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Federal officers have been using unmarked vehicles to detain Portland protesters since at least July 14. The administration says officers are protecting federal property, but interviews show they're also detaining people nowhere near it.
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Police say they've been looking for the man who pulled a gun on antifascist protesters at Saturday's violent protest in downtown Portland. He isn't that hard to find. Our reporters saw him leading a rally in front of Gresham City Hall yesterday.
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The Republican from Independence faces a criminal investigation and possible loss of some legislative powers.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she asked for federal wildfire help two weeks ago. "I was told point-blank ‘no.'"
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BREAKING: US regulators met today and quickly approved a plan to demolish four dams on the lower Klamath River and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat in what will be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world.
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The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Chuck F. Sams III Thursday as the first Native American to serve as director of the National Parks Service in its 105-year history.
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Wall Street investment funds took control of Oregon’s private forests. Now, wealthy timber corporations reap the benefits of tax cuts that have cost rural counties billions, an investigation by @tonyvschick, @robwdavis and @lyllayounes reveals.
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Portland police arrest Black people at a per capita rate 4.3 times higher than white people, the fifth worst in the country, according to new data.
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Oregon has become the first state in the nation to change its constitution to explicitly declare affordable health care a fundamental right.
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The protests downtown last night felt different. Why? It was the first night of protests in nearly three weeks without federal law enforcement officers involved. @_jlevinson and @ryanjhaas report.
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A judge ruled the city of Portland must open an investigation into Mayor Ted Wheeler's sizable loan to his own reelection campaign, which breaks voter-approved campaign finance rules.
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The Nez Perce Tribe is reclaiming an ancestral village site in the Eastern Oregon town of Joseph more than a century after being pushed out the area.
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An Oregonian has become the first person to ever cross Antarctica alone and unassisted. The 921-mile journey took him 54 days.
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An investigation by @Oregonian, @OPB and @propublica reveals how the tax-funded Oregon Forest Resources Institute, created to educate residents about forestry, has acted as a public-relations agency and lobbying arm for the timber industry.
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Two Oregon lawmakers are calling for the immediate resignation of acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, stating in a letter that he has abused his power and incited violence against demonstrators in Portland.
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An OPB investigation finds that the Portland @trailblazers did not contact several primary sources in their probe of a 1997 rape allegation against head-coach hire Chauncey Billups, despite saying they did everything in their power to vet the incident:
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Portland is fining the U.S. government $48,000 per day for blocking bike lanes with a fence erected around the downtown federal courthouse. So far, the bill has reached $528,000.
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Riot Ribs has been grilling free food for Black Lives Matter protesters since early July. Here's what two people with the impromptu kitchen have to say about their experiences feeding a movement.
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The strike is on: Thousands of unionized employees of Kroger-owned Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Oregon have begun a weeklong walkout as contract negotiations show no resolution.
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A bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature would require Oregon to insist that the envisioned Portland-to-Seattle-to-Vancouver, B.C. bullet train include service all the way to Eugene.
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Wildfires continued to grow late Tuesday night in #Oregon, fueled by the dry winds and flames that reignited old fires and started new ones across the state. Find the latest news about the #OregonFires here:.
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A week after wildfires began consuming thousands of acres in western Oregon, smoky skies are starting to clear and firefighters are making progress on some of the most destructive blazes in state history.
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Portland has passed the strictest ban on facial recognition technology in the nation, barring the use of the software by city bureaus and restricting its use by private businesses.
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Oregon police will soon be unable to pull over motorists solely because they have a burnt out headlight, tail light or brake light, in a bill advocates say will cut down on frivolous stops of people of color.
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JUST IN: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Friday that Portland City Council will vote on an emergency resolution on Wednesday with the intent to ban city business and employee travel related to the state of Texas.
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Resending to correct wording: Documents show Portland police slow-walked a high profile investigation into the killing of anti-fascist Sean Kealiher.
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You may be familiar with “ghosting” – when someone stops texting you, as if disappearing without a trace. In a way, the phone of Portland Mayor @tedwheeler ghosted the public during much of his time in office. 🧵 (1/7).
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States with the highest voter turnout in the November 2022 election, ranked:. 1. Oregon.2-50. everyone else.
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A group of students at Gresham High School to draw attention to how the in-house police officer treats students of color and plans to present a petition asking for the removal of student resource officers from the district.
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JUST IN: Oregon has reached the milestone of 70% of adults having received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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If passed, the proposal would make Oregon just the third state in the nation allowing people to vote while incarcerated for felonies.
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Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson has been removed from Facebook for violating the social network's violated its ’dangerous individuals and organizations' policy.
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In a joint statement, the governors of Oregon, California and Washington have announced a coordinated effort to strengthen legal protections for abortion providers and patients who travel to the West Coast from states where the practice is banned.
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In case you missed it: Newly public portions of a federal report show in more granular detail how Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli led efforts to politicize intelligence operations in Portland.
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“I can’t help thinking about how Trump deployed troops in the summer (to Portland) when they weren’t needed, and now it looks like we are having trouble getting them," U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer said.
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Masks are back. Beginning this Friday, all people in Multnomah County will be required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status. This applies to everyone age 5 or older.
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📺 With Oregon schools closed, starting Monday our primary TV channel will focus on grade-level and subject-based programming from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Billionaire Nike co-founder Phil Knight has spent $2 million to help Oregon Republicans retake state Legislature.
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Hundreds of Portland students left their classes today to protest gun violence in a march downtown. “Why do you only care that it should be your right to own a gun? Why do you not care that it should be our right to live?” one student said.
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We have a public radio joke, but we can't do it without listeners like you.
I have an entomology joke, but the punchline really bugs me.
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The Nez Perce tribe is coming home after buying 148 acres of land that was once theirs. @cprofita_opb has the story.
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Hearing about wildfire destruction in towns across the state has left many Oregonians wondering how they can help. Here's how you can:.
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The Oregon Department of Justice will sue federal agencies over tactics used in the streets of Portland. The DOJ will also pursue a criminal investigation into officer who shot a protester in the head with "less lethal" munitions, seriously injuring him.
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The only jail in Oregon that holds federal immigration detainees for ICE says it will end that practice.
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The Washington State Patrol said that 127 employees, including 67 troopers, have left the agency due to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for state employees.
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A train that could travel up to 250 mph and whisk travelers from Vancouver, B.C., to Seattle in one hour – and from Seattle to Portland in another hour? Washington lawmakers are hoping more research money for such a train will help make it a reality. 🚄
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Since the Oath Keepers militia, an anti-government, anti-immigrant extremist group, was first founded roughly 12 years ago, more than two dozen Oregon law enforcement officers have been members, according to hacked membership data. (1/5).
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Portland firefighters endorse Jo Ann Hardesty’s opponent for Portland City Council, snubbing their own boss.
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New federal lawsuits have been filed against law enforcement and the city of Portland for actions during 2020 protests.
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Portland will place barriers between city police and federal law enforcement and will bar local police from communicating with federal officers.
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The CROWN Act is officially in effect in Oregon. It's now illegal in workplaces and education institutions to discriminate against Black people for their hairstyles. Read @llmiller12's previous report on the law:
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Oregon tribal leader Charles “Chuck” Sams III to direct the National Park Service.
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Oregon is a state that — no matter which way you cut it — has deep roots in racism. Here's a look at its racist foundations and how it got so white:
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ICYMI: Phil Knight has spent $2 million to help Oregon Republicans regain power in the state Legislature.
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Two stories of the Black Lives Matter movement are unfolding side by side in Portland. Underlying both is a push to fight racism and hold police accountable for violence. @CSherwood reports they are bringing change to Oregon.
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A federal judge has ruled the ACLU can add federal agencies to the lawsuit against Portland police. The suit claims police are targeting and attacking journalists and legal observers covering protests.
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For the first time in more than a generation, Chinook salmon have spawned in the upper Columbia River system. “I was shocked at first, then I was just overcome with complete joy,” said Crystal Conant, a Colville Tribal member.
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Tusitala "Tiny" Toese has been arrested after attending pro-police rallies in Portland and Seattle, in apparent violation of his parole. Toese is a member of the Proud Boys, a group that describes itself as “western chauvinist."
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This year, after nearly 40 years of dominance, Democrats in Oregon are staring down the possibility their reign could be coming to a close.
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Oregon poised to become first state in the nation to decriminalize personal drug possession, as Measure 110 is passing in early returns.
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Portland’s most iconic drag queen, Darcelle, has died of natural causes at the age of 92.
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Oregon State Police have made several arrests in connection with the far-right protest at the Oregon State Capitol last week. Among those arrested? A man accused of attacking two journalists covering the events.
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BREAKING: A person has apparently been shot during a pro-Trump car caravan through downtown Portland, according to multiple reports on the ground. Details emerging.
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A bill that would ban vendors in Oregon from serving food in Styrofoam containers has passed the Senate and now moves to the House.
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Planned Parenthood is renting medical office space in the town of Ontario, on the Oregon-Idaho border. This comes after recent moves in Idaho to limit abortions.
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This month, you'll be able to see five planets in the early morning sky for the first time since 2005
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🌋 Mount St. Helens isn’t a welcoming place. It’s a restless, rumbling, unpredictable and occasionally violent volcano. And we've spent decades documenting it — from the inside out.
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If confirmed, Adrienne Nelson, an associate justice on the state Supreme Court, would be the first Black jurist in Oregon to become a federal judge.
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A federal judge today restored federal protections for gray wolves that had been revoked in the waning days of the Trump administration.
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Oregon judge who refused to perform same-sex marriages charged with official misconduct
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If Measure 111 passes, Oregon will be the first state in the nation with a right to health care in its constitution. It will also raise some potentially contentious questions as to what that means and how to pay for it. By @ameliaOPB:
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Proud Boy Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, 25, was found guilty on 10 counts in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Thursday involving his clashes with Portland anti-fascists in the summer of 2021.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has banned the use of tear gas against protesters, effective immediately.
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JUST IN: U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader has lost the Democratic primary for Oregon's 5th District to Jamie McLeod-Skinner. This marks the first time in 42 years that party-affiliated voters in Oregon have ousted a sitting member of Congress in a primary election.
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Stuntman Eddie Braun to attempt jump that foiled Evel Knievil: Idaho's Snake River Canyon.
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BREAKING NEWS: Facebook is down. Worker productivity rises. U.S. climbs out of recession.
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Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters has announced she's retiring at the end of this year, ensuring Democratic Gov. Kate Brown will name her replacement before she too leaves office as her second term ends. By @conradjwilson:
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The family most recently lived in Woodland, Washington, and one of the children missing earned nationwide attention after he was photographed hugging a police officer at a 2014 Portland protest.
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Gov. Tina Kotek criticized the city of Portland and Multnomah County officials on Monday for not answering basic questions when it comes to how they would spend state dollars to address the homeless crisis.
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Oregon’s power grid will largely eliminate carbon emissions by 2040 under a bill that got final approval by state lawmakers on Saturday, setting one of the nation’s most ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector.
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In 1981, followers of spiritual leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh began flocking to Oregon’s remote high desert to build a utopian city of their own. But five years later, it all came crashing down. This is the story of #Rajneeshpuram
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High-speed rail from Portland to Vancouver, BC? A feasibility study is underway.
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Starting on April 22, New Seasons Market will eliminate the sale of single use bottles of water from all 19 of its stores across Oregon, Washington and Northern California.
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A judge Tuesday sentenced Russell Courtier to life in prison for the murder of #LarnellBruce Jr., a 19-year-old black man. Courtier, who is connected to a white supremacist gang, was convicted of a hate crime.
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