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Black United Fund Launches Emerging Entrepreneur Program
Pilot program will support promising small business owner ready to take the next step.
After a Rocky Start Oregon Drug Decriminalization Eyes Progress
When voters passed the state's pioneering Drug Addiction Treatment andRecovery Act in 2020, the emphasis was on treatment as much as on decriminalizing possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs. But progress has been slow and Oregon still has among the highest addiction rates in the country yet over half of addiction treatment programs in the state don't have enough staffing and funding to help those who want help
Second-annual competition challenged participants to develop new technologies to help consumers during their journey to find a home.
Portland, Oregon, to Use Microphones to Track Gunshots
The decision to advance a pilot program with ShotSpotter was made after Wheeler met with Police Chief Chuck Lovell.
Rep. Janelle Bynum Champions Oregon Business and Sets Sights on Strengthening Key Industries
Rep. Bynum invited leaders and experts to discuss ways the state can champion businesses of all sizes, expand broadband, bolster the...
The central office will be named after Matthew Prophet, Portland Public School's first Black Superintendent from 1982-1992,...
Affordable Housing Plan to Go Before Seattle Voters
If I-135 passes it would create a public development authority ...
The awful threat of domestic violence undermines the safety of far too many households and communities in Oregon and nationwide ...
New partnership with Charles Drew University College of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and...
Hiroshima bombing recalled in Oregon "peace trees" campaign
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hideko Tamura Snider was a 10-year-old girl in Hiroshima, Japan, when the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II. On Wednesday, she described the horrors of that day as the guest of honor in a ceremony marking...
King County to push jumi.25 billion mental health levy
SEATTLE (AP) — People in the greater Seattle area will be asked to approve as much as jumi.25 billion in new taxes to build improve the mental health system and build five regional crisis care centers. The Seattle Times reports King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle Mayor...
Auburn loses 2nd center, Tate Johnson, to injury
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has lost its second center of the season with Tate Johnson slated for surgery on his left elbow. Tigers coach Bryan Harsin said Monday that Johnson is scheduled for surgery on the elbow Thursday and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks but could be out for the...
LSU survives Daniels' injury scare in romp over New Mexico
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The LSU defense held New Mexico to 88 total yards and the Tigers survived an injury scare to starting quarterback Jayden Daniels in a 38-0 victory Saturday night at Tiger Stadium. “Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a habit,” LSU...
The Cruelty of Exploiting Vulnerable People for Political Advantage
There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. ...
The Military to American Youth: You Belong to Me
The U.S. military needs more than just money in its annual budget. It needs access to America’s young people as well — their wallets, their bodies, and their minds. ...
Financial Fairness at Risk With Proposed TD Bank-First Horizon Merger
As banks grow larger through mergers and focus on growing online and mobile services, serious concerns emerge on how fair and how accessible banking will be to traditionally underserved Black and Latino communities. ...
An international team is collecting DNA samples around the globe ...
Civil rights law targets 'cancer alley' discrimination
RESERVE, La. (AP) — Sprawling industrial complexes line the drive east along the Mississippi River to the majority-Black town of Reserve, Louisiana. In the last seven miles the road passes a massive, rust-colored aluminum-oxide refinery, then the Evonik chemical plant, then rows of white tanks at...
Democrats in Florida seek to win over Latinos on gun control
MIAMI (AP) — Annette Taddeo walked to a podium overlooking Miami’s Biscayne Bay and described to her audience how she had fled terrorism as a teenager in Colombia and now feared for the safety of her 16-year-old daughter at an American public school. A blue and bright orange bus...
Biden administration launches environmental justice office
WARRENTON, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top environment official visited what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement Saturday to unveil a national office that will distribute billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution. ...
Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88. Fletcher died in her...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 2-8
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 2-8: Oct. 2: Critic Rex Reed is 84. Singer Don McLean is 77. Country singer Jo-el Sonnier is 76. Actor Avery Brooks (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) is 74. Guitarist Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics is 72. Musician Sting...
Review: 'The Fall Guy' accurately portrays police procedures
“Fall Guy” by Archer Mayor (Minotaur) A Mercedes sedan, stolen a few days earlier in New Hampshire, is found abandoned in Vermont. It is crammed with stolen goods from a two-state crime spree. And in the trunk, police find a body. The victim turns out to be the...
NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead
The Pro Bowl got a major makeover. The NFL has eliminated its full-contact all-star game and is...
Russian military recruiter shot amid fear of Ukraine call-up
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday,...
Stocks fall on recession fears; Dow slips into bear market
A broad slide on Wall Street extended the major indexes' losing streak to a fifth day Monday, deepening a steep...
Greece: EU using Med countries like a refugee 'parking lot'
ATHENS (AP) — Greece on Monday urged the European Union to lift movement restrictions for refugees recognized by...
UK court to hold hearing for US woman in teen's road death
LONDON (AP) — A court case against an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that...
Russia detains Japanese diplomat for seeking sensitive info
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Monday that it had detained a Japanese diplomat based in the eastern city of...
