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Case against man arrested in 1994 death of woman dismissed
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Criminal charges against a man suspected in the 1994 murder of a Vancouver, Washington, woman have been dismissed. Richard Knapp, 60, was released from the Clark County Jail this week after several years in custody. Detectives had used a genealogy database...
Air pollution monitoring to increase for Oregon communities
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of Oregon’s most economically disadvantaged and racially diverse communities — one in Portland and the other on the south coast — are getting a boost in their fight against air pollution. The air-quality challenges facing “environmental justice...
Man convicted of manslaughter in killing near Bend nightclub
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in central Oregon has acquitted a man of murder but found him guilty of manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of a Black man outside a nightclub in Bend. The jury convicted Ian Cranston Wednesday on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter,...
Bennett, Nawaz replacing Judy Woodruff on PBS 'NewsHour'
NEW YORK (AP) — In what's being portrayed as a generational change, PBS said Wednesday that Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz will replace Washington veteran Judy Woodruff as anchors of the weeknight “NewsHour” at the beginning of 2023. Woodruff, 75, is leaving the daily anchor job...
Thousands of Portland mayor's texts were missing for years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of text messages from Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s city-issued iPhone and the phones of other top officials went missing for years from the public record, including texts he sent after former President Donald Trump directed federal agents to the city to quell...
Oregon university plans to develop new rechargeable battery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition. The U.S....
Prince William's Earthshot Prize ceremony to air on PBS, BBC
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Earthshot Prize, founded by Britain’s Prince William to honor groundbreaking solutions to environmental issues, will broadcast its second ceremony on PBS and the BBC. William, who launched the global prize with The Royal Foundation, will join the event to...
