Services are planned for Gary Duane Washington who died Saturday, march 30 at the age of 53. Washington was the brother of the late Portland Observer publisher, Charles Washington.

The case of a Portland State University student expelled last year after allegations that he threatened to harm a professor could potentially impact student rights at colleges and universities across the state of Oregon.

With Alcohol Awareness Month approaching, the Marijuana Policy Project decided to make a statement with a new billboard in downtown Portland. It featured pictures of a glass of beer, a glass of wine and a marijuana leaf accompanied by the words "Beer," "Wine," and "Safer," respectively.

The second annual Rob Ingram Youth Summit Against Violence drew more than 400 youth to the Ambridge Center to discuss how to create a safer environment for children and teens.

The Green Seattle Partnership is recruiting volunteers to help restore Seattle's urban forestland. Volunteers are needed to remove invasive plants, plant new trees, and maintain and monitor restoration sites.

The Hope Kitchen was dreamed up by three sisters, LaRisha, Marsha and Michell Baker. Since their father died of colon cancer in 2008, at the age of 56, the sisters have been working to raise awareness about the disease and how to prevent it.

Will the federal government raise the national minimum wage and tie it to the rate of inflation? Oregon's Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian earlier this month told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that the state's 10-year experience has bolstered the economy and helped small businesses.

The group's goal is to build enough public pressure that county and state elected officials will be supported in fighting back against the banks and lending companies that are forcing homeowners out of their property while the foreclosures are challenged in court

In a 3-2 vote, Portland City Council accepted Police Chief Mike Rees' report on cooperation with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Eighteen people spoke at the council session, all critical of the report.

Scammers claiming to be with the Oregon State Police are placing pre-recorded phone calls to Oregonians telling them they owe money for unpaid traffic tickets and asking that a Green Dot MoneyPak card be used to make the payment.