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Arrest Made in Stolen Yacht Rescue, 'Goonies' Fish Incident
Oregon police called it a series of “really odd” events along the Pacific Northwest coast spanning 48 hours that concluded Friday night with the arrest of a Canadian man.
Portland Cop Fired for Leaking False Allegations Against City Commissioner Reinstated
Mayor Ted Wheeler fired Brian Hunzeker after he leaked a false complaint saying city Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty had been involved in a hit-and-run crash.
Hundreds of Portland City Workers on Strike for Better Pay
Workers represented by the union Laborers’ Local 483 have been without a contract since June. Negotiations over a new four-year deal broke down in December
Washington State Gov. Inslee Tests Positive for COVID-19
He plans to continue working. Trudi Inslee, the first spouse, has tested negative.
0,000 in grants will support arts programming across four Veteran Homes ...
The Black Business Association of Oregon Hires its First Communications Director
Previously, Sommer Martin was director of downtown marketing for the Portland Business Alliance ...
Allen Temple C.M.E. Church Announces Annual Unsung Heroes & Heroines Award Luncheon
The purpose of the award is to acknowledge and honor individuals and/or organizations who are unsung heroes/heroines who make a...
Bonamici Invites Portland Community College President to 2023 State of the Union
PCC recently received 0K to advance semiconductor, advanced manufacturing training ...
Market Features Work of Local Black-Owned Businesses for Black History Month
MESO Makers Market in Portland to feature the work of 40 local, Black-owned small businesses to celebrate Black History Month in...
Famed Portland goats let loose in protest of homeless sweep
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A herd of city goats well-known in Portland, Oregon, were temporarily set free Tuesday morning in what appeared to be an act of protest against a planned sweep of a nearby homeless encampment. The fence of the goats' enclosure in north Portland was cut,...
Nevada lithium mine wins ruling; green energy fights rage on
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a lithium mine planned in Nevada, but denied opponents’ efforts to block it in a ruling the developer says clears the way for construction at the nation's largest known deposit of the rare...
Missouri has 4 in double figures, beats South Carolina 83-74
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 19 points to lead four in double figures as Missouri rolled past South Carolina 83-74 on Tuesday night. Missouri (18-6, 6-5 SEC), which rebounded from a 63-52 loss at Mississippi State, has won four of its last five games while South Carolina...
DeVries scores 32 as Drake downs Murray State 92-68
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Tucker DeVries' 32 points led Drake over Murray State 92-68 on Tuesday night. DeVries also contributed six rebounds for the Bulldogs (20-6, 11-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Roman Penn scored 18 points while going 7 of 12 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line, and...
Updates That May Affect Your Tax Season
The IRS released a statement that taxpayers should brace themselves for small tax refunds due to no economic impact payments ...
For the first time in more than two decades of research, every state now has renters who are nearing a financial breaking point in housing affordability. ...
The Beating and Murder of Mr. Tyre Nichols, A Black Man
Time to Abolish the Criminal Injustice System ...
It's Time to Irrigate the Fallow Ground of Minority Media Ownership
In 2023, one aspect of civil rights and racial justice that barely remains addressed is racial inclusion in media ownership. ...
Stella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion
MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion council is withdrawing from this month’s Milan Fashion Week citing a lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, and on Wednesday announced a hunger strike out of concern that other minority designers associated with her...
Arkansas Gov. Sanders slams Biden for 'woke fantasies'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dystopian portrait of the country in her rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, leaning heavily into Republican culture war issues and accusing Biden of pursuing “woke fantasies.” ...
Douglas Emmett: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The Santa Monica, California-based real estate investment trust said it...
Review: Digital tech advances, AI spur hacking of society
“A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend Them Back” by Bruce Schneier (W.W. Norton & Company) Hacking is universally understood as the exploitation of a software vulnerability by a malicious actor. But hacking encompasses oh,...
At last: Streisand memoir 'My Name is Barbra' coming Nov. 7
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand's very long and very long-awaited memoir, a project she has talked about for years, is coming out this fall. Viking, a Penguin Random House imprint, will release “My Name is Barbra” on Nov. 7. Her memoir, fitting for a superstar of the grandest...
After ticket flap, Springsteen's fan magazine shutting down
NEW YORK (AP) — A magazine and website that has served Bruce Springsteen's fans for 43 years is shutting down, with its publisher writing that he's been disillusioned by the debate over ticket prices for their hero's current tour. Backstreets had been an unusually robust publication...
Disney cuts Simpsons 'forced labor' episode in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Walt Disney Co. has removed an episode from cartoon series The Simpsons that included a...
MH17 inquiry: 'Strong indications' Putin OK'd missile supply
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international team of investigators said Wednesday it found “strong...
Stella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion
MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion council is withdrawing from this month’s...
IEA: Asia set to use half of world's electricity by 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025, even as Africa...
China says it was smeared in Biden State of the Union speech
BEIJING (AP) — China says it was smeared in U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address that...
Visitors can see famed Florence baptistry's mosaics up close
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Visitors to one of Florence’s most iconic monuments — the Baptistry of San Giovanni,...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
