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Auburn, Wash. police Officer Jeff Nelson has been charged in the killing of Jesse Sarey in 2019. (Auburn Police Dept. via Port of Seattle Police Dept. via AP) 

Brady Lists flag officers whose credibility is in question due to misconduct – a designation that must be shared with defense attorneys. Defense attorneys, public defenders, civil rights groups and some prosecutors are calling for an increased use of the lists.

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(Photo courtesty Portland Parks & Recreation) 

Feasibility Study for community-led vision moving forward thanks to Parks Local Option Levy

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Agency stresses importance of applying for the program and works with partners to prevent evictions from moving forward 

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(Photo/ Quino Al) 

With a rise in hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon and nationwide the two-person office just couldn’t handle the volume.

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Multnomah County Health Director Ebony Clarke 

Multnomah County plans to hire four prosecutors and two investigators to help with an increasing caseload of homicide investigations

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Multnomah County Department of Community Justice director Erika Preuitt 

Erika Preuitt and Jeremy Okai Davis recognized for positive contributions to community.

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The Salem-Keizer school board has voted to adopt a resolution outlining the board’s commitment to equity and anti-racism.

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Former Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno and three other Republicans say the new maps are partisan gerrymandering, unconstitutional and contrary to state law.

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Graduates along with their instructors from the Driving Diversity in Portland Program. (photo courtesy of Worksystems) 

A former State Senator, Portland School Board Member, and Portland Mayor team up to create new pathways to recycling and waste careers.

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(Photo/ Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs via flckr) 

The second Monday in October, long celebrated as Columbus Day, will now officially be recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day in Oregon — a recognition of the Native American communities here long before Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas

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