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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 23 April 2021

The suit was filed this week in federal court by Portland attorney Lynn Walsh and nonprofit legal organization Disability Rights Advocates, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 April 2021

The landlord-tenant mediation program would provide somewhere between 70 and 100 mediations for Portlanders at risk of losing their housing

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 20 April 2021

Shannon Singleton (Photo/LinkedIn)

Currently, organizations must apply for funds through one of 18 regional agencies. Even state officials decry the system.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 April 2021

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer

President Biden identified restoring payments from polluters into the Superfund Trust Fund as a top priority as part of a major infrastructure plan.

Details: Written by SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 17 April 2021

Amid protests across Portland against police brutality a man was shot and killed in Lents Park after reports he had a gun. Some protesters described by Mayor Ted Wheeler as a small group of "violent agitators" lit dumpster fires at the ICE and Multnomah County Sheriff's buildings and smashed windows downtown including at the Nike store building and the Oregon History Centre

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 15 April 2021

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused a federal agent of groping her as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped

Details: Written by SARA CLINE The Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 15 April 2021

Currently, tenants have until July to pay back rent, but under the proposed bill, tenants would have until Feb. 28, 2022

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 13 April 2021

Nearly $6 million will fund community-centered approaches to uptick in shootings.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 April 2021

(Portland Police Bureau via AP)

Police said they issued verbal warnings to the crowd but around 10:30 p.m. police declared the gathering as a riot and bull-rushed protestors, knocking them to the ground and macing them, news outlets reported.