Companies Back Away From Oregon Floating Offshore Wind Project as Opposition Grows
The federal government finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast in February. But opposition from tribes, fishermen and coastal residents highlights some of the challenges the plan faces.
Preschool for All Growth Outpaces Enrollment Projections
Mid-year enrollment to allow greater flexibility for providers, families.
Wyden is part of a Democratic effort to focus the nation’s attention on the stories of women who have faced horrible realities since some states tightened a patchwork of abortion laws.
Governor Kotek Uses New Land Use Law to Propose Rural Land for Semiconductor Facility
Oregon is competing against other states to host multibillion-dollar microchip factories. A 2023 state law created an exemption to the state's hallmark land use policy aimed at preventing urban sprawl and protecting nature and agriculture.
Burn Ban Lifted in the City of Portland
Although the burn ban is being lifted, Portland Fire & Rescue would like to remind folks to only burn dried cordwood in a...
Midland Library to Reopen in October
To celebrate the opening of the updated, expanded Midland, the library is hosting two days of activities for the community...
The thriving African American community of Greenwood, popularly known as Black Wall Street, was criminally leveled by a white mob...
The announcement is accompanied by a data dashboard that shows the progress for the goals set within the...
Livelihood NW Begins Official Tenure as the New Oregon Women's Business Center
Livelihood NW, the business support organization for entrepreneurs from marginalized communities across the Northwest, has today...
Taxpayers in 24 states will be able to file their returns directly with the IRS in 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is expanding its program that allows people to file their taxes directly with the agency for free. The federal tax collector’s Direct File program, which allows taxpayers to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using...
Takeaways from AP's report on declining condom use among younger generations
Condom usage is down for everyone in the U.S., but researchers say the trend is especially stark among teens and young adults. A few factors are at play: Medical advancements like long-term birth control options and drugs that prevent sexually transmitted infections; a fading fear of...
No 9 Missouri faces stiff road test in visit to No. 25 Texas A&M
No. 9 Missouri hits the road for the first time this season, facing arguably its toughest challenge so far. The Tigers (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) know the trip to No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday will be tough for several reasons if they want to extend their...
No. 9 Missouri looks to improve to 5-0 in visit to No. 25 Texas A&M
No. 9 Missouri (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) at No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ABC). BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 2 1/2. Series record: Texas A&M leads 9-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner will...
The Skanner News: 2024 City Government Endorsements
In the lead-up to a massive transformation of city government, the mayor’s office and 12 city council seats are open. These are our endorsements for candidates we find to be most aligned with the values of equity and progress in Portland, and who we feel...
This month, Albina Head Start filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to defend itself against a misapplied rule that could force the program – and all the children it serves – to lose federal funding. ...
DOJ and State Attorneys General File Joint Consumer Lawsuit
In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates...
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing. Jurors deliberated...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 3 ex-Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols' beating, 1 guilty of civil rights violations....
Photo shows U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler wearing blackface at college Halloween party in 2006
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry Thursday after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson. The images emerged as Lawler, a first-term...
Book Review: 'The Last Dream,' short stories scattered with the seeds of Pedro Almodovar films
The seeds of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar's later cinematic work are scattered throughout the pages of “The Last Dream,” his newly published collection of short writings. The stories and essays were gathered together by Almodóvar's longtime assistant, including many pieces...
Book Review: Louise Erdrich writes about love and loss in North Dakota in ’The Mighty Red’
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich (“The Night Watchman,” 2021) returns with a story close to her heart, “The Mighty Red.” Set in the author’s native North Dakota, the title refers to the river that serves as a metaphor for life in the Red River Valley. It also carries a...
Book Review: 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' is fan service for readers of Gladwell's 2000 book
It's been nearly 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published “The Tipping Point," and it's still easy to catch it being read on airplanes, displayed prominently on executives' bookshelves or hear its jargon slipped into conversations. It's no surprise that a sequel was the next logical step. ...
Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “laid the groundwork for his crimes” well before Election Day in 2020. He...
What's next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their...
Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the...
Victor Perahia, Holocaust survivor and president of French Union of Auschwitz Deportees, dies at 91
PARIS (AP) — Victor Perahia, the president of the French Union of Auschwitz Deportees and a Holocaust survivor,...
Belarus opposition urges immediate release of over 200 political prisoners in dire state
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Thursday said 224...
Italian family believes painting found in a dump in 1960s is a Picasso and seeks authentication
MILAN (AP) — An Italian family hopes to prove definitively that a painting discarded from a villa on the island...
Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from West Africa by a British colonial expedition and subsequently sold to collections around the world, including German museums
Singer-songwriter talks about his new album, first major movie role