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Police Add Up Damages from Riot

Police Add Up Damages from Riot
Apr 13, 2021, 11:01 a.m.
Journeys to Justice

Journeys to Justice
Apr 6, 2021, 4:07 p.m.
Police Bias Probe Ordered

Police Bias Probe Ordered
Apr 8, 2021, 1:44 p.m.
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Portland firefighters put out a fire started during a police protest Tuesday night that targeted a police union office on North Lombard Street. Police said someone in the crowd used an unknown accelerant on the wooden framing around a door of the building, then lit it on fire. Damage was estimated at $25,000.

Police Union Office Set on Fire

April 14, 2021 | 10 a.m.

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt

FBI to Team with Portland on Guns

April 13, 2021 | 1:39 p.m.

A protest against police brutality turned violent Monday night when ball bearings were used to break windows at the Penumbra Kelly Building, a multipurpose facility for police and other city services on East Burnside Street. Projectiles were also thrown at police.

Police Add Up Damages from Riot

April 13, 2021 | 11:01 a.m.

DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011. (AP photo)

Rapper-actor DMX Remembered

April 9, 2021 | 11:54 a.m.

Arts & Entertainment

DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011. (AP photo)

Rapper-actor DMX Remembered

April 9, 2021 | 11:54 a.m.

Chip Miller (left) directs and Damien Geter curates the compositions for “Journey to Justice,” a virtual production of art, song, opera and short pieces taken through the eyes and experiences of being African American.

Journeys to Justice

April 6, 2021 | 4:07 p.m.

Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy has been inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame. (AP file photo)

Hall of Fame Honor for Eddie Murphy

March 29, 2021 | 2:05 p.m.

Jamie Turner and her husband Larry welcome customers to Ja’Das Soulful Eatz, their new family owned and operated restaurant next door to the Miracles Club at 4200 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Ja’Das Soulful Eatz also serves the community from a food cart at 7339 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd.

Family and Love of Cooking

March 23, 2021 | 10:29 a.m.

Metro

Portland firefighters put out a fire started during a police protest Tuesday night that targeted a police union office on North Lombard Street. Police said someone in the crowd used an unknown accelerant on the wooden framing around a door of the building, then lit it on fire. Damage was estimated at $25,000.

Police Union Office Set on Fire

April 14, 2021 | 10 a.m.

Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell calls for an end to violence during a news conference last Aug. 30 after a demonstrator was shot and killed in downtown Portland. A new proposal to stop a spike in gun violence was reached by the Portland City Council on Wednesday. (AP archive photo)

Deal Reached on Attacking Gun Violence

April 8, 2021 | 11:20 a.m.

Gov. Kate Brown

Vaccines to All by April 19

April 6, 2021 | 3:55 p.m.

Hoa Nguyen, a candidate for David Douglas School Board, was recently the target of a hate crime at her home in east Portland. She has shared her story publicly to raise awareness about the lived realities of Asian Americans in our community and in the public spotlight.

Anti-Asian Hate Targets School Board Candidate

April 1, 2021 | 1:58 p.m.

Law & Justice

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt

FBI to Team with Portland on Guns

April 13, 2021 | 1:39 p.m.

A protest against police brutality turned violent Monday night when ball bearings were used to break windows at the Penumbra Kelly Building, a multipurpose facility for police and other city services on East Burnside Street. Projectiles were also thrown at police.

Police Add Up Damages from Riot

April 13, 2021 | 11:01 a.m.

Dr. Martin Tobin testifies Thursday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Photo from courthouse video)

Expert: Lack of oxygen killed Floyd, not ...

April 9, 2021 | 11:47 a.m.

The Portland Bureau of Police headquarters at the Justice Center, downtown.

Police Bias Probe Ordered

April 8, 2021 | 1:44 p.m.

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