June 8, 2023 Portland bans daytime homeless camping The city council of Portland, Oregon, has voted to pass a measure banning homeless people from camping in public areas during the daytime.
June 6, 2023 Fears of possible Oregon serial killer rise after 6 women found dead in Portland area Portland police say they have no reason to believe the six unsolved deaths are related, but there are similarities in the cases that experts say raise concern.
June 1, 2023 Oregon county commissioner rails against $800K proposed DEI budget: 'Progressive widget box' One Oregon county voted to table a six-figure diversity, equity and inclusion proposal that a county commissioner argues is dividing the community.
May 18, 2023 VOTERS’ REMORSE: Blue state survey shows majority want to re-criminalize drugs: 'We made an enormous mistake' Oregonians overwhelmingly voted to decriminalize hard drugs in 2020, but many voters told researchers Measure 110 has made addiction, homelessness and crime worse.
May 17, 2023 Portland firefighters rescue over a dozen people, 3 dogs from major apartment fire Over a dozen people and several dogs were saved from a Portland, Oregon, apartment fire. Heavy smoke from the blaze also led to the closure of a nearby highway.
May 16, 2023 Portland teen in tactical gear threatens school shooting, arrested with replica gun: police Creative Science School in Portland, Oregon, went into lockdown on Monday after a 13-year-old former student allegedly threatened a shooting at the school.
May 4, 2023 Portland college offers cotton candy, coloring to LGBTQIA+ advocates upset over ‘anti-trans bills’ across US A letter from Portland State University bemoaned "anti-trans bills" passing across the country and offered cotton candy and coloring as a form of support.
May 2, 2023 Furious Portland residents say Democrat-backed bill would allow homeless camps to terrorize communities Resident Damian Bunting raised red flags over a Democrat-backed bill that would allow homeless people in Oregon to sue property owners who ask them to leave.
May 1, 2023 Marijuana moguls had a half-baked plan for Portland property. Squatters turned it into neighbors’ nightmare Squatters, fires, shootings and other crimes have plagued a Portland house for years. Now the marijuana company that owns the property is apologizing to neighbors.
April 30, 2023 Lawrence Jones grills Democratic Portland mayor over 'anti-cop sentiment': 'These are your residents' Democratic Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler defended his track record on homelessness, crime and police funding in his city on "Lawrence Jones Cross Country."