Nation Jul 18 Oregon officials decry federal agents after protest clashes Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas against protesters again overnight as the city’s mayor demanded that the agents be removed and as the state’s attorney general vowed to seek a restraining order against…
Nation Jul 17 Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect.
Nation Jul 13 U.S. Marshals investigate shooting at Portland protest Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says the U.S. Marshals Service is investigating after a protester was hospitalized in critical condition over the weekend after being hit in the head by a non-lethal round fired by a federal law enforcement officer.
Education Jun 05 Amid protests, cities rethinking presence of school police officers Portland Public Schools, Oregon's largest school district, on Thursday cut its ties with the Portland Police Bureau and joins a handful of other urban districts from Minneapolis to Denver that are mulling the fate of such programs.
Health Mar 25 Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows Those living in rural America fear the spread of the disease to areas with scarce medical resources, the social isolation that comes when the only diner in town closes its doors and the economic free fall that's hitting hard in…
Education Mar 14 Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe…
Health Mar 12 Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid virus Parents were developing homeschooling plans for their children, while workers missing shifts amid widespread closures wondered how they would pay bills, and prepared for many weeks of financial difficulty.
Health Mar 01 Authorities announce 2nd coronavirus death in U.S. Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing facility near Seattle where dozens of people were sick and had been tested for…
Nation Feb 28 Feds won’t allow Oregon dams to be removed to aid salmon recovery A federal report said such removing the dams would destabilize the power grid, increase overall greenhouse emissions and more than double the risk of regional power outages.
Science Feb 05 ‘King tides’ documented globally show risks of climate change Volunteers from New Zealand to the United States are helping scientists document what will happen to coastal communities as climate change melts the polar ice caps and sea levels rise.