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October 19, 2021

Oregon releases names, vaccination status of 40,000 individual employees by 'mistake': report

The individual names and vaccination statuses of some 40,000 Oregon state employees were mistakenly released the two newspapers, which a labor union is saying breaches an agreement reached with the state last month assuring that the private medical information would remain confidential.

October 19, 2021

Portland sets new homicide record, uses traffic barrels to combat drive-by shootings

The number of homicides in Portland has now surpassed its previous annual record of 66, set in 1987 – and there are still more than two months to go in the calendar year.

October 14, 2021

Ex-NYT columnist, potential Oregon gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof once downplayed Portland violence

The outgoing New York Times columnist who is mulling a gubernatorial run in Oregon once suggested that the violence that has plagued Portland does not exist.

October 14, 2021

Portland restaurant owner says city at 'breaking point' with property damage, abuse becoming 'daily norm'

Kristen Murray, a restaurant owner in Portland, wrote a letter to local leaders demanding answers after seeing crime surge in her area. She wrote that aggressive behavior, abuse, and property damage from homeless and mentally ill individuals has become a daily norm.

October 11, 2021

Portland reels from violent weekend, 13 shootings in 28 hours, police say

Authorities in Portland, Ore., responded to 13 shootings in a 28-hour span over the weekend, which left one person dead and three others injured across the city amid a sharp uptick in violent crime.

October 8, 2021

Oregon settles with Hispanic business owner who sued over Covid fund exclusive to Black residents

The state of Oregon has agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Hispanic business owner who sued over being barred from a COVID-19 relief program exclusively for Black business owners.

October 1, 2021

Portland Arts Council votes not to restore Washington, Lincoln statues toppled in 2020 riots

Regional Arts & Culture Council Board of Directors endorsed a recommendation that toppled and removed monuments not be returned to their previous locations in Portland, Oregon.

September 27, 2021

Oregon man breaks into Portland home, threatens police with sword and ax: authorities

A man in Portland, Oregon, threatened police with a sword, and threw an ax and several knives at them after he was caught breaking into a home on Saturday, authorities said.

September 25, 2021

Portland City Council accepts report describing tear gas used by officers as 'chemical weapons'

The Portland City Council voted to accept a report which calls for police reform following response from authorities to certain protests over the last year and a half.

September 16, 2021

Portland scraps Texas boycott plan over state's abortion law

Portland, Ore., abandoned plans this week to ban city business with Texas over the Lone Star State's controversial new abortion law amid worries it would hurt the Texans most affected by it.