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.
Ex-Seattle Man Gets 8 Years for Stealing $1M in Pandemic Benefits
Bryan Sparks, 42, was indicted for the fraud scheme in November 2021 and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in January. He was also ordered on Tuesday to pay more than jumi million in restitution.
Boycotting Oregon GOP Senators Vow to Stay Away Until Last Day of Session
The walkout, which began on May 3 ostensibly because bill summaries weren't written at an eighth grade level as required by a long-forgotten law, has derailed progress on hundreds of bills
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 ...
Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Evangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence accompanying a 10-2 jury conviction, thanks in large part to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision bearing his name. Ramos v. Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury...
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. That need for oversight was demonstrated Wednesday when...
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. ...
Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Evangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence accompanying a 10-2 jury conviction, thanks in large part to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision bearing his name. Ramos v. Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury...
Pay per wave: Native Hawaiians divided over artificial surf lagoon in the birthplace of surfing
EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) — Brian Keaulana is the quintessential Native Hawaiian waterman, well-known in Hawaii and beyond for his deep understanding of the ocean, gifted with surfing and lifeguarding skills passed down from his big-wave rider father. Now, as one of the islands'...
Migrants with children stuck at Poland's border wall; activists say Belarus won't let them turn back
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum, including small children, has been stuck at Poland's border wall with Belarus for three days, Polish human rights activists said Sunday. Although the migrants were outside Poland's border wall, activists from Grupa...
CBS is television's most popular network for 15th straight year
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS claimed the distinction of most-watched television network for the 15th straight year, even as those bragging rights don't mean what they used to. The network averaged just under 6 million viewers on a typical moment in prime time for the season that just...
Country singer Tyler Hubbard's growth expands beyond Florida Georgia Line
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer-songwriter Tyler Hubbard was fully prepared to hang up his boots so to speak when his duo partner in Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley, said he wanted to go solo. The pair had been together more than a decade, and whether you were a fan of their bro...
Movie review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus reteams with Nicole Holofcener in 'You Hurt My Feelings'
If I didn’t like Nicole Holofcener’s latest film, would I tell her? OK, sure, it wouldn’t be so odd for a critic to give an unvarnished opinion. But what about a sibling? Or a spouse? If they didn’t care for Holofcener’s movie, what’s more important: Being honest or making...
Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul
Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared...
Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Evangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence...
Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the...
Jewish settlers erect religious school in evacuated West Bank outpost after Israel repeals ban
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank said Monday they erected a religious school in...
UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali, call for urgent aid
ROME (AP) — Two U.N. agencies warned Monday of rising food emergencies including starvation in Sudan due to the...
Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many...