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Black Leaders Respond to City Council Compromise on Gun Violence Prevention
Nearly million will fund community-centered approaches to uptick in shootings.
Portland Police Declares Riot After Vigil for Daunte Wright
Police said they issued verbal warnings to the crowd but around 10:30 p.m. police declared the gathering as a riot and bull-rushed protestors, knocking them to the ground and macing them, news outlets reported.
Portland Leaders To Re-Establish Anti-Gun Violence Unit
Mayor Ted Wheeler and city commissioners have reached a deal on proposals intended to stem a spike in gun violence over the past year.
Three Black Candidates File to Run for Board Positions in Portland Schools and PCC
May 18 election presents handful of openings for four-year terms.
Grants Available For Portland Area Black-Led and Serving Organizations
To become a more equitable and just organization, the Providence Portland Service Area Advisory Council seeks to fund community...
The Alliance urged quick reconciliation on the 9 bills passed this weekend and immediate signing by Gov. Jay Inslee. ...
FEMA Trailers Being Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors
Rumors that the trailers housed unaccompanied immigrant children spurred people with guns to show up at the site ...
Tishaura Jones Makes History As First Black Woman To Become Mayor of St. Louis
Jones has just been elected as the first Black woman to hold the title in the city’s 257-year-history ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Cases in Oregon
168 vaccinated individuals have tested positive for the virus through April 2, including three deaths ...
Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get a tiny fraction of the water they need amid the worst drought in decades, as federal regulators attempt to balance the needs of agriculture...
Oregon Senate votes to extend grace period for past-due rent
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate voted in favor of a bill Wednesday that would give tenants struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic more time to pay past-due rent. Currently, tenants have until July to pay back rent, but under the proposed bill, tenants...
Ex-Cardinals coach Wilks new defensive coordinator at Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Steve Wilks is returning to coaching as the defensive coordinator at Missouri. Wilks, who was hired by Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz on Thursday, took last year off after spending the previous 14 seasons in the NFL. The stint was highlighted by a year as the...
An Open Letter To the Community From Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese
Sheriff Reese outlines Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office's strategic plan and goals to reinforce equity now and in the future. ...
Candace Avalos On The Right Track With Public Housing
Our unhoused neighbors deserve a safe and clean place to sleep ...
Providence’s Equity Pledge Should Start With Paying Workers a Living Wage
Rep. Mark Meek says Providence’s public commitment to racial equity does not match up with what’s happening inside their hospitals ...
Eugene Senator Welcomes Passage of "Critical" Covid Rescue Plan
State Sen. James I. Manning Jr. (D- North Eugene, West Eugene, Santa Clara, and Junction City) sends us a letter welcoming the passage of President Biden's "critical" jumi.9T Covid stimulus plan and praising the efforts of Democrats in Oregon's delegation to...
House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation Wednesday that would create a commission to study the issue. It's the first time the House Judiciary Committee has acted on the legislation....
Soldier charged after video of confrontation with Black man
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A white Army non-commissioned officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault. Jonathan Pentland, 42, was charged Wednesday and listed as detained in the...
Officer in Black man's killing: from leader to defendant
In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a respected professional who trained less experienced colleagues and led the department's union, to a criminal defendant held up by community activists as a symbol of police aggression...
10 emerging writers receive ,000 Whiting Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction authors Steven Dunn and Tope Falarin and dramatists Jordan E. Cooper and Sylvia Khoury are among this year's winners of the Whiting Awards, honors with a cash prize of ,000 that are presented to each of 10 emerging writers. Previous winners of the...
Review: Sexy rom-com loses steam between Friday and 'Monday'
Monday. Ugh. The very word emits a chill. Monday means back to school, or work. Nose to the grindstone. Party’s over. Friday, meanwhile, is the opposite vibe. What’s great about Friday is that, unlike Saturday and certainly Sunday, it signals the beginning of fun. Friday...
Review: An intimate, wordless portrait of a pig in 'Gunda'
The barnyard setting of “Gunda” could hardly be more familiar, but in Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's documentary, a pigsty is rendered an almost alien landscape. Kossakovsky's film is shot in textured black and white and his cameras are often situated, humbly, in...
J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo for a while longer after government health advisers...
India's biggest cities shut down as new virus cases hit 200K
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's two largest cities imposed stringent restrictions on movement and one planned to use...
Bangkok nightlife clusters expose Thailand's virus stumbles
BANGKOK (AP) — When Thailand's transport minister was recently diagnosed with COVID-19, it was Prime Minister...
Top associate of Navalny convicted of trespassing in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — A top associate of Russia's imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of...
US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Biden administration’s surprise announcement of an unconditional troop withdrawal from...
Ousted Myanmar ambassador appeals for UK government help
LONDON (AP) — The ousted Myanmar ambassador to Britain has appealed to the British government to help him as he...
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