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20th Annual Drum Major “Empower the Dream” Service

20th Annual Drum Major “Empower the Dream” Service

20th Annual Drum Major “Empower the Dream” Service

Portland Observer

13 hours ago3 min read

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Portland Observer

13 hours ago4 min read

SE Grand Recovery Shelter Opens

SE Grand Recovery Shelter Opens

SE Grand Recovery Shelter Opens

Portland Observer

14 hours ago2 min read

Skilled Nursing Facility Patients Need Stable Housing

Skilled Nursing Facility Patients Need Stable Housing

Skilled Nursing Facility Patients Need Stable Housing

Beverly Corbell

14 hours ago4 min read

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

Portland Observer

14 hours ago2 min read

Aaron Bell Sr. Black Men’s Health Awareness Day returns to PCC's Cascade Campus

Aaron Bell Sr. Black Men’s Health Awareness Day returns to PCC's Cascade Campus

Aaron Bell Sr. Black Men’s Health Awareness Day returns to PCC's Cascade Campus

Portland Observer

15 hours ago3 min read

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

Reflecting on the Fair Housing Act Law Made After Her Father’s Killing

First A.M.E. Zion Church Awarded $3 Million Grant

First A.M.E. Zion Church Awarded $3 Million Grant

Funds Support Affordable Veteran Housing Project

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

ODOT Promotes Awareness and Reporting

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

Reflecting on the Fair Housing Act Law Made After Her Father’s Killing

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LATEST NEWS

20th Annual Drum Major “Empower the Dream” Service

20th Annual Drum Major “Empower the Dream” Service

20th Annual Drum Major “Empower the Dream” Service

13 hours ago

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

13 hours ago

SE Grand Recovery Shelter Opens

SE Grand Recovery Shelter Opens

SE Grand Recovery Shelter Opens

14 hours ago

First A.M.E. Zion Church Awarded $3 Million Grant

First A.M.E. Zion Church Awarded $3 Million Grant

First A.M.E. Zion Church Awarded $3 Million Grant

14 hours ago

Insurance Costs Jump as Health Subsidies Lapse

Insurance Costs Jump as Health Subsidies Lapse

Insurance Costs Jump as Health Subsidies Lapse

14 hours ago

Child Care Funding Frozen

Child Care Funding Frozen

Child Care Funding Frozen

14 hours ago

OBITUARIES

Jessie Lee Streeter

Oct 8, 2025

Jessie Lee Streeter

Jessie Lee Streeter

Lola Hall-Blackmon

Sep 30, 2025

Lola Hall-Blackmon

Lola Hall-Blackmon

Delores Jones

Sep 25, 2025

Delores Jones

Delores Jones

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

15 Nights of Holiday Magic on the Water!

15 Nights of Holiday Magic on the Water!

15 Nights of Holiday Magic on the Water!

Dec 3, 20251 min read

Jefferson Dancers Launch 50th Anniversary Season with SOAR

Jefferson Dancers Launch 50th Anniversary Season with SOAR

Jefferson Dancers Launch 50th Anniversary Season with SOAR

Nov 7, 20252 min read

Artist Chosen for Hollywood Library Community Mural

Artist Chosen for Hollywood Library Community Mural

Artist Chosen for Hollywood Library Community Mural

Nov 7, 20253 min read

Pulitzer Finalist Opens 2025–26 Writers Series

Pulitzer Finalist Opens 2025–26 Writers Series

Pulitzer Finalist Opens 2025–26 Writers Series

Nov 6, 20252 min read

Bay Area Rapper LaRussell Kicks Off ‘Rhythm & Revolution’

Bay Area Rapper LaRussell Kicks Off ‘Rhythm & Revolution’

Bay Area Rapper LaRussell Kicks Off ‘Rhythm & Revolution’

Oct 8, 20251 min read

CCC Hosts Annual Indigenous People Day Event

CCC Hosts Annual Indigenous People Day Event

CCC Hosts Annual Indigenous People Day Event

Sep 25, 20251 min read

LAW & JUSTICE

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

Man Freed on Bail Sentenced to Life

13 hours ago4 min read

Child Care Funding Frozen

Child Care Funding Frozen

Child Care Funding Frozen

14 hours ago3 min read

President Dropping Push for National Guard in Portland for now

President Dropping Push for National Guard in Portland for now

President Dropping Push for National Guard in Portland for now

14 hours ago4 min read

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

Bernice King Warns of Rising Housing Discrimination

14 hours ago3 min read

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

Putting the Brakes on Trafficking

14 hours ago2 min read

Stolen Vehicle Operations Cut Car Theft, Win Awards

Stolen Vehicle Operations Cut Car Theft, Win Awards

Stolen Vehicle Operations Cut Car Theft, Win Awards

Dec 20, 20252 min read

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