September 25, 2021 Portland City Council accepts report describing tear gas used by officers as 'chemical weapons' The Portland City Council voted to accept a report which calls for police reform following response from authorities to certain protests over the last year and a half.
September 24, 2021 Oregon health officials say you can kiss on dates -- if both vaccinated The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Wednesday revised its position on safe-dating practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and now says it is OK to get intimate with your date--as long as you've both been vaccinated.
September 22, 2021 Portland State football coach Bruce Barnum picks up $14K tab after offering to pay for fans' beer at home game Portland State Vikings football coach Bruce Barnum wanted to do something to get fans into the stands. Now he’s stuck with a $14,000 bar tab.
September 17, 2021 Snow possible for parts of West, meteorologists forecast A drought-stricken Northwest is forecast to see some high elevation snow this weekend with the arrival of cooler temperatures.Â
September 16, 2021 Fire chief suing Oregon for coronavirus vaccine mandate says he’s willing to sacrifice job Aurora fire chief Josh Williams and attorney Rebekah Millard join 'Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Primetime' to detail the lawsuit against the state of Oregon and its coronavirus vaccine mandate.
September 16, 2021 Portland scraps Texas boycott plan over state's abortion law Portland, Ore., abandoned plans this week to ban city business with Texas over the Lone Star State's controversial new abortion law amid worries it would hurt the Texans most affected by it.Â
September 15, 2021 Oregon teacher removes American flag from classroom, says it 'stands for violence and menace and intolerance' A Portland-area teacher who opposes her district’s vote to ban Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ Pride symbols in schools boasted to local media that she removed the American flag from her classroom because it represents "violence and menace and intolerance."
September 10, 2021 Portland protests: Slain Trump supporter Aaron Danielson’s estate files $13M lawsuit against city, mayor, DA The estate of Aaron "Jay" Danielson, a 39-year-old supporter of former President Donald Trump who was fatally shot by an Antifa backer in Portland, Oregon, last year, filed a $13 million federal lawsuit Friday against the city, its mayor and the county district attorney, according to a report.
September 10, 2021 Portland State professor resigns after university muzzles philosophy, free speech: It’s a ‘dogma factory’ Former Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian details his exit from campus after the school attempted to silence his curriculum in critical thinking and ethics.
September 9, 2021 Portland mayor now says police ‘hands off’ riot response was ‘not the right strategy’ Portland, Oregon, city leaders used a "hands off" approach Aug. 22 when groups of armed protesters clashed in the city – but on Wednesday Mayor Ted Wheeler admitted it was "not the right strategy."