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Police investigating armed confrontation on North Portland street Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 Scenes from the videotaped armed clash on North Alberta Street and Michigan Avenue Thursday, May 6, 2021. Facebook Share Police are investigating an armed confrontation between a motorist who pulled a handgun and at least two pedestrians dressed in black and armed with what appear to be assault rifles that erupted Thursday in the middle of a residential street in North Portland. It’s ...

Candace Avalos column: Accountability is only the first step towards justice Today 6:15 AM Facebook Share Candace Avalos Avalos is the incoming executive director of Verde, co-founder of the Black Millennial Movement and chair of Portland’s Citizen Review Committee. A resident of Portland, she also serves on the city’s Charter Review Commission. Her column appears on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. “Guilty.” As we have collectively held our breath throughout the trial of De...

Police have not yet identified the white man police killed, but an eyewitness said he may have been in a mental health crisis: the exact type of situation where Portland police have been shown a tendency toward deadly overreaction. A Portland man who gave his name as Ghost protested the police killing of an unidentified man at Lents Park in Portland Friday morning. (Courthouse News photo /Karina Brown) PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Police shot and killed a man Friday morning, and a protest planned to...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Portland’s Lents Neighborhood Becomes the Latest Scene of Outrage Against Police as a City Braces for What’s Next The crowd included Letha Winston, whose son Patrick Kimmons was killed by Portland police in 2018. A dumpster is set aflame in Lents on April 16, 2021. (Justin Yau) Updated April 16 at 11:15 PM A verdant South...

Man fatally shot by police in SE Portland park Updated 2:20 PM; Facebook Share Portland police shot and killed a man Friday morning in Lents Park after responding to reports of person with a gun, the bureau said. Officers responded around 9:30 a.m. and confronted the man, police said. Officers fired a “less lethal” 40 millimeter projectile at the man before one officer shot the man with a firearm, Assistant Police Chief Chris Davis said at an afternoon news conference. Officers on the scen...

George Floyd riots against Officer Derek Chauvin (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin may not escape prosecution for one of the three charges against him for causing the death of George Floyd, but contrary to public opinion, the case against him is not cut and dried. Though radio stations have solemnly gone quiet for nearly nine minutes to remind Americans of the time Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck, Black Lives Matter fire-setters and looters with the...

Crowd becomes destructive outside federal courthouse in downtown Portland; officers deploy tear gas The crowd gathered shortly after a fence surrounding the courthouse on Southwest Third and Main Street was taken down for the first time since last summer. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 5:28 PM PST March 12, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — A crowd gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland Thursday night for a protest against police violence. The demonstrati...

Humanity: The Protest Photos You Don't See. Several thousand protesters marched for nearly 10 miles throughout the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 4, 2020. On one of several stops throughout the march the group joined hands and lay on...

Insanity Wrap needs to know: Is it really not a lie if you believe it? Answer: Sorry, no — but nobody tell that to Don Lemon or Chris Cuomo; they’d never believe it. Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap. New York Dems stonewall nursing home deaths investigation Carjackings up 283% in Chicago — unexpectedly! Jen Psaki lies (an ongoing series) about CDC guidance And so much more. This Is Not a Sane World, Exhibit #1,000,006 Feelings, nothing more than… fe...

What you need to know Apple has donated the mural at its Pioneer Place Apple Store to Dont Shoot Portland. Apple has donated the mural at its Pioneer Place Apple Store in Portland, Oregon to Dont Shoot Portland, a "Black-led human rights nonprofit that advocates for accountability." Dont Shoot Portland is a Black-led human rights nonprofit that advocates for accountability. Since 2014, we have implemented art, education and civic participation within our programming to create social change. The...