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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 24 August 2022

Randy Smith of Eugene, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday and is one of four men from across the Pacific Northwest being prosecuted for punching and kicking a Black man at a bar on Dec. 8, 2018.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 23 August 2022

The lawsuit against Walmart was filed negligent retention and action against a person who summons police with improper intent.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 21 August 2022

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley wrote to Colette Peters, formerly the head of Oregon’s Department of Corrections and now federal prison director, demanding answers to claims that inmates taking legal steps to protest conditions at Sheridan have been subjected to violence and retaliation

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

The declaration bans camping along “priority routes to and from schools” and within 150 feet of school buildings

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

(Photo/ Daniel Lloyd Blunk Hernandez

The incident happened after the rodeo when he had four beers and then lit a cigarette. A woman asked him to put it out.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

Guidelines for preserving public records require that texts and other communications by local elected officials about public business be kept for at least two years before being transferred to the state’s archives “for appraisal and selective retention.”

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

The executive director of the Office of Public Defense Services, Stephen Singer, was fired by an oversight panel. Critics cited an abrasive, combative style Singer brought to his job.

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Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 17 August 2022

Multnomah County, which includes Portland, will offer people places to stay cool Wednesday as temperatures potentially reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 August 2022

Register for this free event to be held at Open Signal in Northeast Portland. Survivors and relatives of survivors of Vanport are especially encouraged to attend.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 16 August 2022

Cameron Whitten, activist and founder of Brown Hope and the Black Resilience Fund

Brown Hope’s Black Resilience Fund argues the impact of direct cash payments.

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