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Footage Released of Portland Man Who Died After Police Pinned Him Face Down in Handcuffs
PORTLAND, Ore. — 52-year-old Damon Lamarr Johnson, who died in Portland police custody last month, can be seen lying face down in handcuffs after losing consciousness on police bodycam footage released on Friday.
Bodycam Footage…
Multnomah County Sues to Stop Trump From Slashing Millions in Homelessness and Transit Aid
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — The Multnomah County Board joined 60 other local governments in their challenge against the Trump Administration’s federal grant restrictions associated with DEI and sanctuary policies on Thursday.
If the…
City Council Plan Could Raise Portland Property Taxes by Over $300 for Park Upgrades
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council is considering increasing the current Parks Local Option Levy from 80 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to between $1.37 and $1,47 per $1,000.
Levy Will Add More Than $300 Annually…
Portland Woman’s Lawsuit Over Protest Noise Prompts ICE Camp Shutdown
PORTLAND, Ore. — After a Portland woman, Cloud Elvengrail, filed a lawsuit under the city's noise ordinances claiming that the protesters camping outside the ICE facility had created a nuisance, the city of Portland cleared the small…
Portland Risks Losing $100 Million in Federal Funds Over Refusal to Drop DEI Programs
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland could lose $100 million in annual federal funding if it fails to eliminate some of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies and programs demanded by the Trump Administration.
The City Cannot…
Sanctuary Cities Like Portland Targeted as ICE Plans Sweeping Deportation Surge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Making the country ‘safe’ could come at a terrible price for sanctuary states such as Oregon. This is the grim picture painted by President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan.
He Warns That ICE Activities Will…
Construction Starts Tomorrow to Restore Portland’s Riot-Damaged Elk Sculpture and Historic Fountain
PORTLAND, Ore. — Crews begin work tomorrow (Monday) on reinstating Portland’s iconic elk, badly damaged during the 2020 riots, to its platform in downtown’s Southwest Main Street.
The city workforce will return the sculpture and an…
Federal Judge Orders Release of Mexican Asylum Seeker Unlawfully Detained by ICE in Portland
The immediate release of a 24-year-old Mexican, arrested by masked ICE agents outside a Portland courtroom and placed in a detention center, has been ordered by a federal judge.
Identified as Y-Z-L-H, the man has been detained in an…
Honduran National in Portland Faces Federal Trial Over Fatal Fentanyl Sale
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living illegally in Portland appeared in federal court yesterday charged with distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death by overdose of an unnamed adult male in January 2024.
Jury Trial…
Portland Loses Homeless Camp Cleanup Contract After State Fails to Pass Transportation Bill
PORTLAND, Ore. — The failure of Oregon lawmakers to pass legislation to fund the state’s rapidly declining transportation network has claimed its first victim – the $4 million contract paid to Portland City to conduct sweeps of homeless…