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Portland Mulls Ban on Daytime Camping Amid Sharp Rise in Homelessness
The measure before the Portland City Council on Wednesday would prohibit camping between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in city parks and near schools and day cares.
Truck Driver Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers
A grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday indicted Lincoln Smith, a 52-year-old truck driver from California, on 12 counts, including seven charges of manslaughter, reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants.
Amazon Workers Stage Walkout Over Company's Climate Impact, Return-to-Office Mandate
The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon's annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect requiring workers to return to the office three days per week.
Happy Black Birders Week: Local Group Promotes Inclusivity in Birdwatching, Outdoor Enjoyment
Birdhers is in its fifth year of weekly walks and annual retreats.
Albina Music Trust Special Event Free to the Public
Albina Music Trust announces a special collaboration between experimental video artists Spoiler Room and the band Greaterkind ft. Lo...
Portland Parks & Recreation’s Summer Free For All Returns for 2023
Full slate of free movies, concerts, Free Lunch + Play, and more ...
Kiasia Baggenstos Awarded Avel Louise Gordly Scholarship
Parkrose grad, UO sophomore is inaugural winner. Award ceremony to be held at The Soul Restoration Center, Sunday, June 4. ...
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 ...
Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers to return to the chamber as hundreds of bills languish amid the partisan stalemate. In a procedural move...
Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial years after they first filed the lawsuit in an attempt to hold the nation’s leadership accountable for its role in climate change. U.S....
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. ...
Fort Bragg to drop Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg will shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty in a Friday ceremony that some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members. The change is part of a...
Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking marijuana. For Rastafari, the practice brings them closer to the divine. But for...
Despite flags, Border Patrol staff didn't review fragile 8-year-old girl's file before she died
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found. U.S. Customs and...
Jordan Donica, Tony Award nominee for 'Camelot,' is Broadway's rising star
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jordan Donica was about 9 or 10, his aunt took him to New York City with a mission: Get the notion of making it on Broadway out of his system. Thankfully, that mission failed spectacularly. “It was raining and I was dancing through the streets of Times Square,...
Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback lead ‘Transformers’ from Brooklyn to Peru
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback had been dreaming about writing something together for a few years. The two actors, both native New Yorkers, would meet up from time to time and talk about what it could be. They knew that it would have to be “epic” and “so Brooklyn.”...
Music Review: Bob Dylan's 'Shadow Kingdom' reimagines well-known, obscure songs
“Shadow Kingdom,” Bob Dylan (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings) Bob Dylan’s “Shadow Kingdom” feels like Dylan covering Dylan. Or Dylan radically unplugged, nearly 30 years after he did that on MTV. When Dylan first released “Shadow Kingdom”...
Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of transgender people in Florida have turned to crowdfunding appeals to help them...
Blinken says no Ukraine cease-fire without a peace deal that includes Russia's withdrawal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that there can be no cease-fire in the...
Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan passed...
Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs
Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their...
Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari...
Spanish Catholic bishops find evidence of 728 sexual abusers, 927 victims since 1945
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops’ conference says it has found evidence of 728 sexual abusers within...
