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Oregon Lawmakers Approve $200M for Housing, Homelessness
Analysts and agencies estimate Oregon is short 140,000 housing units, and federal data shows its homeless population has increased by 22% since 2020.
Oregon Bill on Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Sparks Debate
An Oregon bill that would expand access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care drew emotional testimony, mirroring the culture war debates over abortion, gender identity and parents' rights that are playing out in state legislatures across the U.S.
The Big Problem for Endangered Orcas? Inbreeding
People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.
Amazon Cuts 9,000 More Jobs, Bringing 2023 Total to 27,000
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company's history
Tiffani Penson Announces Campaign for PCC Board, Zone 2
Penson is proud of the accomplishments of PCC ...
Black Bag Speaker Series: Oregon Black Pioneers Historic Photograph Collection
OBP will present the history and context of a photo album, found in a house located in historically Black North Portland, that was...
The Making of American Whiteness Book Presentation and Signing to be Held at OHS
The Making of American Whiteness book will be presented by Dr. Carmen P. Thompson, in conversation with Dr. Darrell Millner on...
Support for Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking Unanimously Passes Oregon Senate
SB 745 will require juvenile departments to screen for survivors of sex trafficking, connect identified survivors with critical...
Reusable Food Container Bill Passes Oregon Senate
SB 545 will allow restaurants to fill consumer-owned containers with food ...
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday. The study by Physicians for Human...
Oregon lawmakers approve 0M for housing, homelessness
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers passed a sweeping 0 million housing and homelessness package on Tuesday, displaying a bipartisan will to tackle two of the state's most pressing crises. The vast majority of the funding — about 7 million — is aimed at boosting...
Study: Most women's NCAA teams are still coached by men
Women comprised less than half the head coaching positions and just over half of the assistant coaching spots for women's college teams in the 2021-22 school year, according to a diversity study released Wednesday. Women held just 42% of head coaching positions of women’s teams in...
The maddest March ever? Underdogs head to the Sweet 16
We know you're upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. An upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest March ever. Defending national champion Kansas and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue are gone — the Boilermakers with a slice of unwanted history. The Sweet...
Celebrating 196 Years of The Black Press
It was on March 17, 1827, at a meeting of “Freed Negroes” in New York City, that Samuel Cornish, a Presbyterian minister, and John Russwurn, the first Negro college graduate in the United States, established the negro newspaper. ...
DEQ Announces Suspension of Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program
The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May ...
FHA Makes Housing More Affordable for 850,000 Borrowers
Savings tied to median market home prices ...
State Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. ...
New bill aims to outlaw caste discrimination in California
California may become the first state in the nation to outlaw caste-based bias, a safeguard people of South Asian descent say is necessary to protect them from discrimination in housing, education and the tech sector where they hold key roles. State Sen. Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim...
Study: Most women's NCAA teams are still coached by men
Women comprised less than half the head coaching positions and just over half of the assistant coaching spots for women's college teams in the 2021-22 school year, according to a diversity study released Wednesday. Women held just 42% of head coaching positions of women’s teams in...
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday. The study by Physicians for Human...
Review: John Wick gets even more stylish in fourth episode
A trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else’s bucket? The un-retired assassin does indeed dive into the City of Lights in the...
Quick spring refreshes: Making the old place feel like new
Maybe you had hoped to be in a new home this year but were deterred by high housing prices. Maybe it's just the arrival of spring that's got you looking around your rooms and wanting something fresh. To make the old place feel like a new place, or just an updated place, designers and...
Willie Nelson honored with Texas educational endowment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Weeks after winning more Grammys, Willie Nelson is getting a new kind of honor: a university endowment in Texas. The 89-year-old country music icon, who in the 1980s helped launch the Farm Aid benefit concerts, is the namesake of the new Willie Nelson Endowment...
War on gangs forges new El Salvador. But the price is steep.
SOYAPANGO, El Salvador (AP) — With semiautomatic weapons pressed to their chest, a pack of camouflage-clad...
Murdaugh trial gives unsolved death investigation a boost
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road...
Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible
JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew...
German group sues Facebook owner Meta over death threats
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German environmental group said Wednesday that it's suing Facebook's parent company...
A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to...
Ukraine, IMF agree on .6 billion loan package
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a .6 billion loan...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
