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NORTHWEST NEWS

With Drug Recriminalization, Addiction Recovery Advocates Warn of ‘Inequitable Patchwork’ of Services – And Greater Burden to Black Oregonians

Possession of small amounts of hard drugs is again a misdemeanor crime, as of last Sunday. Critics warn this will have a disproportionate impact on Black Oregonians. 

Police in Washington City Banned From Personalizing Equipment in Settlement Over Shooting Black Man

The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay 0,000 to the family of Timothy Green, a Black man shot and killed by police, in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be barred from personalizing any work equipment.The settlement stops the display of symbols on equipment like the thin blue line on an American flag, which were displayed when Green was killed. The agreement also requires that members of the police department complete state training “on the historical intersection between race and policing.”

City Elections Officials Explain Ranked-Choice Voting

Portland voters will still vote by mail, but have a chance to vote on more candidates. 

PCC Celebrates Black Business Month

Streetwear brand Stackin Kickz and restaurant Norma Jean’s Soul Cuisine showcase the impact that PCC alums have in the North Portland community and beyond

NEWS BRIEFS

HUD Awards $31.7 Million to Support Fair Housing Organizations Nationwide

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded .7 million in grants to 75 fair housing organizations across...

Oregon Summer EBT Application Deadline Extended to Sept. 30

Thousands of families may be unaware that they qualify for this essential benefit. Families are urged to check their eligibility and...

Oregon Hospital Hit With $303M Lawsuit After a Nurse Is Accused of Replacing Fentanyl With Tap Water

Attorneys representing nine living patients and the estates of nine patients who died filed a wrongful death and medical...

RACC Launches New Grant Program for Portland Art Community

Grants between jumi,000 and ,000 will be awarded to support arts programs and activities that show community impact. ...

Oregon Company Awarded Up to $50 Million

Gov. Kotek Joined National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Laurie E. Locascio in Corvallis for the...

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin...

Oregon authorities identify victims who died in a small plane crash near Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities on Friday identified the three victims of a small plane crash near Portland, releasing the names of the two people on board and the resident on the ground who were killed. The victims were pilot Michael Busher, 73; flight instructor...

Cook runs for 2 TDs, Burden scores before leaving with illness as No. 9 Mizzou blanks Buffalo 38-0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Most of the talk about Missouri in the offseason centered around quarterback Brady Cook and All-American wide receiver Luther Burden III, and the way the ninth-ranked Tigers' high-octane offense could put them in the College Football Playoff mix. It's been their...

No. 9 Missouri out to showcase its refreshed run game with Buffalo on deck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The hole left in the Missouri backfield after last season was a mere 5 feet, 9 inches tall, yet it seemed so much bigger than that, given the way Cody Schrader performed during his final season with the Tigers. First-team All-American. Doak Walker Award...

OPINION

DOJ and State Attorneys General File Joint Consumer Lawsuit

In August, the Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys Generals filed a lawsuit charging RealPage Inc., a commercial revenue management software firm with providing apartment managers with illegal price fixing software data that violates...

America Needs Kamala Harris to Win

Because a 'House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand' ...

Student Loan Debt Drops $10 Billion Due to Biden Administration Forgiveness; New Education Department Rules Hold Hope for 30 Million More Borrowers

As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and more increased by billions of...

Carolyn Leonard - Community Leader Until The End, But How Do We Remember Her?

That was Carolyn. Always thinking about what else she could do for the community, even as she herself lay dying in bed. A celebration of Carolyn Leonard’s life will be held on August 17. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin...

'I'm living a lie': On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November. Ivanni Herrera took her 4-year-old son Dylan by the hand and led him into the chilly night, dragging a suitcase containing donated clothes and blankets...

Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated

OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants embedded in the land and water. For decades, the tribes suspected that widespread illness and deaths from cancer are tied to two buildings owned and operated by...

ENTERTAINMENT

Book Review: Ellen Hopkins' new novel 'Sync' is a stirring story of foster care through teens' eyes

I’m always amazed at how Ellen Hopkins can convey so much in so few words, residing in a gray area between prose and poetry. Her latest novel in verse, “Sync,” does exactly that as it switches between twins Storm and Lake during the pivotal year before they age out of the foster...

At Venice Film Festival, Jude Law debuts ‘The Order’ about FBI manhunt for a domestic terrorist

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law plays an FBI agent investigating the violent crimes of a white supremacist group in “The Order,” which premiered Saturday at the Venice Film Festival. An adaptation of Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s nonfiction book “The Silent Brotherhood,”...

Venice Film Festival debuts 3-hour post-war epic ‘The Brutalist,’ in 70mm

VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Brutalist,” a post-war epic about a Holocaust survivor attempting to rebuild a life in America, is a fantasy. But filmmaker Brady Corbet wishes it weren’t. “The film is about the physical manifestation of the trauma of the 20th century,” Corbet...

Kendrick Lamar to Headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Science Teacher’s Viral Creative Classroom Decor Continues to Inspire a New School Year

Oprah and Poet Amanda Gorman Meet for the First Time at DNC and Share Sweet Exchange

His Crayon Is Purple – but Is Harold a Black Boy?

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

A Handful of Tight Races Will Decide which Party Controls Congress

Freshman Classes Provide Glimpse of Affirmative Action Ruling's Impact on Colleges

Black-Owned Baby and Toddler Care Company Rooted in Representation Expands to Target Stores Nationwide

Trump’s Rallies in Racist Sundown Towns as Black Celebrities Continue Misinformation About VP Harris

Opposition candidate burst into Venezuelan politics just months before being chased into exile

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — For millions of Venezuelans and dozens of foreign governments, Edmundo González was...

Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech...

Trial for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death set to begin

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in the federal trial of three former Memphis...

Fuel tanker collision in Nigeria caused an explosion that killed at least 48 people

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an...

Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two NATO members said Sunday that Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly...

Highlights of the Paralympic games in Paris

A gallery of highlights from the Paralympics, captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. France's...

Greg Bluestein the Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of people are rallying behind death row inmate Troy Davis - not just because they oppose capital punishment but because they believe Georgia could put an innocent man to death.

Davis was found guilty of the 1989 murder of off-duty Savannah Officer Mark MacPhail, but doubts about eyewitness testimony have attracted global interest and prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to grant Davis a rare hearing to prove his innocence.

That hearing later found there was no evidence to order a new trial, and prosecutors say there's no chance Davis is innocent.

But high-profile figures from an ex-president to Pope Benedict XVI say they're concerned an innocent man could be put to death on Wednesday.

It's the fourth time Davis' execution has been scheduled in four years.

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