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Published: 20 October 2025

Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) 

The lawmakers noted that, on September 27  and 28, the Port of Portland received more than 40 noise complaints about the helicopters

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Published: 29 September 2025

People protest outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) 

Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities, according to a Defense Department memo received by state leaders on Sunday.

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Published: 29 September 2025

Volunteers slice bread from Community Loaves at the Edmonds Food Bank in Edmonds, Wash., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)  

The effort started during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown to include nearly 900 bakers. 

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Published: 18 September 2025

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building is seen in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) 

The building's conditional land use approval, in place since 2011, does not allow people to be kept overnight or held for more than 12 hours. The city alleges that this provision was violated 25 times over the 10-month period from last October through most of this July.

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Published: 15 September 2025

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The affordable housing development in North Portland officially opened Sept. 6.

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Written by Saundra Sorenson

Published: 09 September 2025

Portland City Ombudsman Jennifer Croft 

Independent city office tracks racial inequity, flaws in city policy, offers guidance.

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Published: 05 September 2025

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Portland Parks & Recreation has announced the latest addition to Dawson Park’s Historic Story Boulders, an installation honoring the legacy of Portland’s Black-owned newspapers. 

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Published: 25 August 2025

Zachary Stocks, executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers (photo courtesy Oregon Black Pioneers) 

Oregon Black Pioneers teams up with local organizations and artists from around the country for the five-day event in October. 

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Published: 14 August 2025

Participants were each given a Kodak F9 Ultra camera to study photography. (Photo/Saundra Sorenson, The Skanner News) 

Residents of the new Millner Building reflect on loss, resilience and everyday beauty.

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Published: 13 August 2025

FILE - Tom Dundon, majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes talks to the media about his $250 million investment in the Alliance of American Football league before the start of an NHL hockey game between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File) 

Dundon confirmed the agreement in a text exchange with The Associated Press on Wednesday. ESPN reported Wednesday that the deal was for $4 billion.