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Youth 71Five Ministries' case v. State of Oregon goes to federal appeals court today
MEDFORD & PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Medford-based youth ministry is appealing one court's dismissal of its case to a higher authority today: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys representing Medford-based Youth 71Five Ministries say they filed an opening brief with the federal...
Longtime swim dock at Howard Amon Park retired due to increase in cyanotoxins
RICHLAND, Wash. - The swim dock at Howard Amon Park in Richland was removed from the water for good on Tuesday. Richland Parks and Recreation says the dock, which was placed on the shoreline midway between Lee Boulevard and Newton Street, was removed out of caution for the increased presence of cyanotoxins in the water over recent years, including in summer 2023 when levels higher than recreational guidelines were found.
Meet Whitman’s Newest Alums
These star scholars began their college education in one of the most challenging contexts a Whitman class has ever faced: a global pandemic. They forged ties online before coming to campus in person. They launched new student organizations to make campus more inclusive and helped create new curriculum to make it more sustainable. They made an impact in the Walla Walla community and around the world. And this past spring, they joined the ranks of Whitman’s alumni.
Q&A: Fast 5 With Sustainability Manager Sarah Williams
By driving sustainability initiatives at Whitman College, Sarah Williams is focused on caring for the Earth and its people. She joined Whitman as its Sustainability Manager in December 2022, and after a busy first year and a half, we caught up with her to ask about her efforts to support environmentalism on campus and in the Walla Walla Valley.
Future MBA & Whitman Grad Leads With His Heart & Head
Few things mean as much as home to Matthias Argenyi ’18. His parents fled Soviet-occupied Hungary in 1979, gaining asylum in Germany, before relocating to the United States. His newfound security in the U.S.—Argenyi grew up in Woodinville, Washington, outside Seattle—gave him perspectives that would help shape his career ambitions.
Tren de Aragua gang members continue to cross into the U.S. through Texas, Mexican authorities warn
SEATTLE - Mexican law enforcement officials in the border state of Chihuaha continue to see a large number of potential gang members passing through on their way to the U.S. Authorities say the people, who they believe are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-born criminal organization, are using the El Paso, Texas-Juarez, Mexico corridor to enter the United States illegally.
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