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Gov.: Mask Requirement Lifted for Fully Vaccinated in Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced that the state will immediately follow guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jay Inslee: State on Track to Fully Reopen June 30
Washington is on track to fully reopen its economy by June 30, and a full reopening could happen even sooner if 70% or more of residents ages 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of vaccine by then.
Inslee: Open Carry of Weapons Now Prohibited at Rallies, Capitol
Last week the Oregon Legislature passed a measure that bans guns from the state Capitol.
Governor Kate Brown Sets Vaccination Targets for Oregon to Reopen
Most statewide coronavirus related restrictions will be lifted when 70% of Oregon's residents who are 16 years and older receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose. In addition, counties will be eligible to move into the “lower risk” category when 65% of the area's eligible population is vaccinated.
Oregon Cares Fund Resumes Disbursement of Funds to Black Community
Funds started being released again last week ...
Audit: Portland Skipped Safeguards to Get Virus Grants Out
The audit found that race was given priority, but women were not prioritized, and it was not documented how various factors weighed in...
Portland Audubon Hosts ‘Nature Night, Centering Justice and Identity’ Virtual Event
The discussion to be held on June 1, focuses on building inclusive scientific communities for our shared future ...
Gov. Inslee Signs Agriculture Worker Overtime Bill
Senate Bill 5172 creates a phased-in path toward full overtime pay for agricultural workers by 2024. For 2022, they ensure overtime...
PCC Art Student Exhibition Showcases Pandemic-Era Resilience
The exhibition opens on Monday, May 17 and runs through June 4 and includes a salon-style virtual showcase of two- and...
Inslee, Murray, Cantwell oppose Simpson plan to remove dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state's top Democrats have come out against a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River and replace their benefits as part of a huge infrastructure bill being crafted by the Biden administration. ...
Vancouver principal resigns amid racist language accusations
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A high school principal in Vancouver accused of favoritism and allowing racist language has resigned but will become a principal on special assignment within the same district. Matt Johnson said this week in a statement that his resignation comes after...
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 ...
US warns extremists may strike as virus restrictions ease
WASHINGTON (AP) — A national terrorism alert issued Friday warns that violent extremists may take advantage of the easing of pandemic restrictions to conduct attacks. The alert does not cite any specific threats. But it warns of potential danger from an increasingly complex...
The Latest: Israeli police: 9 hurt after arrest of Islamist
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the stepped-up fighting between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers (all times local): ___ JERUSALEM — Israeli police are saying that nine people were injured during violent unrest surrounding the arrest of a senior...
NFL families seek to end 'race-norming' in jumiB settlement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s jumi billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system...
Ewan McGregor won't soon forget his fashion turn as Halston
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine, if you will, a galaxy far, far away where the one-name fashion wonder Halston dresses Obi-Wan Kenobi in something fabulous from the swinging '70s. Ewan McGregor can. Sort of. McGregor is in the unique position of being the sole...
Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert lead CMT Music Awards noms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former tourmates Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris are the leading nominees for the 2021 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos. CMT on Thursday announced the nominees for their June 9 fan-voted awards show, where Morris and...
Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK (AP) — Locked out Metropolitan Opera stagehands protested the use of nonunion shops to construct sets for the company's upcoming season, attracting a crowd of roughly 1,000 people outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Thursday. The Met has been shuttered by...
Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it
NEW YORK (AP) — Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon...
Gucci marks 100 years with exhibit on Michele code-breaking
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Alessandro Michele has radically shifted Gucci codes and challenged fashion norms in his...
Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON (AP) — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the...
Armenia asks for Russian help amid tensions with Azerbaijan
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister said Friday he has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for...
Analysis: Israel, Hamas race to claim victory before truce
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas know that a fourth Gaza war, like the three before, would be as inconclusive...
US Embassy in Moscow temporarily resumes halted services
MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Friday it will temporarily resume some of the consular services it...
