STATE BIRD Oregon lawmaker looks to replace meadowlark as state bird (Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon lawmaker says the current state bird is unoriginal, and instead wants to replace it. The Statesman Journal reports that state Sen. Fred Girod sponsored a resolution to […]

  NORTHWEST ATTORNEYS GENERAL-RESISTANCE-THE LATEST The Latest: AG says state needs protection from travel ban SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has filed a motion in federal court to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Washington state against an immigration ban imposed by President Donald Trump. Rosenblum […]

  FATAL POLICE SHOOTING 2 Beaverton police officers shoot, kill man on roof BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A Beaverton police spokesman says two officers have shot and killed a man standing on a roof. Officer Mike Rowe said Tuesday the man was waving a gun and pointing it at people […]

  PRESIDENTS DAY-PROTESTS Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’ Thousands of demonstrators across the U.S. have turned out to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents’ Day protest dubbed Not My President’s Day. The numbers weren’t close to the million-plus who thronged the streets following Trump’s inauguration a […]

  IMMIGRATION PROTEST Hundreds rally in Oregon’s capital for immigrant rights SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Statesman Journal reports that hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the Oregon State Capitol to support immigration rights. The newspaper says Yesica Navarro spoke in the Capitol Mall about growing up as an […]