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September 21, 2023

Riots caused 'generational damage' to police discourse, but union president sees improvement in this city

Portland gained international notoriety for protests and riots in 2020. Three years later, the police union president says the city's political climate is leveling out.

September 16, 2023

Crime-ridden blue city now hiring more police. Why they can’t get them on the streets fast enough

The Portland Police Bureau is seeing a surge of applicants, but a backlog at the state's only training academy is keeping officers from hitting the streets.

September 14, 2023

Blue city mayor blasted over handling of homeless crisis, riots announces future plans

Portland, Oregon, has its next mayoral election approaching, but the city's current leader, Ted Wheeler, announced he won't seek a third term.

September 12, 2023

Even progressives in Seattle and Portland are fed up with making drugs legal

The legalization of drugs in Washington and Oregon is an experiment by the radical left. It's taken thousands of lives and only made the consumption of drugs worse, not better.

September 11, 2023

Strippers on strike: Dancers in America’s strippiest city lap up major victory in fight against employer

Dancers in America's "strip club capital" of Portland, Oregon, have voted to unionize following a months-long strike spurred by complaints over a wide range of safety concerns.

September 6, 2023

Portland City Council in Oregon votes to ban open drug use, but with one catch

City officials in Portland, Oregon, have passed a law criminalizing the use of hard drugs on public property, but cannot enforce the measure until state lawmakers pass a new bill.

September 2, 2023

Portland fugitive fished out of pond after escape lands him in mud up to armpits

Attempted murder suspect Christopher Pray escaped from an Oregon psychiatric facility and needed to be saved by Portland fire and rescue after falling into a mud pond.

August 28, 2023

Portland schools mull banning zeroes for cheating and not doing work: ‘Bigotry of low expectations’

Portland Public Schools' students may soon avoid failing grades for not completing their work or cheating if a new "equitable grading practices" framework is adopted.

August 25, 2023

Portland serial killer dies at home after sentence of just probation

Portland's Homer Lee Jackson III killed three women and a 14-year-old girl between 1983 and 1993, went undetected until 2015 and walked free in a plea deal.

August 21, 2023

Portland pays out thousands to former city official who railed against police

The city of Portland, Oregon, has agreed to pay its former "defund the police" city commissioner $5,000 to settle its portion of a suit that accuses cops of leaking false information.