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Fleet Week, Grand Floral Parade on tap in Portland
KOIN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis year, the parade’s Grand Marshal is long-time Battle Ground band instructor Greg McKelvey. That day, the...Larrabee Avenue. Thousands of people will...
Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later
Seattle Times· 39 minutes agoCOLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler ...
'Great careers to be had': Students prepared for maritime work aboard Oliver Hazard Perry
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoGuard approved. 'Maritime has better-than-average salaries' Jonathan Kabak is OHPRI CEO and captain...
San Francisco program to give alcohol to addicts saves lives, fights 'beast of all beasts'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“We have some people that have chosen recovery. We have people that have gone from 18 drinks a day...
Gazans returning to Jabalia describe 'horrifying' destruction
BBC via Yahoo News· 13 hours ago“East Jabalia has been subjected to an unprecedented devastation,” Diab Abu Salama said. “All the...
Atlanta remains under state of emergency amid ongoing water troubles
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoAtlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service...
Where Do Those Painted White ‘Ghost Bikes’ Come From?
New York Times· 1 day agoThis is Street Wars, a weekly series on the battle for space on New York’s streets and sidewalks. On...
Cyndi Lauper Could Only Ever Be Herself
New York Times· 3 hours agoOne Friday afternoon in May, Cyndi Lauper stepped out of her Upper West Side apartment building and into the streets of New York City. After a while,...
Atlanta water crisis: Thousands head into fourth day of boil water advisory
Newsweek· 21 hours agoA boil water advisory remained in effect for much of Atlanta Monday morning as summer school...
After 13 years, a homeless Angeleno broke into her old, vacant home and wants to stay forever
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoEvery few months after she left the narrow white cottage on Poplar Boulevard, Maria Merritt would...