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Oregon Man Died Waiting for an Ambulance, Highlighting Lack of Emergency Responders
Officials in Multnomah County have said ambulances should arrive to 90% of emergency calls within eight minutes. However KGW-TV reported that during a five-month period ending in February, that mark was missed about a third of the time.
Oregon, Awash in Treatment Funds After Decriminalizing Drugs, Now Must Follow the Money
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state's pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials called for closer monitoring of where the money goes.
Former Senator Margaret Carter Receives Honorary Doctorate of Public Service
Margaret Carter was the commencement speaker for Willamette University's Salem undergraduate commencement ceremony
Two Months In, Lil’ America Providing ‘Safe Space’ for BIPOC- and LGBTQ+-Owned Food Trucks to Thrive
Seven food carts offer up unusual, high-quality fare in southeast.
Oregon and Washington Memorial Day Events
Check out a listing of ceremonies and other community Memorial Day events in Oregon and Washington. A full list of all US events,...
Communities Invited to Interstate Bridge Replacement Neighborhood Forums in Vancouver and Portland
May 31 and June 6 forums allow community members to learn about the program’s environmental review process ...
Bonamici, Salinas Introduce Bill to Prevent Senior Hunger
Senior Hunger Prevention Act will address challenges older adults, grandparent and kinship caregivers, and adults with disabilities...
Urgent action is needed to combat the maternal health crisis in America and cardiologists have a vital role to play. ...
New Skateboarding Area Planned for Southeast Portland’s Creston Park
Area has largest number of overall youth and of people of color out of locations studied ...
Police: Toddler accidentally left in hot car outside hospital in Puyallup dies
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — A toddler died after accidentally being left in a hot car outside a hospital near Tacoma, Washington, police say. The foster parent forgot the 1-year-old in the car while working at the MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup on May 24, KING-TV reported...
Body of avalanche victim in Washington state recovered after being spotted by volunteer
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of a climber who was one of three killed in an avalanche on Washington's Colchuck Peak in February. A search-and-rescue volunteer was on a personal trip to the mountain Monday when he saw the remains of 60-year-old...
Foster, Ware homer, Auburn eliminates Mizzou 10-4 in SEC
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night. Auburn (34-9), which has won nine-straight, moved into the...
Small Missouri college adds football programs to boost enrollment
FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in central Missouri has announced it will add football and women's flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment. William Woods University will add about 140 students between the two new sports, athletic director Steve Wilson said...
Significant Workforce Investments Needed to Stem Public Defense Crisis
We have a responsibility to ensure our state government is protecting the constitutional rights of all Oregonians, including people accused of a crime ...
Over 80 Groups Tell Federal Regulators Key Bank Broke $16.5 Billion Promise
Cross-country redlining aided wealthy white communities while excluding Black areas ...
America: where all attempts to curb access to guns are shot down. Should we raise a glass to that? ...
Op-Ed: Ballot Measure Creates New Barriers to Success for Black-owned Businesses
Measure 26-238, a proposed local capital gains tax, is unfair and a burden on Black business owners in an already-challenging economic environment. ...
Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. There have been violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers...
Rights group says Uyghur student it reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Amnesty International acknowledged Tuesday that a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the city, easing concerns over his safety but raising questions over how the allegations first emerged. The...
Teenager walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head for knocking on wrong door
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at a brain injury awareness event in his first major public appearance since the shooting. The 17-year-old suffered a traumatic brain...
Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-trafficking scheme
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his actions and said he was “exactly where I'm supposed to be,” before a judge sentenced him to six years in federal prison for his role in a New York-based drug-trafficking scheme. ...
Matchbox Twenty returns after long absence to offer an album of exuberance, 'Where the Light Goes'
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a decade has passed since the last Matchbox Twenty album, so, fans can be forgiven for thinking it was the end of the line. That's what Matchbox Twenty was thinking, too. “We had pretty much come to terms that we didn’t think we’re ever going to make...
Dudamel in surprise move resigns from Paris Opéra 2 years into 6-year contract
Gustavo Dudamel announced his resignation as music director of the Paris Opéra on Thursday, a surprise decision two seasons into a six-year contract scheduled to run through the 2026-27 season. A 42-year-old Venezuelan who lives in Madrid, Dudamel was hired in February by the New...
See the images of North Korea's launch pad activity as it prepares its first spy satellite
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and...
Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a nun whose body has barely...
Iowa apartment collapse leaves residents missing, rubble too dangerous to search
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern...
Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be...
Malta says it didn't find migrant boat in distress alerted by NGOs
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities on the European island nation of Malta have contested accusations made by a...
Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China foreign ministers set for meeting in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to meet with their counterparts from...
