Supporters say House Bill 3291 will create less confusion about when ballots can be mailed. Opponents say it contains loopholes. Under the bill, Oregon voters will be able to drop their ballot in the mail on Election Day without worrying it will be rejected.
Northwest farmers are pouring on the water to moisten soils ahead of the triple-digit temperatures and possible record highs expected this weekend.
Indigenous tribes and environmentalists are calling on the Biden administration to live up to its commitment to environmental justice by cleaning up a contaminated Columbia River island adjacent to Bonneville Dam.
The lawsuit will be the second this year against Clark County involving the death of a Black man at the hands of sheriff's deputies. Donald died from a gunshot to the head after a traffic stop turned into a physical confrontation.
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Portland's Jimmie Herrod has a voice that stops you in your tracks. He stunned the judges on "America's Got Talent" Tuesday, a week after another local hero, Storm Large, did the same.
The creation of the office will advocate for Oregon’s newest residents, seek to connect people to resources and programs helping to reduce social, economic and health disparities.
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the United States now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the vaccines have been and an indication that daily deaths — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the shots.
Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami.
An appeals court has suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race.
President Joe Biden has announced a bipartisan agreement on a pared-down infrastructure plan that would make a start on his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle.
The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for 30 days to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic
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Kevin Cook is a staple in the Portland community. You may know him better by his drag alter-ego Poison Waters. Since the late 1980s, Waters has been performing and co-hosting at the legendary drag club Darcelle XV and now, they're adding a new title to the resume: professor — teaching a course on the history of Portland drag at Portland Community College.
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A conversation with Darrell Wade of Black Men's Wellness on the diseases killing Black men, how the stress of America puts Black men at higher risks and the future of Black men in America.
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