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Someone Tagged “Black Lives Matter” Outside a Church in Southeast Portland. Staff Decided to Keep It—and Turn It Into a Mural
Heidie Ambrose, a staff member and artist by trade, began the process of expanding the graffiti into a sprawling mural. Each brick is marked with the name of a Black man or woman who has died at the hands of systemic racism, and painted bricks are...
What’s Driving the Spike in Portland Gun Violence?
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In July, Portland saw the most homicides in one month—15—that this city has experienced in 30 years.
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A Drunken Portland Firefighter Launched a Racist Tirade Against a Hotel Clerk—and Kept His Job
He was visiting Nashville on the taxpayers’ dime.
NW Film Center Has Canceled an Outdoor Screening of “Kindergarten Cop” Following Complaints by a Local Author
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a police detective who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher in order to bust a drug dealer, the movie was filmed in Astoria, Ore., and is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. NWFC had planned to show the...
Study Says 17% Percent of Hermiston Has COVID-19
University researchers estimate that 169 of every 1,000 people in Hermiston have the virus, or 3,000 people total.
In Unsafe Hands
After sex abuse charges, a Lake Oswego au pair agency denies placing a woman in harm's way.
Portland Officials Threaten to Fine Feds for Courthouse Fence—It’s Blocking a Bike Lane
Federal officials responded to protesters Wednesday by installing a metal fence supported by concrete jersey barriers.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Gets Tear Gassed Amid a Skeptical Crowd of Protesters
“Fortunately, somebody threw a water bottle at my head,” Wheeler said. “It was exactly what I needed.”
When She’s Not Researching Treatments for Brain Injuries, Holly Hinson Spins Post-Punk in Bars and on the Radio
According to Holly Hinson, the art of music and the science of the brain are not so different from each other.
The Hyatt at the Oregon Convention Center Sold at a Big Profit—but Not for the Public
The December sale revives long-standing frustration about the public investment.
Hardesty to Wheeler: Control Portland Police or Give Me the Bureau
Hardesty’s demand comes after a night in which Portland police worked in tandem with federal officers in violently dispersing demonstrators from around the downtown courthouses.
Oregon Attorney General Sues to Stop Federal Arrests of Portland Protesters
“Every American should be repulsed when they see this happening. If this can happen here in Portland, it can happen anywhere.”
Rebuffed by Mayor, Homeland Security Chief Apparently Met With Several Portland Police Officers
Wolf’s visit was part of a crackdown orchestrated by President Donald Trump in an election year to quell protests.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler was joined by nearly every major figure in Oregon government in rebuffing Wolf, who arrived for a photo op where he toured graffiti smeared on the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse and decried the "violent anarchists" who defaced it.
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Federal Officers Appear to Use Rental Cars From Enterprise to Snatch Portland Protesters
“Feds don’t drive rental cars,” one attorney said. “Feds drive vehicles with federal license plates.”
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Department of Motor Vehicle records in a national database reviewed by WW show that a van used to whisk away a protester wasn’t a law-enforcement vehicle, but a private rental.
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