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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.
Oregon Man Died Waiting for an Ambulance, Highlighting Lack of Emergency Responders
Officials in Multnomah County have said ambulances should arrive to 90% of emergency calls within eight minutes. However KGW-TV reported that during a five-month period ending in February, that mark was missed about a third of the time.
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 ...
Portland mulls ban on daytime camping amid sharp rise in homelessness
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City Council members in Portland were considering on Wednesday whether to ban homeless camping during daytime hours in most public places, a move that aims to bring the city into compliance with a new state law and appease the growing number of residents frustrated by a...
Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company's lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. ...
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. ...
US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy, offering to give money to Wilberforce University, the small historically Black college where she is in charge of fundraising. The company’s 0,000 donation...
Judge agrees to seal court documents in Ralph Yarl shooting; suspect to be in court
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door last month is scheduled to be back in court Thursday, days after a judge ruled that court documents in the case will be sealed and kept from the public. The hearing for...
Adult filmmakers ask judge to delay Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys representing adult entertainers, erotica authors and sex educators on Wednesday asked a judge to put on hold a Utah law requiring porn and other adult websites verify user ages. The Free Speech Coalition and its co-plaintiffs argued the new state law...
Céline Dion cancels European concerts 'until I’m really ready to be back on stage'
Céline Dion has canceled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she continues treatment for a rare neurological disorder. “I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again," the singer said in a statement on social media. "I’m working really hard to build back my...
'The Ride' docuseries takes peaks and valleys of professional bull riding by the horns
NEW YORK (AP) — If at first you’re thrown from the bull, try, try again — at least that’s part of what the new docuseries “The Ride” highlights. “Bull riding: you have to eat, sleep and breathe it. Whenever you go to bed at night, you got to be thinking about it,” said...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10 June 4: Actor Bruce Dern is 87. Saxophonist Roger Ball (Average White Band) is 79. Singer-actor Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas) is 79. Jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton is 78. Bassist Danny Brown of The Fixx is 72. Actor Parker...
Revised DACA program to be debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it
HOUSTON (AP) — A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of...
Judge agrees to seal court documents in Ralph Yarl shooting; suspect to be in court
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door last...
US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based...
Trapped by Sudan fighting, dozens of infants, toddlers and children died in Khartoum orphanage
CAIRO (AP) — At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in...
Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests
ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — International efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified Wednesday as ethnic Serbs...
Russian court prepares way for new trial against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Wednesday set a new date for a hearing paving the way for another trial of...
