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Shaking Up Controversy

Shaking Up Controversy
Oct 9, 2018, 2:56 p.m.
On Race and Class

On Race and Class
Oct 9, 2018, 2:42 p.m.
Man Killed Leaving Comedy Show

Man Killed Leaving Comedy Show
Oct 10, 2018, 10:57 a.m.
Former PCC Campus Dean Dies

Former PCC Campus Dean Dies
Oct 10, 2018, 10:49 a.m.
Funk Master Tribute

Funk Master Tribute
Oct 10, 2018, 10:44 a.m.

Latest News

Sherrill Faye Clark

In Loving Memory

October 12, 2018 | 11:26 a.m.

A police booking photo shows comedian Katt Williams (left) after his arrest for assault on a limo driver.
Markell Jones (right), was the victim of gun violence in a separate incident leaving the comedy show Williams was scheduled to perform but never made.

Man Killed Leaving Comedy Show

October 10, 2018 | 10:57 a.m.

Dr. Mildred Ollee, a former executive dean for the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College, has died.

Former PCC Campus Dean Dies

October 10, 2018 | 10:49 a.m.

Ural Thomas, a pillar of Portland soul, will be inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and will be one of the performers at the 12th annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony and concert coming Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. to the Aladdin Theater.

Funk Master Tribute

October 10, 2018 | 10:44 a.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Ural Thomas, a pillar of Portland soul, will be inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame and will be one of the performers at the 12th annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony and concert coming Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. to the Aladdin Theater.

Funk Master Tribute

October 10, 2018 | 10:44 a.m.

The Brown Sisters of Portland will join a lineup of musicians to front a benefit concert for Joseph Smith (right), a local 13-year-old who is fighting cancer, on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Maranata Church.

Brown Sisters Benefit Concert

October 10, 2018 | 10:39 a.m.

Quincy Bryant in the documentary "Hale County This Morning, This Evening."

Life in the Rural South

October 10, 2018 | 10:30 a.m.

On Race and Class

October 9, 2018 | 2:42 p.m.

Metro

Dr. Mildred Ollee, a former executive dean for the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College, has died.

Former PCC Campus Dean Dies

October 10, 2018 | 10:49 a.m.

The Albina Christian Life Center in north Portland is one of a number of historically black churches in Portland that do not meet new earthquake safety standards, along with hundreds of other commercial buildings and several schools. Bishop Marcus Irving, pastor of the Albina center, says the cost to make $1 to $1.75 million in upgrades to the church would be difficult to obtain and fears that could trigger the city to condemn the church building or force it to close.

Shaking Up Controversy

October 9, 2018 | 2:56 p.m.

Portland FBI Special Agent Yaqub Prowell represents one of the skilled career officers who work out of the Portland’s FBI office. “In the FBI we are working toward a more diverse and inclusive culture to better reflect those we serve, he said.

Diversity Embraced at Local FBI Office

October 5, 2018 | 6 a.m.

Mercy Corps instructor Bobbie Stewart (left) brings a strong entrepreneurial background to her students as the founder of two Oregon-based businesses; Karen Y. Spencer brings over 25 years of business and legal experience to Mercy Corps Northwest.

Building Economic Self Sufficiency

October 4, 2018 | 6 a.m.

Law & Justice

A police booking photo shows comedian Katt Williams (left) after his arrest for assault on a limo driver.
Markell Jones (right), was the victim of gun violence in a separate incident leaving the comedy show Williams was scheduled to perform but never made.

Man Killed Leaving Comedy Show

October 10, 2018 | 10:57 a.m.

The banner “Vote and Continue to Dream” by acclaimed African American artist and Portland native Carrie Mae Weems is raised outside the Portland Art Museum to promote participation in the democratic process and upcoming midterm election.

Vote and Dream

October 10, 2018 | 10:25 a.m.

Flowers, candles and messages honor the memory of Patrick Kimmons who died in an officer-involved shooting Sunday in downtown Portland.

Man Killed in Police Response

October 2, 2018 | 2:25 p.m.

Student Union members at Portland State University on Monday were overseeing an encampment outside the PSU Public Safety Office as an “Occupy PSU” protest calling for disarming campus police enters its second week. The students also distributed literature and answered questions about their cause.

Occupy PSU Protest

October 2, 2018 | 2:11 p.m.

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