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New Police Oversight Gains Traction

New Police Oversight Gains Traction
Aug 5, 2020, 9:45 a.m.
Jefferson Rebuild Proposed

Jefferson Rebuild Proposed
Aug 4, 2020, 4:22 p.m.
TriMet Installs New Tracks

TriMet Installs New Tracks
Aug 4, 2020, 4:12 p.m.
Musician Salutes Young Black Lives

Musician Salutes Young Black Lives
Aug 4, 2020, 4:08 p.m.
College Faculty Denounce Police Tactics:

College Faculty Denounce Police Tactics:
Jul 29, 2020, 11:33 a.m.

Latest News

Adbi Noor examines a memorial on the downtown waterfront Friday for black lives lost at the hands of police. Nightly protests for racial justice have remained largely peaceful between demonstrators and police following an agreement last week between Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

New Police Oversight Gains Traction

August 5, 2020 | 9:45 a.m.

Home to Portland’s historic African American community, Jefferson High School, will be completely modernized if voters approve a new bond levy in November for its reconstruction as part of a proposed new bond that the Portland School Board last week referred to voters.

Jefferson Rebuild Proposed

August 4, 2020 | 4:22 p.m.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero

School Classes to Start Online

August 4, 2020 | 4:17 p.m.

A month of construction work began Sunday on replacing the light rail tracks across the Steel Bridge between downtown Portland and the Rose Quarter.

TriMet Installs New Tracks

August 4, 2020 | 4:12 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

Portland pianist and composer Darrell Grant stands in front of a mural and the cover art for the digital recording and musical video “Take Flight,” a new original song he wrote featuring vocalist Michelle Willis.

Musician Salutes Young Black Lives

August 4, 2020 | 4:08 p.m.

Participants march for justice last January on the national holiday honoring Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. A new multimedia presentation on the history of Portland protests supporting Black lives called “Stop Killing Us” is held this month at Holding Contemporary, a gallery in the Pearl District.

‘Stop Killing Us’ Opens

August 4, 2020 | 4:04 p.m.

Jeff Harris

School Supply Drive Kicks Off

August 4, 2020 | 3:58 p.m.

Portland Fashion Institute and Bloom Beauty Collective announce a fashion design scholarship contest for teens. The contest is open to high school juniors and seniors in the Portland and Vancouver area who are persons of color. Image from Portland Fashion Institute website.

Fashion Career Help Offered

July 28, 2020 | 2:41 p.m.

Metro

Home to Portland’s historic African American community, Jefferson High School, will be completely modernized if voters approve a new bond levy in November for its reconstruction as part of a proposed new bond that the Portland School Board last week referred to voters.

Jefferson Rebuild Proposed

August 4, 2020 | 4:22 p.m.

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero

School Classes to Start Online

August 4, 2020 | 4:17 p.m.

A month of construction work began Sunday on replacing the light rail tracks across the Steel Bridge between downtown Portland and the Rose Quarter.

TriMet Installs New Tracks

August 4, 2020 | 4:12 p.m.

Jeff Harris

School Supply Drive Kicks Off

August 4, 2020 | 3:58 p.m.

Law & Justice

Adbi Noor examines a memorial on the downtown waterfront Friday for black lives lost at the hands of police. Nightly protests for racial justice have remained largely peaceful between demonstrators and police following an agreement last week between Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration to reduce federal officers in the city. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

New Police Oversight Gains Traction

August 5, 2020 | 9:45 a.m.

Federal officers are surrounded by smoke as they push back demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in downtown Portland, Wednesday, July 29. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Federal Police to Leave Portland

July 29, 2020 | 10:25 a.m.

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 28. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden Vows Agenda to Fight Inequality

July 28, 2020 | 4:19 p.m.

Federal officers advance on demonstrators in downtown Portland during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, Saturday, July 25. (AP photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Protestors File Suit over Police Tactics

July 28, 2020 | 11:12 a.m.

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