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Shooting Highlights Lack of Body Cams Among Portland Police
Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man to put up his hands. Moments later, two shots rang out.
Oregon Lawmakers Vote to Expedite Emergency Shelter Process
On Monday, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that will make it easier and quicker for communities to create emergency shelters and temporary housing.
DA Asks Justice Department to Review Fatal Police Shooting
Jacob Macduff, 26, was in the throes of a mental health crisis that had escalated before he was shot and killed by a Tigard police officer on Jan. 6
Holocaust Memorial in Oregon Defaced By Vandals
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Portland's Washington Park has been defaced by anti-semitic graffiti.
Burgerville Introduces a New Plant Based Ice Cream Sandwich
The Pacific Northwest chain is also offering free strawberry shakes to moms on Mother's Day ...
Oregon Community Foundation announced that Centro Cultural de Washington County has been selected to receive a Project Turnkey...
The goal of this project is to speak to and recognize the contributions and resilience of disproportionately impacted communities ...
Governor Proclaims May as Foster Care Month in Oregon
Resource families, formerly called foster families or foster parents in Oregon, ensure cultural and community connections for children...
PPB Seeks Public Input on Directives
The Bureau is asking for the community's feedback regarding the following Directive(s). ...
Oregon moves toward safe storage of guns; ban from Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves. The bill, named for...
Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland park. They yelled at a homeless man to put up his hands. Moments later, two shots rang out. The man collapsed onto the grassy field. A replica gun with an orange tip...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trade Arron Rodgers
Give Aaron Rodgers a break, Green Bay. Just like Bart Starr & Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers has been a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers for 16 years. ...
Editorial From the Publisher - Council: Police Reform Needed Now
Through years of ceaseless protest, activists have tried to hold Portland Police to account. ...
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum shares her thoughts after the verdicts ...
George Floyd Should Still Be Here
Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in response to the jury’s conviction of Derek Chauvin ...
San Francisco women stabbed amid wave of attacks on Asians
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two elderly Asian women were stabbed without warning as they waited for a bus in downtown San Francisco — the latest in a series of attacks against Asian Americans nationwide since the start of the pandemic last year. A woman working at a flower stall...
Top US general urges greater racial diversity in military
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military must widen opportunity and improve advancement for Black service members, who remain vastly underrepresented in some areas, including among Air Force pilots and in the most senior ranks, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. ...
Lawsuit seeks Confederate statue's removal from courthouse
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Civil rights advocates sued a Maryland county on Wednesday to seek the court-ordered removal of a Confederate monument from a courthouse lawn on the state's Eastern Shore, calling it a racist symbol of oppression. In their federal lawsuit, an NAACP...
Concert to honor Broadway star Rebecca Luker, fight ALS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease. Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess, Michael Cerveris, Victoria...
Billie Eilish, J Balvin, A$AP to play NY's Gov Ball festival
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish completed the third stop of her massive tour, and was just two days away from headlining Madison Square Garden, before she had to cancel the trek because of the coronavirus pandemic last year. Now she's returning to New York City as one of the...
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to release 1st children's book
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is releasing her first children’s book, one rooted in the relationship between Prince Harry and their son, Archie. Random House Children’s Books announced Tuesday that “The Bench” will be released June 8. ...
Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland...
Liz Cheney clings to GOP post as Trump endorses replacement
WASHINGTON (AP) — No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney was clinging to her post Wednesday as party leaders lined up...
Peloton recalls treadmills, halts sales, after a child dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills, less than a month after denying they were...
Main stage of Chinese rocket likely to plunge to Earth soon
BEIJING (AP) — The largest section of the rocket that launched the main module of China's first permanent space...
Italy jury deliberates fate of 2 Americans in police slaying
ROME (AP) — A jury in Rome on Wednesday began deliberating the fates of two young American men who are charged...
COVID-19 overshadows independence in key Scottish election
EYEMOUTH, Scotland (AP) — James Cook was an enthusiastic supporter of Scottish independence, but now he’s not...
