June 18, 2021 Portland's police riot squad resigns after officer indicted over alleged assault on photographer All 50 of the Portland Police Bureau’s highly trained rapid response unit officers resigned this week after the recent indictment of Officer Corey Budworth for allegedly assaulting a photographer during an overnight riot last summer.
June 15, 2021 Oregon firefighters rescue injured dog stranded in canal A dog in Oregon has been reunited with its owners after firefighters rescued the injured pup from a canal on Sunday.
June 12, 2021 Critical race theory: Diverse group of mothers from across the country speak out "Critical race theory," the phrase that has captured headlines and driven news cycles, was once relegated to the halls of academia. But as CRT and its associated ideas have spread to school districts, so went the demographics of people debating its implications.
June 10, 2021 1619 Project's Nikole Hannah-Jones paid by Oregon Education Department with funds diverted from needy kids Oregon’s Department of Education diverted money from a program for disadvantaged children who frequently miss school to pay the New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones for a pair of events dedicated to her controversial 1619 Project, a retelling of U.S. history.
June 10, 2021 Portland reels from deadly gang violence amid calls to defund police: 'People are scared' Portland is on pace to surpass its all-time record for homicides this year as its police department is grappling with a surge in gang-related shootings amidst a staffing shortage and continued calls for defunding.
June 9, 2021 Portland police union relocates HQ after frequent vandalism, arson fires The police union in Portland, Oregon, has relocated its headquarters after its longtime office in the city’s Kenton neighborhood became the “target of vandalism and arson” over the past year.
June 7, 2021 Portland shooting in suburban neighborhood leaves 4 dead: police Four people were killed Sunday in a shooting in a suburban neighborhood of southeastern Portland, police said.
June 7, 2021 With marijuana now legal in most states, role of drug-sniffing K-9s is changing The role of drug-sniffing K-9s is rapidly evolving in police departments across the country as an increasing number of states have legalized recreational marijuana.
June 6, 2021 More than two dozen Antifa rioters charged for Portland mayhem More than two dozen suspected Antifa rioters have been charged in Portland in the past two weeks, signaling an escalation by both local and federal prosecutors following a full year of riots in the besieged Oregon city.
June 5, 2021 Oregon man gets 'unheard of' 275-year sentence for child sex crimes An Oregon pedophile convicted of dozens of sex crimes against little girls was sentenced to more than 275 years in prison – a punishment that a prosecutor called “unheard of.