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Portland Renter Mediation in Effort to Avert Evictions
The landlord-tenant mediation program would provide somewhere between 70 and 100 mediations for Portlanders at risk of losing their housing
Currently, organizations must apply for funds through one of 18 regional agencies. Even state officials decry the system.
President Biden identified restoring payments from polluters into the Superfund Trust Fund as a top priority as part of a major infrastructure plan.
Lents Park Scene of Police Shooting During Protests
Amid protests across Portland against police brutality a man was shot and killed in Lents Park after reports he had a gun. Some protesters described by Mayor Ted Wheeler as a small group of "violent agitators" lit dumpster fires at the ICE and Multnomah County Sheriff's buildings and smashed windows downtown including at the Nike store building and the Oregon History Centre
Senator Patterson Passes “Domicile Unknown” Bill
Senate Bill 850 requires an unhoused person’s residence be marked “Domicile Unknown” at their time of death, allowing the state...
Oregon Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Case Total in 3 Months
Multnomah County has the highest number of new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday at 167 ...
Senate Confirmation of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General is Historic, Vital for Our Nation
Gupta is the first woman of color ever to be confirmed to the role ...
Five Lucky Oregonians Won a Second Chance at Holiday Winnings
Prizes ranged from jumi,500 to 0,000 depending on the value of the original Scratch-it top prize. ...
Girls on the Run of Portland Metro Awarded Campbell Soup Foundation COVID-19 Recovery Grant
Supporting the Campbell Soup Foundation’s focus on encouraging healthy living, Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful,...
Oregon wolf population grows by 15, packs remain at 22
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s gray wolf population grew in 2020 with 15 more wolves documented in the state, wildlife officials said. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its annual Wolf Conservation and Management report Wednesday, which included a minimum...
Lawmaker says harassment by colleague was 'unacceptable'
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker who says she was subjected to sexual harassment by Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, said he responded inappropriately when she asked him to support a bill. “I asked for a yes vote,” Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson of Prineville told the...
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 ...
The Verdict, The Nation, and Us
The conviction of Derek Chauvin on all three counts in the death of George Floyd represents a much-needed breeze of change ...
Portland Police Union Response to Chauvin Trial Verdict
The Portland Police Association union says in the coming days, their officers will work hard to preserve our community’s right to peacefully protest ...
Senate OKs bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would help combat the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a bipartisan denunciation of such violence during the coronavirus pandemic and a modest step toward legislating in a chamber where most of...
The Latest: Wright's mother: "My son should be burying me.”
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a suburban Minneapolis police officer during a traffic stop April 11 (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Daunte Wright’s mother, Katie Wright, says...
DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state. Approval came by a 216-208 vote along strict party lines. Republicans...
Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography
NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of a new, bestselling biography about Philip Roth has temporarily halted the book’s shipping and promotion as its author, Blake Bailey, faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment and abuse. “These allegations are serious. In light of...
Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Greta Thunberg turned 18 in January, but she’s already made peace with her future: While most college students will change their concentrations multiple times, the Swedish high school student says climate change activism will be her life’s mission. “In a...
Is it finally game on for video game adaptations?
NEW YORK (AP) — Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation? This is the pantheon of “Max Payne,” “Wing Commander” and “Assassin’s Creed.” In the 27 years since the first video game movie, “Super Mario Bros.,” these adaptations have been so regularly...
Scientists get creative to carry on research during pandemic
SAN LORENZO, Panama (AP) — Biologist Claudio Monteza pushed through thick vegetation to install a camera near a...
Searching for footing in a life nearly extinguished by COVID
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — On line in the hospital atrium, Kari Wegg folds her hands in her lap while husband Rodney...
Prince fans pay respects at Paisley Park 5 years after death
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to...
Fate of Polish judge hangs in balance as panel deliberates
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A disputed disciplinary body within Poland's Supreme Court spent a second day Thursday...
US troops in Afghanistan begin packing gear in pullout prep
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local...
UK lawmakers pass motion saying China committing genocide
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers on Thursday approved a parliamentary motion declaring that China's policies...
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