A state mediator is scheduled to intervene in contract negotiations in January between Portland Community College administration and the union that represents its roughly 1,400 faculty members, as the parties have been at the bargaining table for nearly a year. The Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals has been negotiating with the administration since February, a process that both sides say has been complicated by the breakdown in relationships and communications exacerbated by the pandemic. Although the union has asked for a mediator, the parties have made progress and reached new ..read more

With the 2023 football season just days away, The Oregonian/OregonLive takes a look at each Class 6A football team to get fans ready for kick-off. Whether your favorite teams are in town, in the wine country, or in southern Oregon, we’ve got a look at each team, along with players to keep an eye on and a full schedule to keep an eye on. When games begin Thursday night, The Oregonian/Oregon will be running Live Spotlight updates with live scores updates, photos and stories from games across the state. Here’s an overview of all Class 6A football districts, with an individual look at each team in ..read more

MONMOUTH, Ore. (AP) — When Arne Ferguson started as an assistant coach at Western Oregon in 1989, road games meant bus trips. Sometimes a few hours to schools in Washington. Sometimes it’s just a few minutes up the road to Oregon towns like Salem, Forest Grove and McMinnville. All on the bus and neatly housed in the Pacific Northwest. Now that he’s entering his 18th year as head coach, those bus days are long gone. Ferguson and his team are frequent flyers because there are only two NCAA Division II programs left on the West Coast. The Wolves will fly six times next season. They will play non ..read more

GOOD MORNING SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reports and stories mercury non-stop this week! (PROTIP: If you hate “being the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by subscribing mercury Newsletter! All the latest stories sent straight to your email inbox… and then… YOUR HEAD.) • The defendant sued by Andy Ngo says he never received a subpoena before being ordered to pay $100,000 A district judge ordered three people to pay $300,000 in damages after they failed to show up for a hearing in a lawsuit brought by right-wing blogger Andy Ngo. A Portland resid ..read more

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An emotionally charged debate over Oregon’s gun-related legislation recently brought lawmakers on different sides of the issue to tears, reflecting a passionate rift over gun rights that is also playing out statewide. One of the broadest bills proposed in the politically diverse state — which prompted very personal speeches from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers at a committee hearing last week — would raise the purchase age for AR-15s and similar weapons to 21, imposing Penalties for possession of undetectable firearms and allow for more limited concealed carry right ..read more

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) — Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the ouster of the US Fish and Wildlife Service chief, claiming she lacks the required educational background to run the agency despite receiving confirmation from the Senate received. Concerns about Services Director Martha Williams’ testimonies were spelled out in a letter from 100 scientists sent to President Joe Biden and US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Wednesday. Williams is an attorney with a philosophy major, and her ..read more

Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin celebrates a touchdown as the No. 12 Oregon Ducks host the No. 10 Utah Utes in Oregon’s final home game of the season at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Saturday 19 November 2022. With last season over and Troy Franklin returning from winter break, the wide receiver had a question for position coach Junior Adams. “Where do I need to get better?” Adams recalled. Thus began the process of taking down Oregon’s top receiver, which began in January and progressed into spring practice. Franklin, who will be a junior next fall, led the Ducks in 2022 with 61 catche ..read more

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 20: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Monday, April 10, a concert in downtown Portland was canceled due to bomb threats at a nearby music venue. The concert, which was directed by actress and pop singer Sabrina Carpenter, was originally scheduled to take place at McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom. But in late March, she announced that the venue had been expanded into the Keller Audito ..read more

Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin celebrates a touchdown as the No. 12 Oregon Ducks host the No. 10 Utah Utes in Oregon’s final home game of the season at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Saturday 19 November 2022. With last season over and Troy Franklin returning from winter break, the wide receiver had a question for position coach Junior Adams. “Where do I need to get better?” Adams recalled. Thus began the process of taking down Oregon’s top receiver, which began in January and progressed into spring practice. Franklin, who will be a junior next fall, led the Ducks in 2022 with 61 catche ..read more