PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal watchdogs have are suing Portland-based Viewpoint Construction Software and recruiting firm CampusPoint Corp., alleging they refused to hire a job applicant who is deaf. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Viewpoint makes software that construction firms use to plan and manage large projects. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges Indigo Matthew applied
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There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,771, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday, also issuing a weekly report showing a decline in deaths, cases and hospitalizations.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Dezenski, CNN A new poll finds cause for concern for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking reelection in 2022. A historic job approval drop: The GOP governor’s job approval rating among registered voters is underwater for the first time since 2018, according to polling from Quinnipiac University, finding 44% of Texans approve
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — An Indigenous filmmaker who helped draw worldwide attention to the concerns of Native Americans fighting an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation has died. Myron Dewey was a citizen of the Walker River Paiute Tribe. He passed away Sunday after
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The restaurant industry is in worse shape now than it was three months ago, according to a new survey by the National Restaurant Association. Seventy-eight percent of restaurant operators said they have experienced a decline in customer demand in recent weeks because of Delta variant concerns, according to survey data released
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Third-ranked Oregon has nine interceptions this season, tied with Kent State and Notre Dame for most in the FBS. That total was padded considerably when the Ducks intercepted Arizona quarterback Jordan McCloud five times, twice in the red zone. Oregon is led by Verone McKinley III and Bennett
Continue ReadingCOVENTRY, Conn. (AP) — Uncertainty about the species of a massive catfish that was eaten before it could be vetted by authorities in August has led a Connecticut agency to withdraw its awarding of a new state record. Connecticut Fish and Wildlife wrote in a Facebook post on Monday that because it was not able
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The US Department of Agriculture is sending $1.5 billion to schools struggling to serve students healthy lunches as supply chain disruptions lead to continued food shortages, delivery delays and higher costs. School districts across the country are facing extraordinary challenges in feeding students, many of whom are returning
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A coalition of journalists is asking an Idaho judge to hold the state’s lieutenant governor in contempt of court for refusing to turn over public documents despite the judge’s order that she do so. Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, a Republican, was ordered more than a month
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN When Covid-19 restrictions made it difficult for a Canadian bride to have her family at her US wedding, she did the next best thing — she brought her wedding to the border. Karen Mahoney and her new husband, Brian Ray, told CNN they met 35 years ago over a love
Continue ReadingWPTZ By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN When Covid-19 restrictions made it difficult for a Canadian bride to have her family at her US wedding, she did the next best thing — she brought her wedding to the border. Karen Mahoney and her new husband, Brian Ray, told CNN they met 35 years ago over a
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Olanma Mang, CNN Two men who spent 40 minutes in the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection were each sentenced to 45 days in prison on Wednesday, marking the first time non-violent rioters who were not already incarcerated will be sent to jail. District Judge James Boasberg sentenced Air Force
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Kiely Westhoff, CNN Gunshots that killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded three other people after a suburban Philadelphia high school football game last month were fired “with near certainty” by local police officers, according to the Delaware County District Attorney. Fanta Bility was killed on August 27 when a verbal confrontation
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The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s initial mask mandate, saying the requirements have been revised so many times the issue is moot.
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, Priscilla Alvarez and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate Parliamentarian on Wednesday rejected Democrats’ second attempt to try to include a pathway to legalization for immigrants in a bill that could be passed with just Democratic support, a source tells CNN. Democrats argued this time to the parliamentarian that they include a provision
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say an autopsy has determined that a man whose body was found on the shore of a lake died of hypothermia. The body of 67-year-old Mark O’Neill, of Chimacum, Washington, was found Sept. 20 on the eastern shore of Shoshone Lake. O’Neill’s brother, 74-year-old Kim
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The recent deaths of three AAA tow providers, killed while assisting drivers — one in Washington state — show just how dangerous it is for those who work along the roadside, and just how important slowing down and moving over can be, for everyone’s safety. It’s also the law, in Oregon and elsewhere.
Continue ReadingBy CBS Baltimore Staff Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJZ) — Seven students were arrested after two boys were stabbed in a fight Wednesday morning at Annapolis High School. The school was placed on lockdown for about two hours after the fight. The two students hurt in the fight were taken
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s initial mask mandate, saying the requirements have been revised so many times the issue is moot. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports conservative group Freedom Foundation asked the Oregon Court of Appeals to temporarily invalidate masking rules as the court delved
Continue ReadingAn Oregon school board that had banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols has broadened the policy to prohibit district employees from displaying all political symbols.
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