Teressa Raiford was one of a group of people who have lost loved ones to gun violence who went to Washington DC last week to meet legislators and attend the State of the Union address. The business consultant and community activist says the highlight of the trip was a visit with First Lady Michelle Obama.

Last night's officer-involved shooting stands as Mayor Charlie Hales' first while in office – and it came within 48 hours after Hales attended the Friday night premiere of "Alien Boy," the documentary about the police killing of James Chasse now playing at Cinema 21.

A four-year-old boy's compassion for poor and hungry people, led his family to organize an event to raise support for Portland Rescue Mission. The Terrance Feed, named for Terrance Burton Jr., was held Saturday afternoon, Feb. 16, at the McCoy Academy, on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Kisha Kelsey and Karanja Crews hope to provide the Portland community with an opportunity for creative expression, cultural self-awareness, and fashion, beauty and personal empowerment with their event the Hairitage Jubilee: "A R/Evolution of Our African Roots."

The Portland Police Activities League youth center is to close, Feb. 15.  Based at Northeast 172nd at Glisan, the center served some of the poorest children in the city: children and teens from the Rockwood neighborhoods of East Portland and Gresham. But financial troubles left the Eastside youth center without to money to effect crucial repairs to the center as a stark contrast to the Beaverton club.

The roster of homeless students in Washington State's  K-12 schools reached a whopping 27,390 during the 2011-12 school year, according to the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Sen. Ginny Burdick and Mayor Charlie Hales spoke to about 100 people, Saturday, at a rally outside Portland City Hall to call for gun control measures. 

Clean Water Portland hosts Atlanta pediatrician Dr. Yolanda Whyte, current member of the National Medical Association's Environmental Health Task Force, speaking on the impact of fluoride on children's health.

State Treasurer Ted Wheeler today outlined to legislators a new initiative that would create a new, stable and permanent way to help improve Oregon's economic climate and boost access and affordability to higher education and job training.

Music icon James DePriest has died in Scottsdale, Ariz., at age 77.