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Oregon Housing and Community Services Makes Progress on Federal Emergency Rental Assistance
Agency stresses importance of applying for the program and works with partners to prevent evictions from moving forward
Oregon Set to Expand Hotline for Bias Crime Reporting
With a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon and nationwide the two-person office just couldn’t handle the volume.
Portland Shootings Prompt DA to Spend $1M to Handle Cases
Multnomah County plans to hire four prosecutors and two investigators to help with an increasing caseload of homicide investigations
Cascadia Whole Health Honors Community Justice Leader, Fine Artist with Culture of Caring Awards
Erika Preuitt and Jeremy Okai Davis recognized for positive contributions to community.
Simple Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treating After Fauci Greenlighted Halloween 2021
Halloween 2020 brought creative ways to trick or treat while minimizing the spread of infection (
De La Salle North Catholic High School Completes New Campus
Faith-based, college-preparatory high school for underserved students opens permanent campus alongside Catholic church in...
Sen. Kayse Jama Announces Re-Election Campaign for Senate District 24
Since his appointment, Jama has worked to address the systemic inequality that Oregonians have faced ...
Dion Matthews Jr. Homicide Remains Unsolved After Six Years
The 2015 homicide is a Crime Stoppers featured case ...
Joint Center Commends Senator Whitehouse for Hiring Monalisa Dugué as Chief of Staff
Dugué is one of two Black Chiefs of Staff in the Senate ...
Another illegal marijuana operation found in southern Oregon
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Another large illegal marijuana operation has been discovered in southern Oregon, authorities said. On Tuesday, law enforcement executing a search warrant in a downtown Klamath Falls warehouse found marijuana with a street value of more than ...
1,887 WA workers fired, leave jobs due to vaccine mandate
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than 1,800 Washington state workers have been fired, resigned or retired due to the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to data released Tuesday. The latest numbers released by the governor’s Office of Financial Management show that...
No. 21 Texas A&M runs over Missouri, 35-14
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher warned his team all week that it couldn’t afford a letdown after its upset of top-ranked Alabama. His message got through, as the 21st-ranked Aggies buried Missouri early in a 35-14 victory Saturday. “We preached it,...
No. 21 Texas A&M heads to Mizzou after 'Bama upset win
No. 21 Texas A&M (4-2, 1-2 SEC) at Missouri (3-3, 0-2), Saturday at noon EDT (SEC Network). Line: Texas A&M by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Texas A&M leads 8-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? ...
How Food Became the Perfect Beachhead for Gentrification
What could be the downside of fresh veggies, homemade empanadas and a pop-up restaurant specializing in banh mis? ...
Homelessness, Houselessness in the Richest Country in the World: An Uncommon Logic
When and why did the United States of America chose the wealth of a few over the health, wealth, and well-being of so many ...
American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
With COVID-19 still an omnipresent concern and the country’s recovery still very much in jeopardy, individuals, families, and communities are struggling to deal with issues that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. ...
Waters Statement on 20th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Twenty years ago today, our nation suffered devastating terrorist attacks on our soil and against our people that wholly and completely changed the world as we knew it. ...
Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children
CHICAGO (AP) — Royal Smart remembers every detail: the feeling of the handcuffs on his wrists. The panic as he was led outside into the cold March darkness, arms raised, to face a wall of police officers pointing their guns. He was 8 years old. Neither he...
Police shooting looms over Emanuel in confirmation battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Chicago seven years ago is looming large over the city’s former mayor, Rahm Emanuel, as he looks to win confirmation as President Joe Biden’s ambassador to Japan. Several liberal House lawmakers and activists...
Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for inclusive government
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan on Wednesday involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations, a round of diplomacy that underlines Moscow's clout. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opened the talks and emphasized that “forming a...
McCain book shares why she left 'toxic' times at 'The View'
NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan McCain says she decided to leave “The View” following her second day back from maternity leave in January when frequent foil Joy Behar said “I did not miss you” during a political argument. McCain, who left this summer after four years as the...
New-York Historical Society selects new trustee chair
NEW YORK (AP) — The New-York Historical Society has chosen Dr. H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, a scholar of art and archeology, as its next chair of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Hsu-Tang, a current trustee who will succeed Pam B. Schafler, begins her new position in February. Her plans...
CNN's John King says he has MS, grateful for vaccinations
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's John King revealed during an on-air discussion of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis. “I'm going to share a secret I've never spoken before,” King said while leading a panel discussion on his “Inside Politics”...
UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions
LONDON (AP) — Under pressure from rising infections and alarmed health experts, the British government on...
Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the...
Beirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war
BEIRUT (AP) — He was only a year old when his panicked father picked him up and they fled with his mother from...
EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official on Wednesday exhorted the 27 member nations to wean themselves...
Negotiations drag on over 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Negotiations stretched into a fourth day seeking the return of 17 members of a...
Queen accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few days and has canceled...
