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Seattle Police Chief Dismissed From Top Job Amid Discrimination, Harassment Lawsuits
Adrian Diaz's departure comes about a week after police Capt. Eric Greening filed a lawsuit alleging that he discriminated against women and people of color.
Organizations were honored for the the Hattie Redmond Apartments grand opening event
Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade Grand Marshal is Greg McKelvey
McKelvey is the band director at Battle Ground High School
New Police Oversight Board Still On Track Despite Challenges, A Trip to Court
But advisory committee members say they’re left in the dark about the progress of city code they helped form.
Lineup and Schedule of Performances Announced for 44th Annual Cathedral Park Free Jazz Festival
The final lineup and schedule of performances has been announced for the free Cathedral Park Jazz...
Most EPS Foam Containers Banned From Sale and Distribution in WA Starting June 1
2021 state law ends era of clamshell containers, plates, bowls, cups, trays and coolers made of expanded polystyrene ...
First Meeting of Transportation Committee Statewide Tour to be at Portland Community College
The public is invited to testify at the Portland meeting of the 12-stop Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour ...
Forest Service Waives Recreation Fee for National Get Outdoors Day
National Get Outdoors Day aims to connect Americans with the great outdoors and inspire them to lead healthy, active lifestyles. By...
Acclaimed Portland Author Renée Watson Presents: I See My Light Shining
The event will feature listening stations with excerpts from the digital collection of oral testimonies from extraordinary elders from...
Oregon defendants without a lawyer must be released from jail, US appeals court says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling that Oregon defendants must be released from jail after seven days if they don’t have a defense attorney. In its decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called Oregon's public defense system a...
Oregon utility regulator rejects PacifiCorp request to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits
Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. Under the proposal, PacifiCorp would only have been responsible for paying out actual economic damages in lawsuit awards. The company submitted the request in...
Duke tops Missouri 4-3 in 9 innings to win first super regional, qualify for first WCWS
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — D'Auna Jennings led off the top of the ninth inning with a home run to end a scoreless pitching duel between Cassidy Curd and Missouri's Laurin Krings and 10th-seeded Duke held on for a wild 4-3 victory over the seventh-seeded Tigers on Sunday in the finale of the...
Mizzou uses combined 2-hitter to beat Duke 3-1 to force decisive game in Columbia Super Regional
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Laurin Krings and two relievers combined on a two-hitter and seventh-seeded Missouri forced a deciding game in the Columbia Super Regional with a 3-1 win over Duke on Saturday. The Tigers (48-17) had three-straight singles in the fourth inning, with Abby Hay...
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
Op-Ed: Why MAGA Policies Are Detrimental to Black Communities
NNPA NEWSWIRE – MAGA proponents peddle baseless claims of widespread voter fraud to justify voter suppression tactics that disproportionately target Black voters. From restrictive voter ID laws to purging voter rolls to limiting early voting hours, these...
100 years ago, US citizenship for Native Americans came without voting rights in swing states
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Voter participation advocate Theresa Pasqual traverses the tribal community of Acoma Pueblo with a stack of sample ballots in her car and applications for absentee ballots, handing them out at every opportunity ahead of New Mexico's June 4 primary. Residents of...
Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys say
A new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment, civil rights attorneys say. Critics have said the law — signed this...
Florida sheriff's office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home
A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy's life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran,...
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53
NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America's food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday in New...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 2-8
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 2-8: June 2: Actor Ron Ely (“Tarzan”) is 86. Actor Stacy Keach is 83. Actor-director Charles Haid (“Hill Street Blues”) is 81. Singer Chubby Tavares of Tavares is 80. Film director Lasse Hallstrom (“Chocolat,” “The Cider House...
Book Review: Emil Ferris tackles big issues through a small child with a monster obsession
There are two types of monsters: Ones that simply appear scary and ones that are scary by their cruelty. Karen Reyes is the former, but what does that make her troubled older brother, Deeze? Emil Ferris has finally followed up on her visually stunning, 2017 debut graphic novel with...
Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas...
Killing of Minneapolis police officer stuns a department that's been struggling to fill its ranks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The shooting death of a Minneapolis police officer has stunned a department that has...
Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader
Mexican voters are poised to elect their first female president, a cause of celebration for many that has also...
Europe vote may tip balance between Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy and mainstream foreign policy
MILAN (AP) — While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural...
Italy's migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
ROME (AP) — It was still dark and quiet outside when Ousmane Sylla performed his last prayer in the courtyard of...
At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pummeled Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile...
