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A 40-year-old man is accused of killing another person and burning their body in a homeless camp’s firepit near Northeast 78th Avenue and Schuyler Street, according to court records. A woman called 911 about 5 p.m. Tuesday, summoning police after she spotted a hand sticking out from under wood in the firepit. She then noticed a badly charred body, according to a probable cause affidavit filed . ....
Bill requiring Oregon public universities to provide updates on hiring of outside counsel heads to Senate floor OregonLive.com 2 days ago Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com A state Senate committee on Wednesday approved an amended bill that would require public universities to report annually to the attorney general on their use of outside legal counsel. The legislation would require universities to disclose the overall amount they pay for private attorneys and for what kind of legal matters and how many. The amended House Bill 2214 removed a much stricter demand that would have limited university payments to outside lawyers – an idea that gained public attention in the wake of OHSU’s hiring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for $2,295 an hour. ....
Tuesday marked a year since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, sparking an unprecedented push to address anti-Black racism across the country. Oregonians immediately joined in, holding protests and marches in cities from Hermiston to Grants Pass. In Portland, they took to the streets on May 28 and gathered across the city to rally for racial justice for more than 100 . ....
Tense hospital scene after shooting increases alarm over Portland’s gun violence ‘crisis’ Updated 8:36 PM; 2 Facebook Share A flood of Portland police cars responded late Monday to break up a report of a gang fight at the doors to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center’s emergency department, where four people with gunshot wounds had just arrived. The scene was reminiscent of scenarios two decades ago when officers, street outreach workers and pastors routinely headed to the hospital to cool tensions between rival gangs. Those days are back, say police, former gang members and community leaders. The city is on track to shatter its record annual homicide count of 70 in 1987. So far this year, 33 people have died in homicides and about 130 have been wounded in more than 400 shootings. Four people have been killed in the city since a week ago Sunday. ....
Just what went down when a Gresham police officer killed Israel Berry in Portland a year ago? OregonLive.com 1 hr ago Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com A Gresham police officer told investigators that he feared a car would run him over when he shot at it last year in a Portland neighborhood and killed the driver, his attorney told The Oregonian/OregonLive. But Officer James Doyle’s account doesn’t appear to fully mesh with footage from his body camera, forensic evidence and statements from other officers at the scene, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors are now working to bring the case to a grand jury to decide whether Doyle will face charges for his use of deadly force. ....