Remembering those Oregonians who served, and died, onboard the USS Wasp: Memorial Day 2019

Gallery: Elmer Taylor, sailor blues, arms crossed; Joe Shelley, black suit and tie; John Parker, whites and white cap; Vincent Ruscilli, black suit, sleeve insignia In late summer 1942, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp zigzagged through Torpedo Junction, the area south of Guadalcanal where Japanese submarines were known to lie in wait. On board, the […]
Austal breaks ground on building expansion at Mobile River shipyard

A sand sculpture depicts the Austal USA-built littoral combat ship and joint high-speed vessel. The sculpture was unveiled at a groundbreaking for three new building’s at the company’s Mobile River shipyard. (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews) MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA officials and elected leaders broke ground Thursday on a $116 million project to build three new facilities […]
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey remains skeptical about Medicaid expansion

The advocacy group Cover Alabama, along with more than 80 businesses and organizations signed on to a letter urging Gov. Kay Ivey to expand the state’s Medicaid program, citing the need to cover the nearly 300,000 uninsured Alabamians who fall into the coverage gap. Ivey, however, remains skeptical of the proposal, with her office telling […]