April 13 2021
Portland Police Bureau officers say there have been almost 300 shootings so far citywide, with 94 people injured.
Portland Police say two people were shot near the top of Rocky Butte early Tuesday morning, April 13.
Officers received shots fired calls from residents in the Madison South neighborhood around 4:54 a.m. on April 13, and shortly thereafter were informed by a local hospital that two people with gunshot wounds had arrived in a private vehicle. Responding officers determined the call of shots fired was related to the gunshot victims at the hospital, according to a news release. Police also found evidence at the crime scene on Rocky Butte.
Albina Vision plans housing, theatre complex in North Portland January 20 2021
The Albina Vision Trust announced plans for more than 120 units of affordable housing, as well as a community playhouse.
Influential nonprofit Albina Vision Trust has announced plans to build affordable housing apartments and a community theatre in the historical heart of Portland s Black community.
Designs for the site between North Wheeler and Flint avenues calls for a seven-story complex offering 120 units of housing reserved for families making 30% to 60% of the area median income, as well as an adjacent theatre that will anchor the future of the neighborhood to its rich cultural history, according to a news release dated Jan. 20.