March 1, 2021 'TikTok Doc,' former employer hit with $45M sexual assault, harassment suit A doctor who amassed a social media following for posting TikTok videos dancing in his scrubs has been hit with a $45 million sexual assault lawsuit by a former colleague and social worker in Portland who says he sent inappropriate text messages and touched her inappropriately, according to court papers and reports.
February 28, 2021 Portland anti-ICE rioters smash windows, spray-paint businesses; downtown merchants frustrated Rioters vandalized several buildings in downtown Portland, Ore., on Saturday night in one of the largest protests in weeks, according to reports.
February 23, 2021 Oregon drunk driver blows over 9 times legal blood-alcohol limit, police say An Oregon driver nabbed following a hit-and-run crash in Madras was found to have a blood-alcohol level more than nine times the legal limit, officials recently announced.
February 21, 2021 Teachers union head 'debunks' rumor that it doesn't want reopening, dodges on whether kids back this year Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said on Sunday that she needed to "debunk" the myth that teachers unions don’t want to reopen schools and took a swipe at California Gov. Gavin Newsom for failing to prioritize vaccines in Los Angeles -- but still fell silent as to whether students would be able to resume in-person instruction fully by the fall semester.
February 18, 2021 Rescue cat saves family by sniffing out gas leak in their home Lilly, a rescue cat from Lake Oswego, Oregon, saved her owners when she sniffed out a dangerous gas leak at their home on Friday.
February 17, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine freezers lose power in Oregon amid winter storm: officials Oregon health officials on Tuesday warned that severe winter weather in the state has impacted freezers containing COVID-19 vaccines.
February 15, 2021 'Breakthrough' COVID-19 reported in 4 fully vaccinated individuals Health officials in Oregon said they are investigating four so-called “breakthrough” cases of coronavirus that were detected in individuals two weeks after they received their second dose of vaccine.
February 12, 2021 Florida man stole rings from 1 girlfriend, used them to propose to another: police Florida police are on the hunt Friday for a convicted felon accused of stealing an engagement ring and wedding bands from his girlfriend and then using the jewelry to propose to another lover.
February 12, 2021 Oregon promotes teacher program that seeks to undo 'racism in mathematics' The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently encouraged teachers to register for training that encourages "ethnomathematics" and argues, among other things, that White supremacy manifests itself in the focus on finding the right answer.
February 12, 2021 Man with ‘Not Drunk, Avoiding Potholes’ sticker busted for alleged DUI: report A Portland man driving a red Jetta with a bumper sticker that read, “Not drunk, avoiding potholes,” was arrested Saturday for allegedly driving under the influence, a report said.