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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.
Local Hire: National Park Board Appoints First Native American Member
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission executive director and Yakama Nation member Aja DeCoteau joins team of 15 new appointees during revival of defunct group
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.
Jazz Singers Shirley Nanette, Nancy King, Rebecca Kilgore Perform June 10
The show benefits the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2023 ...
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,...
Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's attorney general announced Monday she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the 2020 presidential election — claims that cost the broadcaster almost 0...
California insurance market rattled by withdrawal of major companies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California's home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation's most populous state. State Farm...
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. ...
Federal monitor: Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's reliance on the tactic known as “stop and frisk" as part of a new initiative to combat gun violence is harming communities of color and running afoul of the law, a court-appointed federal monitor reported Monday. Monitor Mylan Denerstein said the...
Hoskin wins another 4-year term as chief of Cherokee Nation, country's most populous tribe
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Cherokee Nation’s Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. won reelection to another four-year term as leader of the nation’s most populous tribe, according to results certified Monday by the tribe's Election Commission. Hoskin, a 38-year-old attorney, won nearly...
Breonna Taylor supporters launch campaign against GOP gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s mother endorsed a grassroots campaign Monday aimed at defeating Republican Daniel Cameron's bid for Kentucky governor, reviving anger over a criminal investigation he led that yielded no charges against any officers for the fatal shooting of the Black...
Book Review: ‘Mozart in Motion’ by Patrick Mackie seeks to bring composer to life in new ways
“Mozart in Motion: His Work and His World in Pieces” by Patrick Mackie (Macmillan Publishers). Writing a biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart nowadays is no easy task. The daunting list of predecessors, which spans centuries, who have already undertaken the assignment complicates...
Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show 'Meet the Press' and being replaced by Kristen Welker
NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he'll be leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show, to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker. Todd, 51, told viewers that “I've watched too many friends and...
Book Review: 'George,' a memoir by Frieda Hughes, is about saving and being saved by a wild bird
“George: A Magpie Memoir,” by Frieda Hughes (Avid Reader Press) Frieda Hughes in an English poet and painter who has built a following on birding Instagram (@friedahughes) with her beguiling videos of owls. She has also written several children’s books and a weekly poetry column...
Permit-to-purchase: Oregon's tough new gun law faces federal court test
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal trial over Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure opened Monday in...
Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn't assess prairie bird impact
A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land...
Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who took more than jumi.4 million in cash and diamonds to...
Lawyer says 'nothing was out of bounds' for reporters seeking scoops on young Prince Harry
LONDON (AP) — A broken thumb, a back injury, dabbling with drugs and dating girls. No event in the...
Brazil's Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation, make country "global reference" on climate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal...
France's spectacular abbey Mont-Saint-Michel celebrates 1,000th birthday
PARIS (AP) — France’s beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It's been 1,000 years...
