Portland November 4, 2021 Just one year after defund the police cuts, Portland mayor calls for big budget increase Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Wednesday he is seeking more than $5 million this fall for police investments.
ELECTIONS October 31, 2021 Dem mayoral candidates now stressing law and order over BLM, 'defund the police,' report says In big-city mayoral elections, attracting enough votes to win apparently matters.
Portland October 30, 2021 Antifa member criminally charged two years after conservative journalist Andy Ngo attacked An Oregon man accused of attacking conservative journalist Andy Ngo and stealing his cell phone during a 2019 confrontation has been indicted, authorities said.
EDUCATION October 27, 2021 Portland school board ends in-person vaccine mandate meeting after angry maskless parents flood room The Portland Public Schools board cancelled an in-person meeting on a potential vaccine mandate for students, moving it to a virtual setting after parent outcry.
Portland October 27, 2021 Jason Rantz: Portland's new anti-policing laws hamstring law enforcement and put lives at risk Nightly Antifa riots and marches have become more sporadic in Portland, residents and business owners are now in even more danger.
Portland October 26, 2021 Portland police chief reacts to this weekend's shooting horror, stresses recruitment for new gun violence unit Portland’s police chief reacted Monday to this past weekend’s record-breaking gun violence, again stressing the need for his department to recruit officers for its newly resurrected gun violence unit, which over the summer saw little interest from cops a year after the defund police movement.
Portland October 24, 2021 Portland police respond to 19 shootings over the weekend, including double-homicide: report Police in Portland, Oregon, responded to at least 19 shootings across the city during the weekend and recovered at least 95 cartridge casings, according to reports.
Media October 20, 2021 Portland hammered by critics after report reveals police didn't stop chaos: 'Where were the social workers?' Critics were both unsurprised and angered by the latest unchecked criminal activity reported in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, with many calling it a "normal day" in a liberal-run city that has largely hamstrung its police.
ӣƵ Flash October 20, 2021 Ingraham: Portland, Oregon an example of Dems' 'rule and ruin' as murders spike In her “Ingraham Angle” commentary on Tuesday, host Laura Ingraham said Portland, Oregon continues to spiral out of control with a spiking violent crime rate, as state and municipal Democrats continue to largely ignore the crisis.
Oregon October 19, 2021 Oregon releases names, vaccination status of 40,000 individual employees by 'mistake': report The individual names and vaccination statuses of some 40,000 Oregon state employees were mistakenly released the two newspapers, which a labor union is saying breaches an agreement reached with the state last month assuring that the private medical information would remain confidential.
Portland October 19, 2021 Portland sets new homicide record, uses traffic barrels to combat drive-by shootings The number of homicides in Portland has now surpassed its previous annual record of 66, set in 1987 – and there are still more than two months to go in the calendar year.