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‘Feeling Our Age’: Oregon Artist Explores Aging Through Portraiture
64 women were painted and asked to reflect on lives well lived.
Off-Duty Guard Charged With Killing Seattle-Area Teen After Mistaking Toy for Gun, Authorities Say
Prosecutors charged 51-year-old Aaron Brown Myers on Monday in connection with the death of Hazrat Ali Rohani. Myers was also charged with assault after authorities say he held another teen at gunpoint. His attorney says Myers sincerely believed he was stopping a violent crime.
James Beard Finalists Include an East African Restaurant in Detroit and Seattle Pho Shops
The James Beards Awards are the culinary world's equivalent of the Oscars. For restaurants, even being named a finalist can bring wide recognition and boost business.
Ranked-Choice Voting Expert Grace Ramsey on What Portland Voters Can Expect in November
Ramsey has worked in several other states and cities to educate voters on new system of voting.
Montavilla Pool to Reopen in July After Mandatory Maintenance
The pool will open later this summer due to an upgrade to the pool’s plumbing that required a more complex solution to achieve...
Today, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 42 other attorneys general announced they have reached a 0 million nationwide...
Juneteenth 2024 Events in Portland and Seattle
View events celebrating Juneteenth in the Portland and Seattle area ...
Kobi Flowers Crowned 2024 Rose Festival Queen
Flowers has been active in her school community as member of the leadership team at Self Enhancement, Inc., Varsity Cheer...
Summer Events are Shining Through at Multnomah County Library
Start your June by honoring Juneteenth, celebrating Pride and playing the Summer Reading game. ...
Judge could soon set trial date for man charged in killings of 4 University of Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge could soon decide on a trial date for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students who were killed more than a year and a half ago. Bryan Kohberger was arrested roughly six weeks after the bodies of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle,...
Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park. Portland Fire and Rescue said on the social platform X that firefighters worked with engineers...
Kansas lawmakers poised to lure Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri, despite economists' concerns
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 170-year-old rivalry is flaring up as Kansas lawmakers try to snatch the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri even though economists long ago concluded subsidizing pro sports isn't worth the cost. The Kansas Legislature's top leaders...
Josh Sargent out for Colombia friendly, could miss Copa America
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — United States forward Josh Sargent could miss Saturday's friendly against Colombia and could be dropped from the Copa America roster. A 24-year-old from O'Fallon, Missouri, Sargent scored 16 goals in 26 league games with Norwich in England's second-tier League...
A recent 7-2 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court gave consumers a long-sought victory that ended more than a decade of challenges over the constitutionality of the agency created to be the nation’s financial cop on the beat. ...
The Skanner News May 2024 Primary Endorsements
Read The Skanner News endorsements and vote today. Candidates for mayor and city council will appear on the November general election ballot. ...
Nation’s Growing Racial and Gender Wealth Gaps Need Policy Reform
Never-married Black women have 8 cents in wealth for every dollar held by while males. ...
Multiple recent announcements from the Biden administration offer new hope for the 43.2 million borrowers hoping to get relief from the onerous burden of a collective
Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up
OXFORD, N.C. (AP) — She opens the door wearing a gray tank top, Hello Kitty pajama pants and pink fuzzy slippers. With her 6-year-old son standing quietly beside her, she listens patiently as Liz Purvis begins discussing what's at stake in the election this November. The woman,...
Trump visits a Black church, addresses a MAGA activist gathering amid swing through pivotal Michigan
DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump used back-to-back stops Saturday to court Black voters and a conservative group that has been accused of attracting white supremacists as the Republican presidential candidate works to stitch together a coalition of historically divergent interests in battleground...
South Africa's President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on Friday, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote. Ramaphosa, the leader of the African National...
Book Review: Yume Kitasei explores space in a heist-driven action adventure novel
Grad student Maya Hoshimoto is having a hard time settling down on Earth after a thrilling career as an art thief, stealing looted objects and returning them to their people. So when her best friend Auncle — an octopus-like being from another solar system — offers one last job, of course she...
Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Griffin Dunne says he’s grateful his parents raised him with what he affectionately calls “benign neglect" in 1970s and '80s Los Angeles because it encouraged creativity and risk-taking that led to some wild experiences he chronicles in his new memoir. “The...
Juan Soto joins Daddy Yankee and Kyle Tucker teams with Travis Scott on Topps Series 2 cards
Juan Soto has been on baseball cards with Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts. But this one, well, this one was a little different for Soto. This one had the New York Yankees slugger and Puerto Rican musician Daddy Yankee. ...
Crews working in sweltering conditions and steep terrain battle major Los Angeles-area wildfire
GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los...
Chinese and Philippine ship collision just the latest in a string of South China Sea confrontations
BANGKOK (AP) — China has been at odds with many other countries in the Asia-Pacific for years...
AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns
Adrian Perkins was running for reelection as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was surprised by a harsh...
Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore authorities said Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine...
Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to...
Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US
PRAGUE (AP) — An Indian national was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of...
Sweet Jam, a new Portland-area hip breakfast restaurant, had its grand opening to the public Thursday, May 19
Felicia Collier in front of the Wells Fargo Center
Felicia Collier is the first African American to manage the tallest building in the state of Oregon
