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Oregon Extends COVID Workplace Mask Rule Indefinitely
State officials say the rule, which garnered thousands of public comments, will be in place until it is “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
As Reparations Hit Roadblock, Oregon Lawmakers Look to U.S. Congress and Cities
Sen. Frederick pushed for eligible Black Oregonians to receive a lifetime annuity as remedy for slavery, systemic racism.
Landmark Gun Safety Bill Clears Final Vote
The Oregon Senate repassed Senate Bill 554 – approving modifications made in the House to add storage and safety requirements among the bill’s components.
Shooting Highlights Lack of Body Cams Among Portland Police
Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man to put up his hands. Moments later, two shots rang out.
Street Gallery: Crossing the Redline
Street Gallery, invites the public to an intergenerational art exhibit: “Crossing the Redline” ...
Unemployment Fix Passes Oregon Senate, Helps Get More Oregonians Back to Work
Many Oregon employers believe this policy will help support their rapidly changing workforce needs, COVID-19 regulations, and worker...
Concrete Wall Around Seattle Police Precinct Comes Down
The city decided to take the wall down after hearing from the community ...
Peloton Recalls Treadmills, Halts Sales, After a Child Dies
Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month after denying they were dangerous and saying it would not pull...
Free Online Classes Promote Sustainable Living
Clark County’s Master Composter Recycler program is offering a series of free sustainable living webinars this spring. ...
Southern resident orca pod in best condition in decade
SEATTLE (AP) — She was a mother who happened to be an orca, whose plight resonated around the world as she clung to her dead calf, refusing to let it go. Mother orca Tahlequah, J35, brought front and center the extinction crisis threatening the southern resident killer whales...
Man sentenced to 20 years for shooting man to death
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — A Fruitland, Idaho man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday in the shooting death of a man in Ontario, Oregon. According to court documents, Jaime Anthony Escobedo fatally shot 38-year-old Larry Fuentes, Jr. of Portland, Oregon in a restaurant...
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. ...
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum shares her thoughts after the verdicts ...
Massachusetts mom wants outside review of Black teen's death
HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — Family members and activists are demanding answers in the death of a Black teen whose body was found near her home in a Boston suburb last month. Authorities said they have not determined how 16-year-old Mikayla Miller died. Her body was found on April...
With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is sending a strong message about its priorities these days. In just over the past two weeks, it has opened investigations of police in Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis. Federal prosecutors have charged four former Minneapolis...
Maryland governor pardoning 34 victims of racial lynching
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will posthumously pardon 34 victims of racial lynching in the state who were denied legal due process in the allegations against them between 1854 and 1933, a spokesman for Hogan said Saturday. Michael Ricci, Hogan's spokesman,...
In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers
NEW YORK (AP) — Like so many, the pandemic upended life for actor and dancer Rena Riffel. The Los Angeles-based performer needed help with rent, utilities and counselling when jobs suddenly dried up. “Being an artist, we are already very fragile with our finances," she...
David Oyelowo fulfills new directing passion in 'Water Man'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While starring in films like “Selma” and “Lee Daniels' The Butler,” actor David Oyelowo discovered a new passion: directing. Oyelowo was inspired to step behind-the-camera after learning different nuances of the craft from respected directors like...
Review: Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie reunite and have a blast
Jason Statham says very, very little in his new film. The English actor must have only need to memorize about three pages of dialogue. But, as always, he's very expressive with his hands. And the guns in them. “You ain’t much for talking, are you, Mary Poppins?” he is...
South Africa's royal scandal: New Zulu king's claim disputed
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A new Zulu king was named in South Africa amid scenes of chaos after members of...
Tawny Kitaen, star of '80s rock music videos, dies at 59
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tawny Kitaen, the sultry red-haired actress who appeared in rock music videos...
With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is sending a strong message about its priorities these days. ...
Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports
GENEVA (AP) — European leaders voiced increasing skepticism Friday that a U.S. proposal to lift patent...
WHO panel OKs emergency use of China's Sinopharm vaccine
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization gave emergency use authorization Friday to a COVID-19 vaccine...
UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines
LONDON (AP) — Britain announced a “first tentative step” Friday toward resuming international travel, saying...
