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Unhealthy Smoke to Last Days

Unhealthy Smoke to Last Days
Sep 15, 2020, 2:47 p.m.
A Historical Race for Gresham Mayor

A Historical Race for Gresham Mayor
Sep 10, 2020, 2:57 p.m.
Reimaging a Better School Year

Reimaging a Better School Year
Sep 2, 2020, 6:57 a.m.
Mayor Calls for More Housing Relief

Mayor Calls for More Housing Relief
Sep 8, 2020, 4:52 p.m.
Minority Contractors Celebrate Equity

Minority Contractors Celebrate Equity
Aug 19, 2020, 9:49 a.m.

Latest News

Vancouver’s new Fire Chief Brennan Blue.

Vancouver Fire Chief Introduced

September 15, 2020 | 3:17 p.m.

A view of smoky Portland from Union Station, downtown. The Portland metropolitan region remains under a thick blanket of smog from wildfires that are burning around the state and residents are being advised to remain indoors due to hazardous air quality.

Unhealthy Smoke to Last Days

September 15, 2020 | 2:47 p.m.

The Oregon Department of Transportation is moving to elevate Black voices to shape the controversial I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project.

Feedback Starts Over on I-5 Project

September 15, 2020 | 12:50 p.m.

People come in all different shapes, sizes and blood types. The American Red Cross needs people of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a blood supply as diverse as the patients who depend on it. (Red Cross photo)

Diverse Blood Supply Needed

September 15, 2020 | 12:28 p.m.

Arts & Entertainment

John David Washington is excellent in ‘Tenet,’ his biggest film yet. (Photo courtesy Warner Bros.)

Fighting to Save the World

September 15, 2020 | 12:21 p.m.

Toots Hibbert performs at the 2018 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (AP file photo)

Beloved Reggae Star Remembered

September 15, 2020 | 12:16 p.m.

Billy Ocean returns to music scene with 'Lift You Up'

Ocean Inspires with New Album

September 15, 2020 | 12:13 p.m.

Actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in 2014. Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. He was 43. (AP photo)

'Black Panther’ Boseman Dead at 43

September 1, 2020 | 3:37 p.m.

Metro

A view of smoky Portland from Union Station, downtown. The Portland metropolitan region remains under a thick blanket of smog from wildfires that are burning around the state and residents are being advised to remain indoors due to hazardous air quality.

Unhealthy Smoke to Last Days

September 15, 2020 | 2:47 p.m.

Travis Stovall, a long-time Gresham resident, small business owner and community leader, has secured key endorsements in his Gresham Mayoral race.

A Historical Race for Gresham Mayor

September 10, 2020 | 2:57 p.m.

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue crews battle the Chehalem Mountain-Bald Peak fire in Washington County, southwest of Portland Wednesday. The Portland Fire and Rescue bureau said it is assisting fire departments fighting wildfires in the region and around the state, while also responding to over 500 fire calls over three days. Photo courtesy Tualatin Fire and Rescue.

Portland Firefighters Provide Mutual Aid

September 10, 2020 | 9:48 a.m.

Demonstrators in San Francisco protest against evictions in an archive photo from AP. On Tuesday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced he is bringing forward new local housing relief measures to stabilize households facing eviction and foreclosure due to COVID-19.

Mayor Calls for More Housing Relief

September 8, 2020 | 4:52 p.m.

Law & Justice

Vancouver’s new Fire Chief Brennan Blue.

Vancouver Fire Chief Introduced

September 15, 2020 | 3:17 p.m.

The Oregon Department of Transportation is moving to elevate Black voices to shape the controversial I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project.

Feedback Starts Over on I-5 Project

September 15, 2020 | 12:50 p.m.

A Portland demonstrator is arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest on Aug. 30. Portland’s Citizen Review Committee is now reviewing if police are using appropriate tactics for crowd control during protests and want to hear from the public who have experienced or witnessed crowd control tactics by Portland Police over the last three years, but especially within the last few months. AP photo

Complaints on Police Tactics Reviewed

September 9, 2020 | 10:14 a.m.

Aaron ‘Jay’ Danielson (left) is identified as the victim of a shooting downtown and Police Chief Chuck Lovell (right) is calling on the public for help as authorities conduct an investigation.

Violence Turns Deadly with Dueling Protests

September 1, 2020 | 2:03 p.m.

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