The Skanner Breaking News May 6, 2014

Can Multnomah County Help Black Youth Stay out of Juvenile Court?

Black youth are 468 times more likely than white youth to end up in juvenile court… For all the information click here

Billy Frank Jr., Tribal Fishing Activist, Dies

Frank, a Nisqually tribal elder, was arrested dozens of times while trying to assert his native fishing rights during the Fish Wars of the 1960s and '70s… To read the whole story click here

Weekend Celebration with Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith

As her health is declining, friends and family of Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith are holding a celebration with her, May 16-18, at the Powerhouse Temple of God in Christ on North Williams Avenue in Portland… To read all about it click here

The Skanner News is lighting our communities with solar energy

The Skanner News first installed dozens of solar panels on our building in 2012. By daytime since then we have sent thousands of dollars in energy back into the grid for community use. And now we are lighting our communities by nighttime into the bargain by lighting with LED lamps that use 90% less power than before click here

See the review in The Oregonian