-A+DetailsSeptember 10 2020Bureau of Environmental Services study of tear gas residue in downtown storm drains suggests elevated levels of heavy metals never reached the Willamette River. Portland has slapped a second fine on the federal fence surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. The city's Bureau of Environmental Services announced a $20,000 enforcement action against the U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10, and says it will seek another $20,000 each day if the fence still stands beginning Monday, Sept. 14. The Portland Bureau of...…    -A+DetailsSeptember 10 2020Bureau of Environmental Services study of tear gas residue in downtown storm drains suggests elevated levels of heavy metals never reached the Willamette River. Portland has slapped a second fine on the federal fence surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. The city's Bureau of Environmental Services announced a $20,000 enforcement action against the U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10, and says it will seek another $20,000 each day if the fence still stands beginning Monday, Sept. 14. The Portland Bureau of...WW…

    -A+DetailsSeptember 08 2020The state's largest firefighting helicopters are unavailable; they were deployed to Afghanistan. A large number of fires breaking out across the state is a "once in a generation event," that will last for at least another two days, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday, Sept. 8. Brown declared a conflagration emergency on Tuesday due to rapidly spreading wildfires. She said thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate in the swiftly changing situation. "Get the hell out," Brown said, quoting a comment about evacuation orders by Sen. Herman...…    -A+DetailsSeptember 08 2020The state's largest firefighting helicopters are unavailable; they were deployed to Afghanistan. A large number of fires breaking out across the state is a "once in a generation event," that will last for at least another two days, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday, Sept. 8. Brown declared a conflagration emergency on Tuesday due to rapidly spreading wildfires. She said thousands of people had been ordered to evacuate in the swiftly changing situation. "Get the hell out," Brown said, quoting a comment about evacuation orders by Sen. Herman...WW…

-A+DetailsNovember 01 2020Windows are broken in 10 businesses, including a restaurant that was open at the time, according to Portland police. Protesters returned to Northeast Portland on Saturday evening to march in a demonstration that was declared a riot by police after several businesses were vandalized. Police rescinded that declaration less than an hour later after the crowd was dispersed. An estimated 150 people marched to the Lloyd District from Irving Park on Oct. 31. Police said people were marching along Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when some individuals began...…-A+DetailsNovember 01 2020Windows are broken in 10 businesses, including a restaurant that was open at the time, according to Portland police. Protesters returned to Northeast Portland on Saturday evening to march in a demonstration that was declared a riot by police after several businesses were vandalized. Police rescinded that declaration less than an hour later after the crowd was dispersed. An estimated 150 people marched to the Lloyd District from Irving Park on Oct. 31. Police said people were marching along Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when some individuals began...WW…

    -A+DetailsJuly 19 2020Chris David of Portland was struck repeatedly by federal officers' batons during a downtown rally on Saturday. Christopher David is not a man of steel. But he has earned that and other nicknames — some call him "Captain Portland" or "Supersoldier" — after David stood as solidly as a rock while federal officers pepper sprayed him twice and struck him at least five times with a baton during a rally outside the Hatfield Courthouse on Saturday, July 18. Of the attack, captured on video by the Portland Tribune, David says he "just took it." "I knew I...…    -A+DetailsJuly 19 2020Chris David of Portland was struck repeatedly by federal officers' batons during a downtown rally on Saturday. Christopher David is not a man of steel. But he has earned that and other nicknames — some call him "Captain Portland" or "Supersoldier" — after David stood as solidly as a rock while federal officers pepper sprayed him twice and struck him at least five times with a baton during a rally outside the Hatfield Courthouse on Saturday, July 18. Of the attack, captured on video by the Portland Tribune, David says he "just took it." "I knew I...WW…

    -A+DetailsSeptember 19 2020Tally includes 860 arrests by Portland Police Bureau officers and partner agencies, plus another 100 arrests by the feds. Police made almost 980 arrests during Portland's Black Lives Matter protests — a stunning number for a four-month-long period of unrest without precedent in the city's history. The Portland Police Bureau, Oregon State Police and other local agencies arrested at least 851 people between May 31 and Sept. 11 of this year, according to a "mass demonstration index" compiled by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office...…    -A+DetailsSeptember 19 2020Tally includes 860 arrests by Portland Police Bureau officers and partner agencies, plus another 100 arrests by the feds. Police made almost 980 arrests during Portland's Black Lives Matter protests — a stunning number for a four-month-long period of unrest without precedent in the city's history. The Portland Police Bureau, Oregon State Police and other local agencies arrested at least 851 people between May 31 and Sept. 11 of this year, according to a "mass demonstration index" compiled by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office...WW…

    -A+DetailsSeptember 12 2020The as-yet-unnamed deputy has been placed on administrative leave, according to the sheriff's office. A circulating on Twitter and YouTube show a pair of Clackamas County sheriff's deputies engaging with a member of the public and telling them anti-fascist activists have been starting fires in the area. The sheriff's office has confirmed the basics of the video, and the as-yet-unnamed deputy has been placed on leave. Statements made by the deputy in the video contradict the official line from Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts, which he...…    -A+DetailsSeptember 12 2020The as-yet-unnamed deputy has been placed on administrative leave, according to the sheriff's office. A circulating on Twitter and YouTube show a pair of Clackamas County sheriff's deputies engaging with a member of the public and telling them anti-fascist activists have been starting fires in the area. The sheriff's office has confirmed the basics of the video, and the as-yet-unnamed deputy has been placed on leave. Statements made by the deputy in the video contradict the official line from Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts, which he...WW…

       -A+DetailsOctober 27 2020The $350,000 purchase expands Kingfisher Natural Area to 126 acres, protects wildlife habitat Metro regional government recently bought 86 acres near Oxbow Regional Park, expanding an important natural area to 126 acres. The forested land southeast of Oxbow Regional Park in Gresham, abuts Metro's 40-acre Kingfisher Natural Area, tripling the size of the nature area to 126 acres. The 86 acres cost $350,000 and was the first conservation purchase paid for by the Metro parks and nature bond voters approved in 2019. The newly...…       -A+DetailsOctober 27 2020The $350,000 purchase expands Kingfisher Natural Area to 126 acres, protects wildlife habitat Metro regional government recently bought 86 acres near Oxbow Regional Park, expanding an important natural area to 126 acres. The forested land southeast of Oxbow Regional Park in Gresham, abuts Metro's 40-acre Kingfisher Natural Area, tripling the size of the nature area to 126 acres. The 86 acres cost $350,000 and was the first conservation purchase paid for by the Metro parks and nature bond voters approved in 2019. The newly...WW…