Portland used to be a national leader for the percentage of residents who commute by bike, write Nic Cota, Kiel Johnson and Serenity Ebert, board members of BikeLoud PDX. But as interest has dropped in recent years, Portland needs to focus on improving the safety of our roads and seizing opportunities to expand bicycle access.
RYAN HAMILTON-DAVIS AND YVONNE WEBB Just two days shy of the end of February, TT crossed 100 murders, as gunmen continue to snuff out lives unchecked. Three men, one a freed murder accused, were killed overnight Saturday into Sunday afternoon in south and north Trinidad. Their deaths took the murder rate to 103 in 57
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was murdered while he was on his way to his grandmother’s house. The dead man has been identified as Akiel Johnson, from Cassia Street, Morvant. According to police reports, Johnson was walking towards his grandmother’s home on Marigold Street, off Coconut Drive, Morvant, when he was confronted by a group of men.