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PORTLAND, ORE. (AP) — Jeremy Christian, convicted of a double murder on a Portland light-rail train, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without possibility of parole. Jeremy Joseph Christian. (Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File)  The sentencing by Multnomah County Circuit Judge Cheryl Albrecht occurred a day after Christian jumped to his feet…

Hundreds of protesters chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Hands up, don’t shoot!” were seen on video rallying outside Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s apartment late Wednesday night after city commissioners voted to slash nearly $16 million from the police department’s budget.The cuts to the police’s $245 million overall budget were passed by a 3-1 vote, although some protesters had been urging city officials to reduce the department’s spending package for the…

Portland, Oregon, police chief Chuck Lovell stresses community policing, and responds to protesters calling to defund the police.ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8...SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc#ABCNLPrime #PortlandPoliceChief…

Protesters in Portland, Ore. early Wednesday locked police inside their own precinct, prompting a plea on Twitter to let them out.A small group of demonstrators dressed in black removed a flag from outside the doors to the Portland Police Bureau's Central Precinct shortly after 11 p.m. They used the flag cord to keep a roll-up door…

Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams pleaded Monday for Gov. Kate Brown to call up the National Guard, saying she has been asked repeatedly but has so far refused to send troops to help “desperate” officers besieged by rioting. “I spoke to the governor three or four times yesterday,” Mr.…