's historic Nile River houseboats removed in govt push
CAIRO (AP) — With verdant gardens on one side and water on the other, they were an anomaly in a city bordered on...
Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump...
Warming world creates hazard for Alpine glaciers
Italy was enduring a prolonged heat wave before a massive piece of Alpine glacier broke off and killed hikers on...
Homes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as...
Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing
BEIJING (AP) — Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of...
A suprise hearing with newly discovered evidence will be held Tuesday, June 28 at 9:45 a.m. PT (12:45 p.m. ET).
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