August 4, 2020 'Kindergarten Cop' screening canceled in Oregon, compared to 'Gone with the Wind' The NW Film Center canceled an Aug. 6 outdoor screening of the 1990 movie "Kindergarten Cop" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, after it was excoriated on Twitter for glorifying the traumatization of children by police and was compared to "Birth of a Nation" and "Gone with the Wind."
August 4, 2020 Oregon sees more than 200 additional coronavirus cases, 2 deaths Monday The Oregon Health Authority reported two additional deaths and 272 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Monday.
August 4, 2020 Woman stabbed in downtown Portland, knife stolen from crime scene: police A confrontation in downtown Portland on Monday evening resulted in one woman stabbing another at the site of nightly racial justice demonstrations.
August 3, 2020 Portland man, 18, charged with assaulting US marshal during courthouse protest An 18-year-old man in Portland has been charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and willfully damaging government property after his explosive device allegedly blasted both of a deputy U.S. Marshal’s legs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon.
August 3, 2020 Portland protests turning more peaceful, while demonstrators express frustration at turnout: reports Protests are becoming increasingly peaceful in Portland following more than two months of unrest between demonstrators and law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s death, reports say.
August 3, 2020 Portland records deadliest month in 30 years: report At least 15 people were killed in Portland during the month of July, which was the highest number of deaths in a single month since the 1980s, according to Portland Police.
August 2, 2020 Portland sees 150-round shooting at apartment building, as crowds continue violent clashes with police More than 150 rounds were fired and one woman was shot in Portland Friday night while protesters on Saturday – some of whom appeared to impersonate press – threw glass bottles and shined lasers at police officers sent to quell the nighttime unrest witnessed for more than two months straight.
August 2, 2020 Army National Guard veteran on Portland unrest: 'I think it's time' to 'do something about it' An Army National Guard veteran who helped stop a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015, told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday that “no one really agrees with what the protesters are doing” in Portland.
August 1, 2020 Former Acting AG says not a 'fair criticism' to say federal agents provoked violence in Portland Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker defended federal agents on Saturday by pushing back on the idea that their presence inflamed the unrest in Portland, Ore.
August 1, 2020 Portland sees largely peaceful night of protests with more than 1,000 demonstrators as feds prepare to withdraw Portland protests remained largely peaceful Friday night as over a thousand demonstrators gathered in front of downtown's courthouse, as federal officers stepped back amid a deal to eventually withdraw from the city.