Candidate Iannarone Welcomes Ruling on Complaint Against Mayor Wheeler
Mayoral challenger Sarah Iannarone has welcomed the Multnomah County Circuit court ruling requiring City Auditor Mary Hull Caballero to look into a complaint against Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for loaning his own re-election campaign 0,000
Some Hospitals in Crisis as US nears high for COVID-19 cases
The global surge in coronavirus infections is hitting the United States hard and overwhelming hospitals across the nation
Report: Seattle Officers Used Excessive Force at Protests
Since May, the office has received 19,000 complaints about police misconduct during protests.
PSU’s Black Studies Department Grows, Offers Students Immediate Support
Chair Ethan Johnson announces new hire and COVID-19 Relief Fund
How Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard got its Name
Oregon Historical society has republished Publisher Bernie Foster's account of how activists persuaded Portland to rename Union Avenue...
New Crisis Line will Serve BIPOC Community
Lines for Life have launched a new crisis line dedicated to and staffed by Black, Indigenous and People of Color ...
Oregon Reports the Highest Daily Case Count Since the Beginning of the Pandemic
OHA reports 550 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths ...
Thursday, October 22: All Registered Voters Should Have Received Their Ballots
Contact Multnomah County Elections TODAY if you have not yet received your ballot in the mail. ...
Agency accepting applications for more than 1,000 seasonal positions in Oregon and Washington ...
Crews vacuum 'murder hornets' out of Washington nest
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Heavily protected crews in Washington state worked Saturday to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States. The state Agriculture Department had spent weeks searching, trapping and using dental floss to tie tracking devices to Asian...
Roseburg VA police officer accused of placing hidden cameras
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A Roseburg man who works as a police officer at a Veterans Affairs hospital has been accused of hiding cameras in the bedroom of a young teen. Detectives began investigating after the cameras were found in the 14-year-old’s bedroom, the Douglas County...
Missouri grinds out 1st victory over Kentucky in five years
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri kept handing the ball to Larry Rountree, and Kentucky barely got a chance to take a turn. Rountree carried 37 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Tigers dominated the clock and the Wildcats in a 20-10 victory on Saturday.Missouri (2-2 Southeastern...
Humbled LSU eyeing QB contingency vs surging South Carolina
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Ed Orgeron was grateful for an extra week to help the Tigers confront considerable challenges on both sides of the ball.He’ll have to hope that’s enough time for the unranked Tigers (1-2, 1-2 SEC) to turn back South Carolina (2-2, 2-2), which...
The Skanner News National 2020 Election Endorsements
Vote like your life depends on it. Read The Skanner News' endorsements for US President, and more ...
The Skanner News Statewide Election 2020 Endorsements
Read The Skanner News' endorsements for Portland Mayor, Portland City Council, and more ...
Muslim Advocates Denounces Trump’s Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Refugees
The organization says Trump’s attacks invite violence against Rep. Omar and Minnesota’s Somali community ...
Discussing the debate, Robert Koehler refers to an article by psychiatrists describing how power causes brain damage ...
Minority communities question election-year push by EPA
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Theresa Landrum lives in southwest Detroit, where residents complain frequently about dirty air. Tree-shaded neighborhoods with schools, churches and parks lie on either side of an interstate highway and in the shadow of a sprawling oil refinery that belches soot...
Black woman shot by officer seeks justice from hospital bed
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend on Satuday told about 200 people gathered at an emotional rally in suburban Chicago that she's fighting “to be strong" for her son. The...
Attack, then pandemic: Pittsburgh Jewish congregations cope
Two years ago, the three congregations sharing space at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue relocated after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 worshippers. Last March, the congregations dispersed from their new locations due to the coronavirus pandemic and switched to virtual services. On...
Kevin Hart: Hosting MDA telethon is a 'major level-up'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Hart says hosting a re-imagined online fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is “a major level-up for me.”“It’s different from anything that you’ve really seen me do. And there’s a great reason behind it,”...
Sandra Oh celebrates Asian culture in film 'Over the Moon'
NEW YORK (AP) — Sandra Oh’s role in the new animated feature “Over the Moon” may not be her largest, but it has deep meaning.The story is set in China and Oh voices the stepmother of a girl named Fei Fei, grieving after the loss of her mother. So she builds a rocket to...
Film depicts Black Lives Matter, #MeToo as new feminist wave
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The documentary genre’s power of immediacy is evident in “Not Done: Women Remaking America," which includes the still-unfolding possibility of the first Black female vice president and the loss of Breonna Taylor.The film depicts a powerful female-driven...
Stumbling stunner! Rays shock Dodgers in 9th, tie Series 2-2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brett Phillips squatted on the field crying, Randy Arozarena sprawled in the dirt...
Virus is pummeling Europe's eateries — and winter is coming
HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering...
For transgender activists, election stokes hopes and fears
Among transgender-rights activists, there’s a powerful mix of hope and fear heading toward the Nov. 3...
Polish women bring abortion restriction protests to churches
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women's rights activists in Poland staged protests during Sunday church services in...
Lee Kun-Hee, force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small...
Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI...
NNPA Pays Off Mortgage on National Headquarters
Chairperson says this is a major step for the organization and Black media as a whole … To read the whole story click here
Portland Observer Publisher Charles Washington, 1951-2012
His legacy as a Black publisher is an important part of Portland history … To read all about it click here
