Sen. Chip Shields has sponsored a bill in the Oregon legislature targeted at changing the terms of the Portland Police Bureau contract. Senate Bill 747 would remove officers' right to state arbitration when they are fired or disciplined for misconduct or use of force

Police have asked the public to look out for a medically endangered woman last seen around 8 p.m.  Friday, April 5, in the 4600 block of N. Michigan Ave. 

After serving in Vietnam, Cleveland McCord was given a brief medical exam, a fresh uniform and a one-way bus ticket to Oregon. That was in 1970. In 2010 McCord was awarded 90 percent service connected disability benefits from the Veterans Administration. That was after years of filing claims and appealing rejected claims.

The Skanner News publisher Bernie Foster and executive editor Bobbie Foster are among the 2013 recipients of the Oregon Historical Society's Oregon History Makers Medal.

The new medical vocational school will partner with nearby medical facilities and provide internships and mentorships for its students. It will also honor the legacy of one of the profession's most important, yet unsung heroes.

Portland Police detectives have released sketches of a suspect in an assault on a woman. The assault took place just after midnight on March 26 at North Larabee and N. Interstate.

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.