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Oregon Adopts New Disaster Recovery Plan as Federal Cuts Leave Major Gaps in Long-Term FEMA Support
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) adopted the Oregon Disaster Recovery Plan (ODRP), statewide framework to guide recovery efforts following disasters, yesterday in the wake of FEMA funds being slashed by the federal…
Oregon Man Accused of Hiding Mother’s Body in Freezer to Keep Collecting Her Social Security Checks
A 68-year-old Portland man, who was frightened that he would become homeless, hid his mother’s body in the kitchen freezer so that he could keep collecting her Social Security checks.
Portland police found the body of the 104-year-old…
Federal Judge Throws Out DOJ Lawsuit After Oregon Refuses to Hand Over Sensitive Voter Data for…
A federal judge officially dismissed the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Oregon to force the state to hand over voter data for immigration purposes.
The lawsuit was part of a nationwide effort by the federal government to…
Oregon Leaders Warn Immigration Raids Are Tearing Families Apart and Disrupting Key Industries…
At Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s community leader roundtable on Saturday, community representatives shared their experiences and views about the consequences of the Trump Administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement.
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Oregon Mother and Daughter Accused of Forcing Haitian Workers Into Labor and Defrauding Medicaid…
A mother and daughter from Tigard are facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after a grand jury returned a *superseding indictment last Wednesday.
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A superseding indictment replaces an earlier…
Oregon Biotech CEO Sentenced After Pocketing $4.4 Million in Investor Fraud Scheme Over HIV and…
Biotech CEO Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced Friday in a securities fraud scheme in which he misled investors about his company’s development of a new drug, then sold his shares at artificially inflated prices,…
Portland Man Accused of Shooting Two Officers Arrested After Citywide Search
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forty-one-year-old Eric F. Oelkers of Portland has been identified and arrested as the shooter of two local police officers on January 19.
Oelkers is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts…
New Report Shows Oregon Homelessness Growing Faster Than Shelter Expansion
Portland State University’s 2025 Oregon homelessness report reflects the increasing number of homeless people in the state and, despite more people being sheltered, economic insecurity and Oregon's shortage of affordable housing are leaving…
Washington Begins Transfer of Radioactive Capsules at Hanford Along the Columbia River After Years…
The State of Washington’s Department of Ecology successfully moved the first batch of highly radioactive capsules from underwater pools to safer, long-term dry storage at the Hanford Site last week.
Washington State Moves Nuclear…
Oregon Nurses at Legacy Emanuel Instructed to Stop Complaining About ICE Agents Inside the Facility
Despite instructing its nursing staff to “cease and desist” from complaining that ICE agents are “roaming” the corridors of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, the hospital claims in a statement that the health and safety of its…