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Portland-Based Footwear Designer Plans to Reopen the Only HBCU in Michigan
Dr. D'Wayne Edwards, a Portland-based designer, announced his plans to reopen the Lewis College of Business, the defunct HBCU in Detroit.
$2.1M Penalty for Roofing Company Over Emission Violations
Malarkey Roofing Products was penalized after the company disclosed it may have been emitting a large amount of formaldehyde, a suspected carcinogen, since 2009.
Tool for Police Reform Rarely Used by Local Prosecutors
Brady Lists flag officers whose credibility is in question due to misconduct – a designation that must be shared with defense attorneys. Defense attorneys, public defenders, civil rights groups and some prosecutors are calling for an increased use of the lists.
Feasibility Study for community-led vision moving forward thanks to Parks Local Option Levy
Bootcamp for Prep Cooks Supplies Ingredients for Entry Into Food Service Career
Individuals interested in starting a career in food service have an exciting new choice – Prep Cook Bootcamp ...
WA BLM Demands Resignation of Criminally-charged Sheriff Troyer
"He is being charged with two crimes: false reporting and making a false statement when he said that newspaper deliverer Sedrick...
'A Dangerous Time': Portland Sees Record Homicides
Unlike previous years, more bystanders are being caught in the crossfire — from people mourning at vigils and sitting in cars to...
State Agency Inadvertently Releases Employees Vaccine Status
Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to...
Simple Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treating After Fauci Greenlighted Halloween 2021
Halloween 2020 brought creative ways to trick or treat while minimizing the spread of infection (
Coast Guard monitoring 40 adrift shipping containers
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — About 40 shipping containers tumbled into the Pacific Ocean in rough seas west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca entrance on Friday, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest said on Twitter Friday afternoon that the ship lost the...
No arrests yet in Tacoma shooting that killed 4
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Gunshots rang out across several streets during a shooting that killed four people in a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, authorities said. A search for a suspect or suspects continued Friday, and investigators have not yet said what led to the Thursday...
No. 21 Texas A&M runs over Missouri, 35-14
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher warned his team all week that it couldn’t afford a letdown after its upset of top-ranked Alabama. His message got through, as the 21st-ranked Aggies buried Missouri early in a 35-14 victory Saturday. “We preached it,...
No. 21 Texas A&M heads to Mizzou after 'Bama upset win
No. 21 Texas A&M (4-2, 1-2 SEC) at Missouri (3-3, 0-2), Saturday at noon EDT (SEC Network). Line: Texas A&M by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Texas A&M leads 8-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? ...
How Food Became the Perfect Beachhead for Gentrification
What could be the downside of fresh veggies, homemade empanadas and a pop-up restaurant specializing in banh mis? ...
Homelessness, Houselessness in the Richest Country in the World: An Uncommon Logic
When and why did the United States of America chose the wealth of a few over the health, wealth, and well-being of so many ...
American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. ...
Waters Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it. ...
'Widespread' racial harassment found at Utah school district
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal civil rights investigation released Thursday found widespread racial harassment of Black and Asian American students at a Utah school district, including hundreds of documented uses of the N-word and other racial epithets over the last five years. ...
Oklahoma St. coach Gundy agrees to perpetual 5-year deal
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has agreed to a new contract that will keep him on a perpetual five-year deal at his alma mater. The OSU/A&M Board of Regents has approved the recommendation from Oklahoma State president Dr. Kayse Shrum and Oklahoma State athletic director...
Debut of Huey Newton bust spotlights an influential figure
It was the first time in decades that she’d seen his glow. At the California foundry that fired a bust of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Percy Newton, his widow supervised as a bronze caster put finishing touches on what is to become the first permanent public art piece...
Jerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children's book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers...
In memoir, Katie Couric writes of feeling betrayed by Lauer
NEW YORK (AP) — On a summer day in the Hamptons last year, Katie Couric and her husband, John Molner, went out for a walk and saw a familiar white jeep drive by with Matt Lauer at the wheel. No waves, no hellos. Couric writes in her new memoir, “Going There,” that she...
Review: 'Ron's Gone Wrong' has the movie code all jumbled
There's a clear message in the new film “Ron’s Gone Wrong” and that message is to stop watching films like “Ron’s Gone Wrong.” A derivative tale about a middle schooler and his quirky computer sidekick, the animated film seems to want to preach we should all...
Jury gets chance to hear Elizabeth Holmes' bold promises
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury weighing the fate of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes got its first...
Suns respond to potential investigation, deny racism, sexism
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns released a statement regarding a potential media investigation into the...
EXPLAINER: California proposes limits on community drilling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An ambitious plan by California regulators to block new oil and gas wells within 3,200...
Israel outlaws Palestinian rights groups, alleging terrorism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday effectively outlawed six prominent Palestinian human rights groups by...
Report: Foreign aid lost in Syria exchange rate distortions
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government benefited from variations in foreign currency...
From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting
NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent...
