Seven protesters were arrested at the U.S. Post Office on SW Couch Street Tuesday, after an attempt to occupy the building. The protesters, part of the Portland Communities and Postal Workers United  group, oppose cuts to the US Postal Service and outsourcing of union jobs to private corporations.

World famous urban planner Nohad Toulan and his partner in life Dirce Toulan died Monday Oct. 28 in a car accident in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Jefferson High School graduate Deanna Wesson-Mitchell is Mayor Charlie Hales' new hire as policy director for the Portland Police Bureau.

Students from Rosemary Anderson High School are taking part in the Friends of Trees' Albina Tree Initiative that will plant 140 trees across the three neighborhoods. Neighborhood volunteers and Friends of Trees are set to plant the trees on Feb. 8, 2014.

If you dream of buying your own home, but are not sure how to go about it, you're not alone. Dozens of hopeful Portlanders turned out Oct. 26 to the 2013 African American Homeownership Fair to find out how to get started.

Portland City Council deferred a decision on a string of proposals from the auditor's office to make changes to the Independent Police Review Division.

Better People, the nonprofit that helps former inmates return to the community will hold its annual fundraising walk this weekend.