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Portland Police, FBI Respond to Threats of Gun Violence
Citing intelligence that there are “imminent” efforts from outside groups to “engage and advance gun violence” this weekend, the Portland City Council announced police and the FBI will be on the streets of the city for the next few days
Gov.: Mask Requirement Lifted for Fully Vaccinated in Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced that the state will immediately follow guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jay Inslee: State on Track to Fully Reopen June 30
Washington is on track to fully reopen its economy by June 30, and a full reopening could happen even sooner if 70% or more of residents ages 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of vaccine by then.
Inslee: Open Carry of Weapons Now Prohibited at Rallies, Capitol
Last week the Oregon Legislature passed a measure that bans guns from the state Capitol.
The Skanner To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
The Daily Journal of Commerce and its Building Diversity program is honoring The Skanner on May 26 for its pivotal role in many...
OHS Looks Back to "Guatemalan Immigration: Indigenous Transborder Communities"
In the 1980s, people from Guatemala, seeking refuge from violence and harsh economic and social inequities, began building sister...
Vancouver Principal Resigns Amid Racist Language Accusations
Johnson had led Mountain View High School since 2014 but had been on paid administrative leave almost two months. ...
Oregon Cares Fund Resumes Disbursement of Funds to Black Community
Funds started being released again last week ...
Audit: Portland Skipped Safeguards to Get Virus Grants Out
The audit found that race was given priority, but women were not prioritized, and it was not documented how various factors weighed in...
Feds seize .6M from company over sale of fake N95 masks
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has seized .6 million from the bank account of a company involved in a deal to sell .5 million in overpriced, counterfeit N95 masks to the state of Maine. The U.S. attorney is seeking to force the company, Med-Tech Resource LLC...
Arborist hired after outcry about excessive tree cutting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is hiring a Pacific Northwest-based arborist to review the state’s removal of trees in wildfire burn areas after recent concerns that the operation has been hasty and excessive. The Oregon Office of Emergency Management announced Monday that...
Several scholars told the Black Press that the United States, its police forces, and politicians now face a solemn question, “from the Klan to White supremacy, where does America go from here?” ...
OP-ED: The Supreme Court Can Protect Black Lives by Ending Qualified Immunity
The three officers responsible for the murder of Breonna Taylor are not the first to walk free after killing an unarmed Black person, and unfortunately, especially if things continue as they are, they will not be the last. ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trade Arron Rodgers
Give Aaron Rodgers a break, Green Bay. Just like Bart Starr & Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers has been a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers for 16 years. ...
Editorial From the Publisher - Council: Police Reform Needed Now
Through years of ceaseless protest, activists have tried to hold Portland Police to account. ...
GOP Leader McCarthy opposes Jan. 6 commission ahead of vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he won’t support a proposal to form an independent, bipartisan commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, almost certainly eroding GOP support ahead of a vote and positioning his party as...
Disney Junior series aims to give a kid's eye view of race
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Rise Up, Sing Out,” an animated shorts series presenting the concepts of race, racism and social justice to young viewers, is coming to Disney Junior. Designed for children ages 2 to 7 and their families, the series will include music by Ahmir...
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration. Biden will sign a memorandum directing...
Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez tie the knot
NEW YORK (AP) — Ariana Grande is a newlywed. A representative for the singer confirmed that she recently married real estate agent Dalton Gomez. Grande's rep told People that they tied the knot in a small and intimate wedding, where less than 20 people...
De Niro says leg injury may prevent Tribeca fest appearance
NEW YORK (AP) — A leg injury may keep Robert De Niro from celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival. The accident happened last week in Oklahoma while on location for the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The two-time...
Black elite family drama 'Our Kind of People' set for fall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Affluent and well-connected Black families are the focus of “Our Kind of People,” a new Fox drama series from “Empire” creator Lee Daniels. Based on “Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class," a 1999 nonfiction book by Lawrence Otis...
India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel...
Russia's northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
NAGURSKOYE, Russia (AP) — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a...
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income...
North Macedonia orders expulsion of Russian diplomat
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia is expelling a Russian diplomat from the country, but authorities...
India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel...
UK job market improving as lockdown measures are eased
LONDON (AP) — Further evidence emerged Tuesday to show that the British economy is recovering strongly, with the...
