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Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 20 February 2021

The Enhanced Community Safety Team will be comprised of three sergeants, 12 officers and six detectives, and will staff a seven-member on-call unit to respond to shooting scenes, examine evidence, interview witnesses and do immediate follow-up investigations

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 19 February 2021

The Oregon National Guard will go door-to-door in areas hardest hit by last weekend’s ice storm to make sure residents who have been without power for a week have enough food and water

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 19 February 2021

Kevin Peterson Jr.

Hundreds marched through the city from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 to protest the shooting death of Kevin Peterson Jr. by two Clark County Sheriff’s Office detectives

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 18 February 2021

Greg Johnson

Greg Johnson brings with him memories of the destruction transportation projects can do to Black communities.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 13 February 2021

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told Rep. Herrera Buetler that he had called Trump to tell him his supporters were attacking the Capitol and to ask him to "call off the riot"

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 12 February 2021

(Photo/Motoya Nakamura/ Multnomah County)

Severe weather shelters in Multnomah County opening for second night on Friday, Feb. 12; capacity increases with snow, subfreezing temps set to linger

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 February 2021

Musse Olol, a member of Oregon’s Vaccine Advisory Committee

An effort to make the vaccine roll-out more equitable was hindered by short timeline

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 10 February 2021

Gresham Police Chief Robin Sells (photo/city of Gresham)

The report finds that Gresham Police Chief Robin Sells fostered and permitted a hostile workplace that drove out a Black senior official

Details: Written by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 09 February 2021

Governor Kate Brown

Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that 10 counties, including the Portland tri-county area, will be moving from the “extreme risk” tier to a lower risk category as COVID-19 cases decrease in the state

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 09 February 2021

Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams

Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams, who was appointed by former President Trump, was among the U.S. attorneys nationwide directed Tuesday to step down