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1 of Last Republican Congressmen to Vote for Trump Impeachment Defends His Seat in Washington Race
Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention. Voters in the 4th District will decide on one next week that pits one of the last U.S. House Republicans left who voted to impeach Donald Trump against two conservative candidates whose platforms are in lock-step with the presidential nominee.
Kamala Harris’ Campaign Reinvigorates Voters – And Opportunities To Volunteer From Home
Whether you want to stump for Harris or support BIPOC candidates in battleground states, work can be done door-to-door or from the comfort of your living room.
Simone Biles and Team USA Earn 'Redemption' by Powering to Olympic Gold in Women's Gymnastics
“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.
People Flee Idaho Town Through a Tunnel of Fire and Smoke as Western Wildfires Spread
Multiple communities in Idaho have been evacuated after lightning strikes sparked fast-moving wildfires. As that and other blazes scorch the Pacific Northwest, authorities say California's largest wildfire is zero-percent contained after destroying 134 structures and threatening 4,200 more. A sheriff says it was started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully. Officials say they have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday.
The “Avenue of Murals” is a dynamic partnership with Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA), bringing creativity to the Central...
Ranked Choice Voting Workshop at Lincoln High
Join Multnomah County and city of Portland elections staff at a workshop at Lincoln High School, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 5:30...
Albina Vision Trust, Portland Trail Blazers announce launch of the Albina Rose Alliance
Historic partnership to accelerate restorative development in Lower Albina ...
Washington State Library’s Tabletop Gaming Program Awarded $249,500 National Leadership Grant
The partnership will develop and disseminate a digital toolkit to guide libraries in implementing games-based services. ...
Iconic Elm Tree in Downtown Celebrated Before Emergency Removal
The approximately 154-year-old tree has significant damage and declining health following recent storms ...
About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state lawyers. Attorneys general are among the most visible officials in state governments and the job can be a...
Heat, erratic winds and possible lightning could complicate the battle against California wildfire
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend, when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds that could erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot...
Chiefs set deadline of 6 months to decide whether to renovate Arrowhead or build new — and where
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead Stadium, whether that means renovating their iconic home or building an entirely new stadium in Kansas or Missouri. After a joint ballot initiative with the...
Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new stadiums in Kansas. Missouri's renewed efforts...
The 900-Page Guide to Snuffing Out American Democracy
What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into an autocracy in one fell swoop? That is what one far-right think tank and its contributors...
For Black and Latino Americans, this power-grab by the court throws into doubt and potentially weakens current agency rules that sought to bring us closer to the nation’s promises of freedom and justice for all. In two particular areas – fair housing and...
Minding the Debate: What’s Happening to Our Brains During Election Season
The June 27 presidential debate is the real start of the election season, when more Americans start to pay attention. It’s when partisan rhetoric runs hot and emotions run high. It’s also a chance for us, as members of a democratic republic. How? By...
State of the Nation’s Housing 2024: The Cost of the American Dream Jumped 47 Percent Since 2020
Only 1 in 7 renters can afford homeownership, homelessness at an all-time high ...
One thing that hasn't changed in Hollywood: Male characters still more than double female ones
NEW YORK (AP) — In recent years the movie industry has gone through the streaming revolution, the pandemic, labor strikes and “Barbenheimer.” But after countless upheavals in Hollywood, you're still more than twice as likely to see male speaking characters in theatrical releases than you are...
Takeaways: A Project 2025 author makes plans, rallies loyalists as Trump aims for 2nd term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought, a key architect of the controversial Project 2025 plan, speaks as a general marshaling troops to tame a “woke and weaponized” federal government. Vought has said political opposition is “enemy fire that’s coming over the target" and has...
Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, is ready to shock Washington if Trump wins second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought sounds like a general marshaling troops for combat when he talks about taming a “woke and weaponized” federal government. He recently described political opposition as “enemy fire that’s coming over the target,” while urging allies to be...
The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
WASHINGTON (AP) — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world's most enduring musical acts headline this year's crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Director Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with...
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It's the first memoir by Trump, who has been...
Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia' coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action
NEW YORK (AP) — While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed from ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of creation and carnage. “Eden in Olympia” opens by posing a pair of...
Competing for two: Pregnant Olympians push the boundaries of possibility in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Many Olympic athletes take to Instagram to share news of their exploits, trials, victories and...
Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing the need to win battleground Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris is...
Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee
DHAKA, Bangaladesh (AP) — Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, resigned...
Takeaways from AP’s story on Olympics security hitting minorities, others flagged as terror risks
PARIS (AP) — French authorities are making wide use of discretionary anti-terror powers to keep hundreds of...
German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court said Monday it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal...
UK leader Starmer condemns attack on asylum-seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - At least a dozen Oregon cities and counties have taken steps to ban marijuana businesses from their boundaries as the state prepares to begin retail sales in October.
Four counties and eight cities have informed the Oregon Liquor Control Commission that they'll be banning marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers. In some jurisdictions, the ban must go before voters.
Oregon lawmakers gave local governments the ability to keep out marijuana businesses, which were authorized by voters under last year's Measure 91.
Even in jurisdictions that opt out, adults can still grow and use marijuana subject to the same limits that apply in the rest of the state.
The cities opting out are: Ontario, Vale, Nyssa, Brownsville, Sandy, Island City, Sutherlin and Junction City. The counties are Douglas, Umatilla, Harney and Malheur.
