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Portland Police Arrest 71-Year-Old Suspect After Man Is Shot and Seriously Injured on MAX Train…
Portland police officers yesterday arrested a 71-year-old man suspected of shooting and seriously injuring a male victim on a MAX light rail train in the Hazelwood Neighborhood.
The incident occurred at 1.03 a.m. on a train that was…
Oregon Thief Obsessed With Trailers Kept Stealing Despite Wearing an Ankle Monitor Tracking His…
Undeterred by a GPS ankle monitor, a Gresham man continued his spree of allegedly stealing trailers valued at more than $200,00.
Described as a determined trailer thief, Nickolas Alexander Edwards (34) faces charges of trailer theft in…
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…
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…
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…
Former Portland Fitness Trainer Pleads Guilty After Using Charity Donations to Fund Drug Habit
Ryan Tong, a former Orangetheory Fitness coach, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for diverting at least $24,000 in charitable donations for his personal use in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday.
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Oregon Murder Convict Arrested by ICE After Being Named on DHS Worst of the Worst List
A Vietnamese man, living illegally in Oregon, is one of five of the several ‘worst of the worst’ criminals listed on the latest U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) website after being highlighted by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Portland Public Schools Braces for 288 Job Cuts as Enrollment Drops and a $50 Million Budget Gap…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A proposal to slash $50 million from the Portland Public Schools’ (PPS) budget could result in 288 jobs lost.
Tidings Data Snapshot
PPS budget gap / planned reductions 2026 27
$50M
Projected budget gap…
Portland Man Shot by Federal Agents Ordered to Stay in Custody After Judge Cites Danger and Flight…
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge ordered Luis Niño-Moncada to remain in custody while awaiting trial on Wednesday, ruling that he poses a danger to the community and a risk of failing to appear in court.
Niño-Moncada was shot by…
Oregon Veterinarian Sentenced After Stealing Animal Pain Meds for Personal Use and Replacing Them…
A Portland veterinarian, Dr. Brenda Brown-Carlson, was sentenced to 60 months of supervised probation in Multnomah County Circuit Court on January 13 after admitting to diverting controlled substances for her personal use and replacing them…