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about-black-lives-matter

Details: Written by By Associated Press; Published: 22 April 2019

Courtesy of Karimah Guion-Pledgure

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a Black employee who sued alleging she was harassed after asking that a Blue Lives Matter flag not be displayed in the office.

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 18 April 2019

Dr. Markisha Smith

New Director of Equity and Human Rights talks about her vision for the role

Details: Written by By Saundra Sorensen; Published: 18 April 2019

Don’t Shoot PDX will launch a Community Legal Referral Services program by the end of spring. Photo by Saundra Sorensen

When Don’t Shoot PDX opened a second office at 14 NE Killingsworth earlier this year, founder Teressa Raiford envisioned it as a venue to legally empower vulnerable members of the community.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2019

Russell Courtier, who ran down and killed a young black man in Oregon two years ago, was sentenced Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to life in prison. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Jurors in March found Russell Courtier, 40, guilty of murder, hit-and-run driving and the hate crime of second-degree intimidation in the death of 19-year-old Larnell Bruce

about-willamette-river

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 April 2019

(Photo Courtesy: Flickr)

The federal government should take action to protect fish runs in the Willamette River, according to a national conservation group.

voting-in-Oregon

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 April 2019

Elections Voter Assistance Teams can help a voter in their home, at the facility they live in, or at an elections service location in SE Portland or Gresham.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 15 April 2019

Deputy Justin DeRosier (Photo Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office)

Deputy Justin DeRosier was killed Saturday while examining a motorhome that was blocking a road in Kalama, Wa., located about 30 miles north of Vancouver.

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY (Associated Press); Published: 11 April 2019

(Photo Courtesy: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)

For the second year in a row, resident wolves were documented in a new area of the state. In late 2018, wolves were discovered in the central portion of the Oregon Cascades.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorensen; Published: 11 April 2019

Rep. Jackie Winters, R-Salem, is pushing for passage of a bill that would mitigate the effects of Measure 11 on juvenile offenders. (Photo via Facebook)

Sens. Jackie Winters, James Manning spearhead effort to mitigate Measure 11 mandates