US March 11, 2022 Liberal US cities change course, now clearing homeless camps Liberal cities across the nation have detoured from their soft approach to homelessness, taking steps to clear out camps and tents on city streets.
Portland February 23, 2022 Portland man charged with murder in shooting at Amir Locke protest A Portland man has been charged with nine counts in connection to the deadly shooting in a public park last weekend where a group of racial justice protesters gathered in honor of Amir Locke.Â
OPINION February 21, 2022 Biden's homelessness czar will only worsen nation's crisis Jeff Olivet was tapped to be the Executive Director for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on January 31.
Portland February 20, 2022 Portland shooting near Amir Locke event leaves 1 dead, 5 wounded: report A shooting in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night near the site of a demonstration left at least one person dead and five wounded, with at least two people taken into custody, according to reports.
Portland February 10, 2022 Portland sees 4 deadly shootings amid low police morale, public's safety concerns At least four people have been killed in separate shootings across Portland, Oregon, since Saturday as violent crime continues to plague the Pacific Northwest city, according to reports.Â
Portland February 9, 2022 Portland reaches agreement with police union as new study sheds light on low officer morale Portland, Oregon and its major police union reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, as a new study indicates morale among the ranks and trust in city leadership is at a record low.Â
Portland February 3, 2022 Portland City Council meeting erupts over homeless encampment safety risks: 'Existential threat' to business Federal employees demanded Portland City Council address a homeless encampment outside their office that they say has created safety concerns, cost the agency hundreds of thousands in security measures and become "an existential threat" to businesses.Â
Justice Department February 1, 2022 Cotton places hold on DOJ nominees after refusal to defend US Marshals involved in Portland Antifa riots Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., placed holds on all Department of Justice nominees after the department failed to respond to his letter demanding answers about its lack of assistance to U.S. Marshals who are currently being sued over their involvement in the defense of the Portland federal courthouse in 2020
Homeless Crisis January 31, 2022 Portland has become the home of tent-city chop shops with a 26-year high in car thefts 2021 set a 26-year high in car thefts in Portland, Oregon, with 9,057 stolen vehicles, with November and December setting records for auto thefts in a month. Increasingly, the stolen cars and trucks are ending up in tent city open air chop shops.
Portland January 27, 2022 Portland struggles to rehire police after defunding and riots The Portland Police Bureau is struggling to rehire recently retired police officers after slashing the police budget amid protests following the death of George Floyd.
CRIME January 22, 2022 Oregon Christmas killer could go free after just 14 years of 25 to life sentence if Gov. Brown grants clemency Dale Rost III was a father of five from Oregon when he went out to walk his dog just before Christmas in 2005 and encountered a couple of meth-fueled thugs who forced him to strip naked and tied him up.