March 25, 2024 Steel doors, new riot squad: Portland prepares for fiery election season Portland is building a stainless-steel wall around a federal courthouse to protect against violent political protests ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election.
March 18, 2024 Portland area residents commemorate victims of deadly 2021 heat wave by planting trees Volunteers and family members of the people killed by a 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest gathered in Oregon to plant trees in their memory.
March 12, 2024 Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for halt to Portland interstate tolling plan Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has called for the halting of a plan to introduce tolls on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in the Portland area, citing uncertainties.
March 11, 2024 Female bartender convicted of hate crime for shoving trans woman in bathroom dispute A jury convicted a female Portland bartender of second-degree bias crime and harassment charges for shoving a transgender customer who used the women's restroom.
March 9, 2024 Crisis in the Northwest: The homeschooling mom documenting Portland's 'destruction' Tara Faul never paid much attention to politics. But after 2020, the homeschooling mom picked up a camera and started documenting Portland's decline.
March 5, 2024 Drug recriminalization could signal cultural shift in progressive state, Portland trial attorney says Oregon lawmakers have recriminalized drug possession, a move moderates like attorney Kristin Olson see as a greater cultural shift in the deeply blue state.
March 2, 2024 Liberal Oregon U-turns, passes bill to recriminalize hard drugs as overdose deaths skyrocket Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as the state struggles to contain its fentanyl crisis.
February 23, 2024 Outrage after Portland killer smirks at family, friends of slain cab driver: 'Nothing but excuses' The colleague of a slain Portland cab driver spoke out against the accused killer, who was seen smirking at the victim's family in a courtroom during sentencing.
February 22, 2024 Portland woman wanted in husband’s murder found dead, police say Analiesa Golde, the woman wanted in the murder of her husband in Portland, Oregon, last month, has been found dead in southwest Washington, police say.
February 21, 2024 Portland schools hit with civil rights complaint for factoring race and gender into school discipline Portland Public Schools is facing a federal civil rights complaint over its new discipline policy that factors in students’ race, gender and sexual orientation.