Pet Partners bring the healing power of animals to humans who need a little unconditional love.They visit hospitals, assisted living centers, the relief nursery and also libraries, where Pet Partners encourage children and readers of any age to Read to a Dog.

The Sherman County District Attorney has finished a review of the shooting death of John Van Allen II. DA Wade M. McLeod concludes that Oregon State Police Trooper Matt Zistel was justified in shooting Van Allen, saying it was in self-defense.

The Portland firefighters union is joining forces with state lawmakers and a local neighborhood association to help residents caught in the big fire on Martin Luther King Boulevard last month.

Multnomah County's Hands of Wonder Garden program, now in its third year is a work experience program for young people under community supervision. It teaches work skills, business and organic gardening.

Former Portland State University student Henry Liu's lawsuit against the college for allegedly violating his rights in an expulsion hearing is gaining momentum.

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.