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yet to be found. The mul-
tiracial family was most
recently from Woodland,
Wash. and previously lived
in Lake Oswego.
Ockley Green Students
Rally for Teacher
Taken Over Cliff to Deaths
A preliminary investigation shows
that a woman stopped on a dirt
pull-off along California’s pictur-
esque Mendocino coastline and
then pressed her foot on the ac-
celerator, driving the van with her
wife and six adopted children over
a 100-foot cliff, sending every-
one inside to their deaths, official
said Tuesday. Three of the victims
from the March 26 crash have
2nd Gun Control Initiative
Two relatives of people killed in
the 2012 Clackamas Town Cen-
ter shooting filed a proposed bal-
lot initiative Monday that would
require gun owners to store their
weapons with gun locks and make
gun owners liable for injuries
caused with their firearms. The
initiative is the second gun control
measure that could appear on the
November ballot if backers gather
enough valid signatures.
appeared online calling April 3,
“Punish a Muslim Day.” Author-
ities said they knew of no direct
threats against anyone and that the
hate-filled filer started in Europe.
Ockley Green Middle School stu-
dents rallied on Monday morning
in support of their teacher. Chris
Riser was placed on leave last
month when over 250 students
demonstrated in support of teen-
ager Quanice Hayes, who was Anti Muslim Flier Scare
shot and killed by Portland police Portland police put out extra pa-
in 2017. The walkout happened trols at schools and mosques Lillard Introduces Dame Jr.
after a Black Lives Matter assem- Tuesday after an anti-Muslim flier Damian Lillard is proud new fa-
bly at the school.
ther. The Blazer’s most valuable
player and fan favorite shared
a picture of his newborn son on
Thursday, captioning the photo
‘Dame Jr.” Previous reports con-
firm the baby would be named
Damian Jr.
Brother Shot at Mall
Damian Lillard’s 20-year-old half
bother, a resident of California,
was recovering in a Portland hos-
pital after he was shot in his car in
the parking lot of the Clackamas
Town Center Thursday night. Po-
lice were looking for two African
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Winnie Mandela Dies at 81
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Win-
nie Madikizela-Mandela, known
to many in South African as “The
Mother of the Nation” died Mon-
day at the age of 81.
Shots Fired in the Back
Stephon Clark, the unarmed black
man who was fatally shot by
Sacramento police in his grand-
mother’s backyard, was struck
eight times -- including seven
bullets in the back, according to a
private autopsy commissioned by
the family and released on Friday.
Unprovoked Attack on Fred
Meyer Beaverton Cashier
A stranger, unprovoked, punched
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