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Another Riot Declared at Police Protest

Another Riot Declared at Police Protest
Jul 14, 2020, 12:12 p.m.
Virus Spread Brings New Mandates

Virus Spread Brings New Mandates
Jul 14, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Powerful Screening to Move Body & Heart

Powerful Screening to Move Body & Heart
Jul 13, 2020, 11:28 a.m.
On the Front Lines for Change

On the Front Lines for Change
Jul 7, 2020, 5:02 p.m.
Protest Damages Assailed as Setback

Protest Damages Assailed as Setback
Jul 7, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

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Portland Police stand guard outside the Portland Police Association building at North Brandon Avenue and Lombard Street, the scene of a declared riot on Tuesday night. The photo shows projectiles that police said were thrown at them littering the sidewalk and construction crews working to board up windows of the building. (Portland Police Bureau photo)

Another Riot Declared at Police Protest

July 14, 2020 | 12:12 p.m.

A subway rider wears a mask and a bandana to protect himself against COVID-19 in New York. As the coronavirus tightened its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population, black Americans. (AP photo)

Virus Spread Brings New Mandates

July 14, 2020 | 11:30 a.m.

Alberta Mae Simmons

Housing Advocate Remembered

July 13, 2020 | 2:43 p.m.

A waste receptacle's contents are in flames as protesters gather in downtown Portland in front of the U.S. Courthouse on Friday, July 10. Over the weekend, after a protester was critically injured when he was hit in the head with a non-lethal round fired by a federal law enforcement officer during protests in the same area, Mayor Ted Wheeler said the U.S. Marshals Service were investigating. (Photo by Dave Kilen/via AP)

Nonlethal Shooting Escalates Unrest

July 13, 2020 | 12:08 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Kate Hurster (Lottie Mills) and Caro Zeller (Margarita Chacón) star in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of ‘The Copper Children,’ available for streaming at home if you sign up through Wednesday, July 15 as part of a new online platform. Visit osfashland.org/shows-on-o.

Powerful Screening to Move Body & Heart

July 13, 2020 | 11:28 a.m.

The Experience Oregon exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society, downtown, confronts many of the hardships and successes for diverse populations who have called the state their home, including American Americans, Japanese Americans and Indigenous peoples. The museum is re-opening on Saturday under new safety protocols to protect for the health of staff and visitors during the coronavirus pandemic.

Experience Oregon Reopens

July 9, 2020 | 12:08 p.m.

The Multnomah County Central Library, downtown, is shown in this photo from wikipedia commons. A new policy by the library system eliminates all late fines for library materials, but retains billing for unreturned items.

No More Library Late Fees

July 1, 2020 | 3:44 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard urges on the crowd after scoring during an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Portland last Jan. 29. The Blazers won 125-112. (AP photo)

Blazers Playoff Drive Restarts July 31

June 30, 2020 | 11:14 a.m.

Metro

A subway rider wears a mask and a bandana to protect himself against COVID-19 in New York. As the coronavirus tightened its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population, black Americans. (AP photo)

Virus Spread Brings New Mandates

July 14, 2020 | 11:30 a.m.

Alberta Mae Simmons

Housing Advocate Remembered

July 13, 2020 | 2:43 p.m.

An online application process gives Portland business owners access to a utility relief program to help those struggling to pay their sewer, stormwater and water bill during the health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID Utility Relief Applications Due

July 8, 2020 | 12:04 p.m.

PepsiCo honors Bill Jackson with a banner and his picture on a can of Pepsi for his 50 years of service as an employee at the company’s distribution center in northeast Portland

Honored for 50 Years of Service

July 7, 2020 | 4:51 p.m.

Law & Justice

Portland Police stand guard outside the Portland Police Association building at North Brandon Avenue and Lombard Street, the scene of a declared riot on Tuesday night. The photo shows projectiles that police said were thrown at them littering the sidewalk and construction crews working to board up windows of the building. (Portland Police Bureau photo)

Another Riot Declared at Police Protest

July 14, 2020 | 12:12 p.m.

A waste receptacle's contents are in flames as protesters gather in downtown Portland in front of the U.S. Courthouse on Friday, July 10. Over the weekend, after a protester was critically injured when he was hit in the head with a non-lethal round fired by a federal law enforcement officer during protests in the same area, Mayor Ted Wheeler said the U.S. Marshals Service were investigating. (Photo by Dave Kilen/via AP)

Nonlethal Shooting Escalates Unrest

July 13, 2020 | 12:08 p.m.

Joe “Bean” Keller is leading a delegation of Portland families like his own who have lost loved ones to police violence to attend the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington this coming Aug. 28. He is pictured with artist Emma Berger, creator of a mural calling attention to the death of his son, Deontae, and other black men and women who lost their lives at the hands of police in Portland. The mural is located in front the Apple store on Southwest Yamhill, downtown.

On the Front Lines for Change

July 7, 2020 | 5:02 p.m.

Windows were smashed at a Bank of America branch on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for the second time last week after a protest march on police brutality and racial justice descended into violence and vandalism.

Protest Damages Assailed as Setback

July 7, 2020 | 4:57 p.m.

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