Damon Johnson’s death draws sharp criticism 14 years after DOJ settlement about PPB’s use of force against those suffering mental illness.
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The Portland Fire logo is seen during a launching event for the name of Portland's WNBA basketball franchise outside the Moda Center on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
The expansion franchise, which begins play next next season along with the Toronto Tempo, announced its name and branding on Tuesday — reviving the moniker of the city's previous WNBA team that played from 2000 to 2002.
READ MORE‘The only way for the government to save money on Medicaid is to stop people from getting services’
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Faith Kipyegon, from Kenya, runs in an attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety in Paris, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion in the event, bested her own record of 3:49.04, set last July before the Paris Games.
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FILE - Students use their cellphones as they leave for the day the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Executive Order 25-09 establishes statewide policy cell phone use in K-12 school
READ MOREProposed amendment would mean end to universal preschool program, county says.
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Justice Rajee, director of Reimagine Oregon, speaks at the Don’t Play with House Money press conference
Juneteenth is a young federal holiday, but the Black day of independence has been observed since June 19, 1865.
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A block of West Albina businesses, torn down as part of the city's urban renewal campaign of the 1970s. Courtesy Oregon Historical Society
Black residents who were forcibly relocated for Emanuel Hospital expansion that never happened, and their descendants, sued over loss of property, wealth and community.
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