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Portland Bans Daytime Camping, Imposes Other Restrictions
The 3-1 council vote Wednesday changes city code to say that people may camp in nonrestricted areas from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., but after that they must dismantle their sites until the permitted overnight hours begin again.
Judge Rejects Attempt to Block New Washington State Gun Restrictions
The law, which took effect immediately when Inslee signed it in April, prohibits the sale, distribution, manufacture and importation of specific guns. The measure does not bar the possession of such weapons by people who already have them.
Portland Juneteenth 2023 Events
Three years into celebrating Juneteenth as a state and federal holiday, local communities are forging and maintaining new traditions.
Permit-to-Purchase: Oregon's Tough New Gun Law Faces Federal Court Test
The trial, which will be held before a judge and not a jury, will determine whether the law violates the U.S. Constitution.
Completion of Mill Park Playground Approved
Commissioner Dan Ryan announces Minority contractor for project ...
Racist Message, Dead Raccoon Left for Oregon Mayor, Black City Council Member
The Redmond Police Department says the raccoon and the sign were found Monday and named both Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch and Redmond City...
Letter to Mayor: Northeast 87th Avenue Maintenance Problems
For over 15 years, I have traversed Portland's bureaucratic quagmire attempting to determine which bureau is responsible for...
Rosie Reunion: WWII Rosies to Headline Grand Floral Parade
These iconic women will not only grace the parade but also hold the esteemed position of Grand Marshals. ...
Milwaukie Native Serves at U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron in Japan
Spencer Mathias attended Milwaukie High School and graduated in 2005, and today serves as a naval aircrewman with Helicopter Maritime...
Oregon Democratic Party to send federal officials a 0,000 donation from former FTX executive
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice. ...
Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
A judge overseeing the case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, heard arguments Friday over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters. A coalition of more than 30...
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. ...
Death toll in clashes between ethnic groups at UN displacement camp in South Sudan now more than 20
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll from clashes between displaced people inside a U.N. site in South Sudan has risen to more than 20, with more than 50 others wounded, the medical charity MSF said Friday. The statement by the organization, which is also known as Doctors...
Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor granted 4,000 bond
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A judge granted a 4,000 bond Friday for a white Florida woman charged with fatally shooting a Black neighbor through her front door. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, of Ocala returned to court in Marion County a day after she pleaded not guilty to a first-degree...
Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding
NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign to win reparations for Black Americans plans to bring broader support for smaller nonprofits advancing the cause, with a new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday at the “Alight Align Arise” national conference in Atlanta. The...
With 'Across the Spider-Verse,' Phil Lord and Chris Miller 'blow the doors open'
NEW YORK (AP) — Aside from the inverted skyline, the only giveaway that something is off in one of the most striking images of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the ponytail that’s sticking straight up in the air. Gwen Stacy (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) and Miles...
New version of 'The Wiz' will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. “Me and Wayne go way back...
CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced mounting problems in his first year leading the struggling network: viewership and profits were declining, programming blunders were growing and the network’s journalists were losing confidence by the day. ...
5 killed in explosion at rocket and explosives factory in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse on...
Pride is back in Boston as parade returns after quarrel over inclusivity
BOSTON (AP) — The biggest Pride parade in New England returns to Boston after a three-year hiatus Saturday, with...
Analysis: What makes a fair election? Recent redistricting the most politically balanced in years
Democrats have for years bemoaned partisan redistricting plans that helped Republicans win far more congressional...
Families scramble for food and dry places to sleep after a dam collapses in Russian-occupied Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Alyona Shkrygalova’s family kept a rubber boat for their daily needs along the broad...
White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as...
France hails 'hero with a backpack' who intervened in knife attack on very young children
LE PECQ, France (AP) — The attacker slashed at the 24-year-old Catholic pilgrim with the knife that he used to...
