2 Lawsuits Blame Utility for Eastern Washington Fire That Killed Man and Burned Hundreds of Homes
The suit alleges the utility designed its power lines to be bare, uncovered and carry a high voltage. All of that increases the risk of ignition when coming into contact with grass or equipment.
Damian Lillard Traded From the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in 3-Team Deal
The deal ends Lillard's 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a a three-month saga surrounding Lillard's wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.
Portland Public Schools announced last week that the city's students were doing better than their counterparts elsewhere in the state. But those gains are not equally distributed.
What's Next in Major College Football Realignment? How About a Best-of-the-Rest League
Now that the Power Five is about to become the Power Four, the schools left out of the recent consolidation of wealth produced by conference realignment are looking at creative ways to stay relevant.
Rep. Annessa Hartman Denounces Political Violence Against the Clackamas County Democratic Party
On Tuesday, the Clackamas County Democratic Party headquarters was
Bonamici Announces 5 Town Hall Meetings in October
The town hall meetings will be in St. Helens, Hillsboro, Seaside, Tillamook and Portland. ...
Nicole De Lagrave Named Multnomah Regional Teacher of the Year
De Lagrave is also a finalist for 2023-24 Oregon Teacher of the Year ...
KBOO Birthday Block Party to be Held September 23
Birthday block party planned as KBOO, 90.7FM celebrates 55 years broadcasting community radio ...
Appeals Court Allows Louisiana to Keep Children in Angola Prison
The district court had ordered the state to remove children from Angola by Sept. 15. But the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay,...
Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest in US history
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border. The project will remove four dams on the Klamath River. Work has already begun on removing the smallest of the four dams. The other three will come down...
Seattle cop who made callous remarks after Indian woman’s death has been administratively reassigned
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer and union leader under investigation for laughing and making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India who was struck by a police SUV has been taken off patrol duty, police said. The Seattle Police Department confirmed Thursday...
No. 23 Missouri finally leaves state to open SEC slate at Vanderbilt, which has lost 3 straight
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz hasn't spent much time thinking about getting the Tigers back into the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2019. “Rankings only matter what you do this week, so our goal was not to be ranked in Week Four,” Drinkwitz said....
No. 23 Missouri Tigers finally open SEC play visiting skidding Vanderbilt
No. 23 Missouri (4-0, 0-0 SEC) at Vanderbilt (2-3, 0-0), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network) Line: Missouri by 13 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series: Missouri leads 9-4-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Not only is Missouri the last Southeastern...
Labor Day 2023: Celebrating the Union Difference and Building Tomorrow’s Public Service Workforce
Working people are seeing what the union difference is all about, and they want to be a part of it. ...
60 Years Since 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice Remains a Dream
Typical Black family has 1/8 the wealth held by whites, says new research ...
The 2024 Election, President Biden and the Black Vote
As a result of the Black vote, America has experienced unprecedented recovery economically, in healthcare, and employment and in its international status. ...
Federal Trade Commission Hindering Black Economic Achievement
FTC Chair Linda Khan has prioritized her own agenda despite what Americans were telling her they needed on the ground ...
The boyfriend of a Navajo woman has been convicted of fatally shooting her in emblematic case
PHOENIX (AP) — The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose case became emblematic of an international movement launched to draw attention to an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous women has been convicted of first-degree murder in her death. Tre C. James, 31, was convicted Wednesday...
A man is shot and wounded as tempers flare in New Mexico over the statue of a Spanish conquistador
ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Chaos erupted Thursday as a gunshot rang out during a protest in northern New Mexico where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate, an event that county officials had already postponed anticipating that tempers would flare. ...
Seattle cop who made callous remarks after Indian woman’s death has been administratively reassigned
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer and union leader under investigation for laughing and making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India who was struck by a police SUV has been taken off patrol duty, police said. The Seattle Police Department confirmed Thursday...
Gary Sinise to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gary Sinise will receive an honorary AARP Award for his work through his foundation that supports military members and first responders. The organization announced Tuesday that Sinise will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize awards during a ceremony on Oct....
Book Review: 'The Spice Must Flow' chronicles the legacy of the breakthrough novel 'Dune'
NEW YORK (AP) — The saga of how cult sci-fi novel “Dune” slowly permeated the mainstream over decades is a tale with almost as many twists and turns as “Dune” itself, and author Ryan Britt recounts it in the lively and entertaining “The Spice Must Flow.” As Britt...
Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than million
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros (.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. Shakira is alleged to have used an...
Michigan judge to decide whether Oxford High School shooter gets life in prison or chance at parole
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four students at Michigan's Oxford High School will learn Friday...
David Montgomery runs wild as Lions beat Packers 34-20 to take early command of NFC North
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — David Montgomery never beat the Green Bay Packers during his four seasons with the...
Brazil's President Lula set to undergo hip replacement surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is scheduled to undergo hip replacement...
Dutch police say 3 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a...
AP PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of Armenians flee in mass exodus from breakaway region of Azerbaijan
More than half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the breakaway region recently reclaimed by Azerbaijan,...
AP Week in Pictures: Global | Sept. 22-28, 2023
A group walked to the Jamtalferner Glacier in Austria. A deadly fire raced through a wedding hall in Iraq. Fencers...