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Signs of Love on Rucker Ave: Blushing Rocks, Scrambled Eggs, A Coffee Date
Messages on display on Totem Family Diner and Pacific Stone Co. retro signs in Everett, Wash. reveal “secret crushes.”
Idaho Hospital to Stop Baby Deliveries, Partly Over Politics
A rural hospital in northern Idaho will stop delivering babies or providing other obstetrical care, citing a shifting legal climate in which recently enacted state laws could subject physicians to prosecution for providing abortions, among other reasons
Water Contamination in Oregon Could Prompt EPA to Step In
It's been three decades since state agencies first noted high levels of nitrate contamination in the groundwater in Morrow and Umatilla counties and residents have long complained that the pollution is negatively impacting their health.
North Portland Library to Undergo Renovations and Expansion
As one of the library building projects funded by the 2020 Multnomah County voter-approved bond, North Portland Library will close to the public on April 5, 2023, to begin construction processes for its renovation and expansion.
Call for Submissions: Play Scripts, Web Series, Film Shorts, Features & Documentaries
Deadline for submissions to the 2023 Pacific Northwest Multi-Cultural Readers Series & Film Festival extended to April 8 ...
Motorcycle Lane Filtering Law Passes Oregon Senate
SB 422 will allow motorcyclists to avoid dangers of stop-and-go traffic under certain conditions ...
MET Rental Assistance Now Available
The Muslim Educational Trust is extending its Rental Assistance Program to families in need living in Multnomah or Washington...
Two for One Tickets for Seven Guitars on Thursday, March 23
Taylore Mahogany Scott's performance in Seven Guitars brings to life Vera Dotson, a woman whose story arose in August Wilson's...
PassinArt: A Theatre Company and PNMC Festival Call for Actors and Directors
Actors and directors of all skill levels are sought for the Pacific NW Multicultural Readers Series and Film Festival ...
Washington moves to end child sex abuse lawsuit time limits
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — People who were sexually abused as children in Washington state may soon be able to bring lawsuits against the state, schools or other institutions for failing to stop the abuse, no matter when it happened. House Bill 1618 would remove time limits that have...
Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the...
MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League players
LOS ANGELES (AP) — MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the greatest Negro League players — from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson — into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. Video gamers are now able...
Jacksonville's Armstrong: HR surge 'out-of-body experience'
Jacksonville’s Kris Armstrong could always hit for power, but never like this. Armstrong slugged six home runs over eight at-bats against Central Arkansas this past weekend, and he's gone deep eight times in 15 trips to the plate since Thursday. “It's kind of an...
Celebrating 196 Years of The Black Press
It was on March 17, 1827, at a meeting of “Freed Negroes” in New York City, that Samuel Cornish, a Presbyterian minister, and John Russwurn, the first Negro college graduate in the United States, established the negro newspaper. ...
DEQ Announces Suspension of Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May ...
FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers
Savings tied to median market home prices ...
State Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. ...
Residents of historically Black town sue to stop land sale
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Florida's legacy of racial segregation decades ago and the state's fast-paced growth nowadays. An association dedicated to the...
Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color
In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately...
India expels Rahul Gandhi, Modi critic, from Parliament
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's top opposition leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expelled from Parliament Friday, a day after a court convicted him of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison for mocking the surname Modi in an election speech. The...
Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'
NEW YORK (AP) — Two first-time hosts — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas — will make their “Saturday Night Live” debuts in April. Brunson, creator and star of ABC's “Abbott Elementary” comedy, will be host of this Saturday's show, NBC announced on Monday. Lil Yachty, whose...
Taron Egerton slots Tetris story into place in new biopic
The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think. It involves border crossing, authority dodging, underhand deals, putting your house on the line and — finally — trying to secure the rights for the game from behind the Iron Curtain....
'The Big Door Prize' asks deep questions about happiness
NEW YORK (AP) — Not to be rude, but are you living your best life? Are you sure? Might you be destined to be something else? Do you know what that could be? Those are some of the deep questions residents of the fictional town of Deerfield are dealing with as they confront...
Poll: Religious service attendance a bit down after pandemic
A “stable share” of Americans has participated in religious services in some way – virtually or in person...
U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S....
Review: 'Dungeons & Dragons' puts the funny in fantasy
“You’re not a lot of fun, are you,” notes barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) to brave fighter Xenk...
Uncrewed Russian spacecraft that leaked coolant lands safely
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule safely returned to Earth without a crew Tuesday, months after it suffered...
French police brace for protest violence; trash strike ends
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands marched as protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France...
Israel tensions ease as Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s rival political factions agreed to begin negotiations Tuesday after Prime...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
