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NORTHWEST NEWS

Oregon Tribe Has Hunting and Fishing Rights Restored Under a Long-Sought Court Ruling

The tribe was among the dozens that lost federal recognition in the 1950s and ‘60s under a policy of assimilation known as “termination.” Congress voted to re-recognize the tribe in 1977. But to have their land restored, the tribe had to agree to a federal court order that limited their hunting, fishing and gathering rights. 

Forecasts Warn of Possible Winter Storms Across US During Thanksgiving Week

Two people died in the Pacific Northwest after a rapidly intensifying “bomb cyclone” hit the West Coast last Tuesday, bringing fierce winds that toppled trees and power lines and damaged homes and cars. Fewer than 25,000 people in the Seattle area were still without power Sunday evening.

Huge Number Of Illegal Guns In Portland Come From Licensed Dealers, New Report Shows

Local gun safety advocacy group argues for state-level licensing and regulation of firearm retailers.

'Bomb Cyclone' Kills 1 and Knocks out Power to Over Half a Million Homes Across the Northwest US

A major storm was sweeping across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect. 

NEWS BRIEFS

Grants up to $120,000 Educate About Local Environmental Projects

Application period for WA nonprofits open Jan. 7 ...

Literary Arts Opens New Building on SE Grand Ave

The largest literary center in the Western U.S. includes a new independent bookstore and café, event space, classrooms, staff offices...

Allen Temple CME Church Women’s Day Celebration

The Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, senior pastor/presiding elder, and First Lady Doris Mays Haynes are inviting the public to attend the...

Vote By Mail Tracking Act Passes House with Broad Support

The bill co-led by Congressman Mfume would make it easier for Americans to track their mail-in ballots; it advanced in the U.S. House...

OMSI Opens Indoor Ice Rink for the Holiday Season

This is the first year the unique synthetic ice rink is open. ...

Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho's first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the consent of their parents can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality continues. The...

Alaska Airlines tech issue briefly grounds planes in Seattle, disrupts bookings on Cyber Monday

SEATTLE (AP) — A technology issue at Alaska Airlines resulted in the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle on Monday morning and problems into the afternoon for people trying to book flights on its website, the airline said. The Seattle-based company said in a statement the...

Missouri WR Luther Burden III declares for the NFL draft

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III on Monday declared for the NFL draft, where he is expected to be a first-round pick. Burden said he would skip the No. 22 Tigers' bowl game and begin preparing for the April draft. The decision was widely expected...

Cal visits Missouri after Wilkinson's 25-point game

California Golden Bears (6-1) at Missouri Tigers (6-1) Columbia, Missouri; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal faces Missouri after Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 25 points in Cal's 81-55 win over the Mercyhurst Lakers. The Tigers are 6-0 on their home court....

OPINION

A Loan Shark in Your Pocket: Cellphone Cash Advance Apps

Fast-growing app usage leaves many consumers worse off. ...

America’s Healing Can Start with Family Around the Holidays

With the holiday season approaching, it seems that our country could not be more divided. That division has been perhaps the main overarching topic of our national conversation in recent years. And it has taken root within many of our own families. ...

Donald Trump Rides Patriarchy Back to the White House

White male supremacy, which Trump ran on, continues to play an outsized role in exacerbating the divide that afflicts our nation. ...

Why Not Voting Could Deprioritize Black Communities

President Biden’s Justice40 initiative ensures that 40% of federal investment benefits flow to disadvantaged communities, addressing deep-seated inequities. ...

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

These Native tribes are working with schools to boost attendance

WATONGA, Okla. (AP) — As the Watonga school system's Indian education director, Hollie Youngbear works to help Native American students succeed — a job that begins with getting them to school. She makes sure students have clothes and school supplies. She connects them with federal...

Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic

SAN CARLOS, Ariz. (AP) — After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance. The importance of showing up has been stressed repeatedly at school — and at home. When he went to school last year, he often came home saying the...

Democrats' outgoing chair says Trump's win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters

ATLANTA (AP) — As he concludes his time as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison is downplaying his party’s November loss to President-elect Donald Trump and arguing Democrats avoided even greater losses that parties in power have faced around the world. ...

ENTERTAINMENT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7: Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 89. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 85. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 82. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 80. Drummer John Densmore of The Doors is 80....

Music Review: Father John Misty's 'Mahashmashana' offers cynical, theatrical take on life and death

The title of Father John Misty's sixth studio album, “Mahashmashana,” is a reference to cremation, and the first song proposes “a corpse dance.” Religious overtones mix with the undercurrent of a midlife crisis atop his folk chamber pop. And for those despairing recent events, some lyrics...

What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News?

Comcast's corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with “NBC” in their name — CNBC and MSNBC — that will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News. How that affects viewers of those networks, along with the people who work there,...

R&B Group Boyz II Men Announce Biopic to Celebrate 30 Years of Music Legacy

Dana Frank’s ‘Get Up & Get on It!’ Illuminates Black Wealth-Building and Resilience Through Generations

Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League University Is Set to Offer a Course on Beyoncé and Her Legacy

Beyoncé Leads the 2025 Grammy Noms, Becoming the Most Nominated Artist in the Show’s History

U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Biden's Broken Promise on Pardoning His Son Hunter is Raising New Questions About His Legacy

Walmart Becomes Latest - and Biggest - Company to Roll Back Its DEI Policies

Congressional Black Caucus Reaches Historic 62 Members While Preparing to Challenge Trump Policies

How Babies’ Brains Develop

The Coast Guard suspends its search for the crew of a capsized fishing boat in the Gulf of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The search for five people believed to be aboard a fishing vessel that capsized in...

Florida woman sentenced to life for zipping boyfriend into suitcase, suffocating him

A Florida woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him...

Trudeau told Trump Americans would also suffer if tariffs are imposed, a Canadian minister says

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the...

A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday,...

A small migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico but it's unlikely to reach the US border

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A small migrant caravan has set out from southern Mexico, heading north, but is...

Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its...

By The Skanner News | The Skanner News

Portland's Franklin High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Safeway are working together this weekend at cleanup events promoting environmentally friendly home cleaning products.
On Saturday the crew heads out to the Oregon Zoo for a cleanup from noon to 2 p.m. then from 4 to 9 p.m. they'll tackle Pioneer Courthouse Square.
On Sunday the "Bright Green Clean Team" scrubs the Children's Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., then spends the afternoon at Oaks Amusement Park.

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