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Jackson County DA Charges Victim of Police Shooting at VA Facility

Airs at: Wed, 01/31/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Last Thursday, an officer with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs police shot Gilbert Matthew Negrete at a VA facility in White City, Oregon, just north of Medford. The thirty-four-year-old Negrete was driven to the facility for an appointment, where he reportedly bega... Read more

Salem: Four Officers on Leave After Car Chase, Police Shooting

Airs at: Tue, 01/30/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Oregon State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Salem on Saturday. News reports were chaotic throughout the day, reflecting a confusing scene that involved an RV plowing into multiple police cars, and at least three separate crime sce... Read more

Kids at NORCOR Regional Jail

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Sarah Radcliffe, an attorney with Disability Rights Oregon, about her investigative report “Don’t Look Around”: A Window into Inhumane Conditions for Youth at NORCOR, that found that kids held at the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NOR... Read more

UPDATE: Eugene Fatal Police Shooting

Airs at: Fri, 01/26/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Further information has been released regarding the fatal officer-involved shooting in Lane County on January 15th. The shooting occurred in the Santa Clara area of Eugene, when a sheriff’s deputy saw a stolen vehicle in a driveway. The Lane County district attorney, Pa... Read more

Veteran's Affairs Police Shoot Man at Southern Oregon Facility

Airs at: Fri, 01/26/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A veteran who may have been suffering from mental distress was shot by police at the Department of Veteran's Affairs' Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center in White City yesterday. At this time, little is known beyond the information released by the Jackson County Sherri... Read more

Families of Those Lost to Police Violence Unite for Justice and Reform

Airs at: Tue, 01/23/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tomorrow morning there will be a protest in front of the Multnomah County Courthouse. A community group, made up of families who have lost loved ones to police violence, will be calling attention to the role that district attorneys play in the lack of justice for these kill... Read more

Left & the Law: DACA and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
AttorneyMike Snedeker talks with Jan Haaken about a new legal block to Trump's efforts to end protections for people brought to the US as children -- the "Dreamers".   Photo Credit: Common Dreams Read more

Update on Sherwood Police Shooting Last Friday

Airs at: Fri, 01/19/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Previous Coverage Here Helicopter video taken last Friday shows a dramatic chase in a field north of Sherwood in Washington County. A police armored vehicle follows a pickup truck, ramming it several times before the truck stops. A man tries to exit the pickup, which is ra... Read more

Police Shooting in Sherwood

Airs at: Wed, 01/17/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Friday, a man was shot and killed by Washington County Sheriff’s deputies in a field near Sherwood after the deputies rammed his truck with an armored vehicle. The man, identified as 54-year-old Remi Sabbe of Tigard, allegedly fired shots from an AR-style rifle during an... Read more

Reclaiming Gotham: The Battle for U.S. Cities

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Journalist Juan Gonzlez discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in Americas cities- from redlining and racial covenants in the early 20th century, to land grabs and privatization in the 21st - and the rise of progressi... Read more