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BNSF Trains Derail in Washington, Arizona; No Injuries
Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound.
Oregon Legislature Advances $200M Housing Package
The package would dedicate about 0 million to the construction of more affordable housing, rehouse about 1,200 people without homes, prevent homelessness for more than 8,000 and expand shelter capacity by 600 beds.
PCC Launches Next Gen of Advanced Machining Education For Marginalized Students
0,000 grant will fund an ambitious new program.
Portland Public Schools Sees Improvement in Black Student Achievement
The district attributes significant improvement in graduation rate to its multi-tiered efforts to better serve students of color, including allocating funds in alignment with racial equity and social justice.
Reusable Food Container Bill Passes Oregon Senate
SB 545 will allow restaurants to fill consumer-owned containers with food ...
Portland Premiere Film Screening of Love in the Time of Fentanyl to be Held Saturday, March 18
Outside In, Outside the Frame, Portland People's Outreach Project and Oregon Health Authority present the free film at Clinton St...
Seattle Poet Claudia Castro Luna Hosts a Bilingual Program Series at the Seattle Public Library
The former Washington State Poet Laureate Castro Luna guest-curated the series, which kicks off with a program...
August Wilson’s Seven Guitars Presented by PassinArt
The show runs March 15 through April 9 at Brunish Theatre ...
Psychologist Laurie Santos to Speak About Science of Happiness During Virtual Lecture
The lecture, hosted by Oregon State, is free to watch via Zoom on April 4 ...
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year. Imposing longer prison sentences...
Idaho robbery suspect killed in Montana after hostage shot
ST. REGIS, Mont. (AP) — A suspect in an Idaho armed robbery was killed by law enforcement after shooting a hostage near a travel center in western Montana, authorities said. Two suspects involved in the Saturday morning robbery in Osburn, Idaho were seen by witnesses later that day...
March Madness betting guide: Upsets shuffle favorites' odds
LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn't just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that will consume basketball fans over the next three weeks. Here's a look at the favorites, underdogs and long shots. ...
Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey suspended after DWI arrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey was suspended from the team after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Sunday, the team said. The 23-year-old, who was a team captain last season, was booked at about 2:45 a.m. and released after posting...
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. ...
Preserving Wildlife and a Way of Life
For decades, hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River have been killing off salmon that must traverse them to spawn, Southern Resident orcas that feed on salmon, and the cultures of tribal nations who consider the salmon their first food. ...
Silicon Valley Bank collapse concerns founders of color
In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank’s biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members. Questions flowed as the bank’s financial status worsened. Some desperately...
New Arizona hotline sees few calls about race-based lessons
PHOENIX (AP) — Only a handful of complaints out of hundreds of calls to a new state hotline for reporting race-based lessons have warranted investigation, Arizona’s top education official said Friday. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told radio station KTAR...
FACT FOCUS: Claims blame ‘woke’ policies on bank’s demise
As Wall Street reels from the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank — the biggest American bank failure since the 2008 financial meltdown — some social media users are honing in on a single culprit: its socially aware, or “woke,” agenda. But the Santa Clara-based...
Review: Ben Platt returns to Broadway in a muddied 'Parade'
NEW YORK (AP) — There's little respite for Ben Platt once the new Broadway revival of the dark musical “Parade” begins. Even during intermission, he remains onstage, sitting in a jail cell. Some patrons during the break may come close to the stage and take photos of him as they...
Q&A: Code Kunst on new album and his love for Mac Miller
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Producer Code Kunst arguably one of the most well-known artists in South Korea’s thriving music scene, a rarity in a country where singers get most of the attention. His fame comes from his nearly decadelong career churning out hit songs with some of the...
Adam Brody talks 'Shazam,' playing Leighton Meester's enemy
LONDON (AP) — For Adam Brody, donning the padded superhero suit in “Shazam!” and its sequel is a dream come true. “I always wanted to play a superhero. I grew up reading comics,” the actor recalled in a recent interview. “I wanted to just be in something of that size and...
Biden's appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern...
GOP donor faces trial on charges of sex trafficking minors
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A formerly well-connected Republican donor, accused of plying petite, vulnerable teenage...
A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa
Over a week after Cyclone Freddy's second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a...
International Red Cross says 2 kidnapped staff freed in Mali
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Two aid workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross were freed in...
Arrests as Kenya opposition leads anti-government protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least three Kenyan legislators and several protesters have been arrested in protests in...
Man arrested after windows smashed at Indian mission in UK
LONDON (AP) — Windows at India’s High Commission in London were smashed and two security guards were slightly...
Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.
