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September 11, 2023

Strippers on strike: Dancers in America’s strippiest city lap up major victory in fight against employer

Dancers in America's "strip club capital" of Portland, Oregon, have voted to unionize following a months-long strike spurred by complaints over a wide range of safety concerns.

September 6, 2023

Portland City Council in Oregon votes to ban open drug use, but with one catch

City officials in Portland, Oregon, have passed a law criminalizing the use of hard drugs on public property, but cannot enforce the measure until state lawmakers pass a new bill.

September 2, 2023

Portland fugitive fished out of pond after escape lands him in mud up to armpits

Attempted murder suspect Christopher Pray escaped from an Oregon psychiatric facility and needed to be saved by Portland fire and rescue after falling into a mud pond.

August 28, 2023

Portland schools mull banning zeroes for cheating and not doing work: ‘Bigotry of low expectations’

Portland Public Schools' students may soon avoid failing grades for not completing their work or cheating if a new "equitable grading practices" framework is adopted.

August 25, 2023

Portland serial killer dies at home after sentence of just probation

Portland's Homer Lee Jackson III killed three women and a 14-year-old girl between 1983 and 1993, went undetected until 2015 and walked free in a plea deal.

August 21, 2023

Portland pays out thousands to former city official who railed against police

The city of Portland, Oregon, has agreed to pay its former "defund the police" city commissioner $5,000 to settle its portion of a suit that accuses cops of leaking false information.

August 20, 2023

‘This is the Wild West’: Long police wait times in major cities leave victims feeling helpless

Emergency response times are getting longer in major cities, frustrating police and victims. "This is the Wild West," one man said after his friend's attack.

August 13, 2023

Andy Ngo speaks out after losing civil suit against Rose City Antifa: 'I didn't receive justice'

The Post Millennial's Andy Ngo speaks out after a jury in Multnomah County, Oregon, found two Portland activists not liable in a civil lawsuit he filed against them on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

August 8, 2023

Illegal migrant busted for fentanyl after leading cops on chase now also charged in murder

An illegal immigrant who was arrested after a high-speed chase with police and charged with drug trafficking is now facing second-degree murder charges in Oregon.

August 7, 2023

As nonfatal attacks at hospitals surge, experts say health care is now more dangerous than law enforcement

Health care becoming one of America’s most violent fields as number of attacks at medical centers surge, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.