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Portland Woman Says She Was Spat On by Stranger While Buying Coffee at Powell’s Books in Downtown…
A woman, identified only as Kate, claims she was spat on by a man while she was buying coffee at Powell’s Books in Downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon.
In an interview with KATU, the local television station, Kate said she was waiting…
Man Wanted in Deadly Portland Parking Garage Shooting Found Hiding at Tigard Hotel
A 39-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Tigard yesterday afternoon, following a shooting earlier in the day in a Portland parking garage where one man was killed and another injured.
Portland Police Bureau detectives received…
TriMet Cuts Night Bus Service and Eliminates 68 Positions Amid $300 Million Budget Shortfall
PORTLAND, Ore. — To address a projected $300M shortfall between revenue and expenditure over the next several years, TriMet is implementing changes, including $17.7 million in cuts that will result in fewer night-time buses, and plans to…
Undercover ATF Agents Arrest Three Men Associated With the Sureño Street Gang In Salem
Undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), arrested three men associated with the Sureño street gang after purchasing 15 firearms, 58 machine gun conversion devices, and cocaine in a five-month…
Portland Man Faces 20 Years After Pleading Guilty to Setting Fire at ICE Facility
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirty-four-year-old Trenten Edward Barker is facing a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after pleading guilty to setting fire to a pile of debris at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Portland on…
One Dead, Two Injured in Early-Morning Portland Shooting; Suspect Still at Large
PORTLAND, Ore. — One person died and two others were injured in a shooting at a residence near Southeast 125th Avenue and Southeast Division Street, Portland, early yesterday morning.
When East Precinct officers arrived on the scene at…
Federal Government Moves to Overturn Oregon Ruling Blocking National Guard Deployment to Portland
The permanent injunction barring the National Guard from entering any state in Oregon is being opposed by the federal government, which yesterday announced it will lodge an appeal the ruling by District Judge Karin J. Immergut.
Judge…
Oregon Protesters Accused of Barricading Doors and Striking Officers During Chaotic South Portland…
Three people appeared in court on Thursday on charges relating to protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in South Portland.
Liam Harry Houpis tried to barricade a side door of the building, clarinet…
Portland City Council Rejects Plan to Shift $4.3 Million From Homeless Camp Cleanup to Rent and…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to redirect $4.3 million from the Impact Reduction Program (IRP) to support rent, food, and refugee assistance.
Funds for the $14.7 million annual IRP budget…
Portland Grand Jury Declines to Charge Officers After Man Dies in Prone Restraint During Mental…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County Grand Jury declined to charge three Portland police officers for the death of 52-year-old Damon Lamarr Johnson after being held in a prone position for four minutes.
Responding to reports from security…