April 11, 2023 Coffee shop set to close downtown Portland location due to ‘extreme violence’ and ‘crime’ Local coffee chain Coava Coffee Roasters is shutting down its location in downtown Portland due to criminal activity it says has endangered customers and staff.
April 11, 2023 Oregon State Police trooper fatally shoots suspect who was holding a semitrailer driver at gunpoint Oregon State Police Trooper Andrew Tuttle went to help the driver of a disabled semitrailer when a man starting shooting at him. Tuttle was able to strike the gunman, killing him.
April 11, 2023 Portland perplexed by homeless cabins built along prime riverside real estate A series of structures built by homeless people in Portland, Oregon, have begun popping up on the Willamette River, effecting "million-dollar" views of downtown Portland.
April 10, 2023 Oregon shooting leaves 1 dead, interstate partially closed One person died from a shooting involving an Oregon State Police trooper. Due to the shooting local police closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 5 for police activity.
April 10, 2023 Oregon mom stands up to adoption policy that forces gender policies on religious parents: ‘Just so unfair’ A single mother of five sues Oregon claiming they denied her adoption application because of her religious views regarding gender identity
April 10, 2023 Man who killed Oregon couple in 1987 dies in prison at 67 A man who killed an Oregon couple in 1987 died in prison at 67 years old, while in hospice care on Friday. The man was found guilty of 10 counts and sentenced to life in prison in 1995.
April 9, 2023 Oregon paper laments homeless crisis, high taxes, violence driving residents to other states A newspaper from Oregon lamented that people are moving away from the state and its most famous city by the thousands, theorizing on some of the chief reasons.
April 8, 2023 AOC, Dem senator call on Biden administration to ignore abortion pill ruling New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Friday the Biden administration should ignore a federal judge's decision halting the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
April 7, 2023 Ronnie Gajownik makes historic debut as manager of High-A Hillsboro team Arizona Diamondbacks High-A affiliate skipper Ronnie Gajownik made history by becoming the first woman to manage at game at the High-A level of minor league baseball.
April 7, 2023 I’m a Christian and I'm suing my state because it refused to let me adopt children I began the process to adopt a child from Oregon’s foster care system. But I was in for quite a shock when state officials denied my application because of my faith.