Rob Manning
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Portland, OR, United States
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Eugene-based electric car manufacturer Arcimoto suspends operations, seeks capital
The pause in operations and stock offering are a significant downturn for a company that opened a 250,000-square foot facility in Eugene less than a year ago. → Read More
Nike drops NBA star over his tweet promoting antisemitic film
The Oregon-based apparel company had previously suspended seven-time All-Star Kyrie Irving, who was also held out of eight games by his team, the Brooklyn Nets. → Read More
Federal audit underway for Oregon’s Native American boarding school
The financial inquiry by the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General is the latest review of Chemawa Indian School in Salem. → Read More
Oregon continues to steadily add jobs
The latest monthly jobs report shows a slight improvement in the unemployment rate as Oregon maintains job growth. → Read More
Mysterious death of a chief’s daughter in Oregon illustrates challenges of Native boarding school reckoning
The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative is investigating the deadly toll of schools run to assimilate Indigenous children over decades. The research will be difficult and painful. → Read More
COVID-19 updates: Oregon schools continue to confront omicron’s effect on staff and students
A letter from 36 school nurses questions the relative health and safety of school buildings in Oregon's largest district. → Read More
Oregon unemployment rate improves to 4.4%
The leisure and hospitality sector, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the broad professional and business services sector led the expansion in October. → Read More
Oregon unemployment rate improves, though hiring slows slightly
The state unemployment rate improved to 5.6%, while the national rate crept up a hair to 5.9%. → Read More
Get your cool on: Portland pools are open
Portland pools are open. So are the splash pads. Those are two ways to stay cool, if you like a 'wet cool.' → Read More
Gov. Brown receives Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine ‘to reassure Oregonians’
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Saturday. → Read More
Jobless Oregonians face ‘pause’ in benefits ahead of congressional extension
Oregons top employment official says even if Congress acted quickly, people receiving federal benefits would likely see a gap. → Read More
Oregon governor gives conditional go-ahead to school sports, pressures schools to open classrooms
More student-athletes in Oregon will get a chance to compete, under an announcement Wednesday from Gov. Kate Brown. → Read More
Oregon surpasses 2,000 deaths related to COVID-19
As Oregon ramps up vaccine distribution, the states death toll continues to climb. → Read More
Under pressure and promise of vaccines, Oregon schools make reopening calls
Numerous Oregon schools are poised to bring students back to classrooms in the coming weeks. For others, vaccines for teachers were the sticking point. Now those can start Jan. 23. → Read More
Clackamas County commissioner under pressure to resign over Islamophobic comments
Clackamas County commissioner Mark Shull is under fire after bigoted social media posts were discovered. → Read More
Oregon's rural school districts focus on in-person instruction for fall
While Oregon’s large urban and suburban school districts wrestle with how to manage thousands of students across dozens of school buildings, it's a different dynamic in rural parts of the state. → Read More
Harry Glickman, Founder Of Portland Trail Blazers, Dies At 96
Harry Glickman has died. The founder of the Portland Trail Blazers was 96. → Read More
Oregon OSHA Confronts Record Complaints Amid New Coronavirus Workplace Rules
Coronavirus concerns have led Oregon’s workplace safety agency to receive over 2,000 complaints in recent weeks – as many as it normally gets in a year. → Read More
Washington County Continues Searching North Plains For Missing Woman
Allyson Watterson has been missing since Sunday in an area near the small city of North Plains, Oregon. The latest information suggests she wasn't hiking, but had car trouble with her boyfriend. → Read More
Workers At Oregon's Public Universities Authorize Strike
Workers at Oregon’s public universities have voted to authorize a strike. Picketing could coincide with the start of the fall semester later this month. → Read More