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Permit-to-Purchase: Oregon's Tough New Gun Law Faces Federal Court Test

The trial, which will be held before a judge and not a jury, will determine whether the law violates the U.S. Constitution.

Local Hire: National Park Board Appoints First Native American Member

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission executive director and Yakama Nation member Aja DeCoteau joins team of 15 new appointees during revival of defunct group

Portland Mulls Ban on Daytime Camping Amid Sharp Rise in Homelessness

The measure before the Portland City Council on Wednesday would prohibit camping between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in city parks and near schools and day cares.

Truck Driver Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Deadly Oregon Crash That Killed 7 Farmworkers

A grand jury in Marion County Court on Tuesday indicted Lincoln Smith, a 52-year-old truck driver from California, on 12 counts, including seven charges of manslaughter, reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants.

NEWS BRIEFS

Letter to Mayor: Northeast 87th Avenue Maintenance Problems

For over 15 years, I have traversed Portland's bureaucratic quagmire attempting to determine which bureau is responsible for...

Rosie Reunion: WWII Rosies to Headline Grand Floral Parade

These iconic women will not only grace the parade but also hold the esteemed position of Grand Marshals. ...

Milwaukie Native Serves at U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron in Japan

Spencer Mathias attended Milwaukie High School and graduated in 2005, and today serves as a naval aircrewman with Helicopter Maritime...

Jazz Singers Shirley Nanette, Nancy King, Rebecca Kilgore Perform June 10

The show benefits the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival 2023 ...

Albina Music Trust Special Event Free to the Public

Albina Music Trust announces a special collaboration between experimental video artists Spoiler Room and the band Greaterkind ft. Lo...

Missing Mount Rainier climber's body found in crevasse; he was celebrating 80th birthday

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Search crews on Mount Rainier have found and recovered the body of a man matching the description of an 80-year-old solo climber reported missing last week, Mount Rainier National Park officials said. Dawes Eddy of Spokane, Washington,...

Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member

REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — Someone left a dead raccoon and a sign with “intimidating language” that mentioned a Black city councilor outside the law office of an Oregon mayor, police said. Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch found the raccoon and the sign on Monday, the Redmond Police Department...

Foster, Ware homer, Auburn eliminates Mizzou 10-4 in SEC

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit a three-run homer, Bryson Ware added a two-run shot and fifth-seeded Auburn wrapped up the first day of the SEC Tournament with a 10-4 win over ninth-seeded Missouri on Tuesday night. Auburn (34-9), which has won nine-straight, moved into the...

Small Missouri college adds football programs to boost enrollment

FULTON, Mo. (AP) — A small college in central Missouri has announced it will add football and women's flag football programs as part of its plan to grow enrollment. William Woods University will add about 140 students between the two new sports, athletic director Steve Wilson said...

OPINION

Significant Workforce Investments Needed to Stem Public Defense Crisis

We have a responsibility to ensure our state government is protecting the constitutional rights of all Oregonians, including people accused of a crime ...

Over 80 Groups Tell Federal Regulators Key Bank Broke $16.5 Billion Promise

Cross-country redlining aided wealthy white communities while excluding Black areas ...

Public Health 101: Guns

America: where all attempts to curb access to guns are shot down. Should we raise a glass to that? ...

Op-Ed: Ballot Measure Creates New Barriers to Success for Black-owned Businesses

Measure 26-238, a proposed local capital gains tax, is unfair and a burden on Black business owners in an already-challenging economic environment. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe

NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The first encounter with racism that Harmony Kennedy can remember came in elementary school. On a playground, a girl picked up a leaf and said she wanted to “clean the dirt” from Harmony’s skin. In sixth grade, a boy dropped trash on the floor and...

UN judges declare 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial because of dementia

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — United Nations judges have declared an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia and said they would establish a procedure to go on hearing evidence without the possibility of convicting him. The...

Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley's seat

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Black Missouri prosecutor who stepped into leadership in the aftermath of protests over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown is running for Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley's seat, the Democrat announced Wednesday. In his campaign announcement,...

ENTERTAINMENT

Tony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on '& Juliet': 'This was the story I wanted to tell'

NEW YORK (AP) — One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a.m. to perform on “Good Morning America.” Then there was a formal gala lunch and a few snuggle hours with her young daughter. Finally, as the sun set, her main job beckoned: A big new musical that needed her voice. ...

Too much information? Jason Isbell believes opening your life to fans builds a stronger bond

NEW YORK (AP) — If Jason Isbell is keeping many more secrets, it's hard to imagine what they might be. The singer-songwriter and his wife, fellow musician Amanda Shires, open their lives for public consumption in a manner unusual even to artists who mine their own world for...

Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne headline iHeartRadio festival

NEW YORK (AP) — Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout the country. The lineup for the two-day event Sept. 22-23 at T-Mobile...

How Hip-Hop Learned to Call out Homophobia – or at Least Apologize for it

Warner Bros. Just Released the Color Purple Trailer & Fans Are Already Emotional

From the Football Field to the Classroom: Jalen Hurts Achieves Master's Degree Milestone

Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ Endures as Rap Artists Detail Complex Relationships With Their Mothers, Street Life and the Pursuit of Success

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Former Vice President Pence Files Paperwork Launching 2024 Presidential Bid in Challenge to Trump

Dr. Cornel West Declares Candidacy for President

Judge Delays First Criminal Trial in Death of Elijah McClain

US Defense Secretary Warns China Against 'Coercion and Bullying'

Protesters brawl as Southern California school district decides whether to recognize Pride Month

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Protesters briefly scuffled and punches flew Tuesday as a Southern California school...

For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support

Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly...

The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about 0 left after rent, groceries and car...

Greece seeks assistance from rival Turkey over migration spike along border river

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials have launched a series of high-level contacts with the newly elected...

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app...

Security guards at London's Heathrow Airport to escalate strikes over pay into busy summer months

LONDON (AP) — Security guards at London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest, will escalate their strike action...

By The Skanner News | The Skanner News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the entertainers at this weekend's dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.

The dedication was postponed from late August because of Hurricane Irene.

Journalist Roland Martin will be the emcee. Besides Obama, speakers will include civil rights leaders Julian Bond, Rep. John Lewis, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and members of the King family. Journalist Dan Rather will also speak.

A ceremonial dedication will be held at 11 a.m. on the grounds of the memorial, where the queen of soul will perform.

The towering 30-foot monument is the first dedicated to a black leader on the National Mall.

King stands with his arms crossed, carved from a stone and looking toward the horizon.

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