The Northwest Carpenters Union is inviting anyone with an interest in a career within the industry to a free career fair, Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10-3 at the Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute, 4222 NE 158th Ave, Portland. There will be door prizes, food and activities for children.

Kathryn Finney, AKA The Budget Fashionista, talks about why she founded Digital Undivided, why more Black women and men should get into technology, and how to find investors for your start-up. 

TriMet partnered with the SummerWorks program for the first time this summer, sponsoring 30 jobs for high-risk teens. Twenty-three of the teens worked at TriMet doing a variety of jobs ranging from office work to field work in the community.

Two of every three children in Portland's African immigrant and refugee communities live in poverty. That's just one of a series of miserable statistics revealed in "The African Immigrant and Refugee Community in Multnomah County," the fourth of six reports on Portland's minority communities from the Communities of Color Coalition.

As people around the world observe Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10, the official launch of Forefront: Innovations in suicide prevention brings hope for Washington State to lead the way to new policies and programs to solve this major public health problem.

The Oregon Center for Nursing, or OCN, has launched its Nursing Equity Coalition.

Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen has resigned. Cogen issued the following statement, saying he will leave Sept. 16. Marissa Madrigal, Cogen's designated replacement will take over as county chair.

Kick off the new school year by designing a pair of socks to benefit Portland Public Schools.

Days have passed but there is no new information on the Oregon State Trooper fatal shooting of John Van Allen II, last Thursday afternoon on I-84 in the Columbia Gorge about 100 miles east of Portland.