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March 11, 2022

Liberal US cities change course, now clearing homeless camps

Liberal cities across the nation have detoured from their soft approach to homelessness, taking steps to clear out camps and tents on city streets.

February 23, 2022

Portland man charged with murder in shooting at Amir Locke protest

A Portland man has been charged with nine counts in connection to the deadly shooting in a public park last weekend where a group of racial justice protesters gathered in honor of Amir Locke. 

February 21, 2022

Biden's homelessness czar will only worsen nation's crisis

Jeff Olivet was tapped to be the Executive Director for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) on January 31.

February 20, 2022

Portland shooting near Amir Locke event leaves 1 dead, 5 wounded: report

A shooting in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night near the site of a demonstration left at least one person dead and five wounded, with at least two people taken into custody, according to reports.

February 10, 2022

Portland sees 4 deadly shootings amid low police morale, public's safety concerns

At least four people have been killed in separate shootings across Portland, Oregon, since Saturday as violent crime continues to plague the Pacific Northwest city, according to reports. 

February 9, 2022

Portland reaches agreement with police union as new study sheds light on low officer morale

Portland, Oregon and its major police union reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, as a new study indicates morale among the ranks and trust in city leadership is at a record low. 

February 3, 2022

Portland City Council meeting erupts over homeless encampment safety risks: 'Existential threat' to business

Federal employees demanded Portland City Council address a homeless encampment outside their office that they say has created safety concerns, cost the agency hundreds of thousands in security measures and become "an existential threat" to businesses. 

February 1, 2022

Cotton places hold on DOJ nominees after refusal to defend US Marshals involved in Portland Antifa riots

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., placed holds on all Department of Justice nominees after the department failed to respond to his letter demanding answers about its lack of assistance to U.S. Marshals who are currently being sued over their involvement in the defense of the Portland federal courthouse in 2020

January 31, 2022

Portland has become the home of tent-city chop shops with a 26-year high in car thefts

2021 set a 26-year high in car thefts in Portland, Oregon, with 9,057 stolen vehicles, with November and December setting records for auto thefts in a month. Increasingly, the stolen cars and trucks are ending up in tent city open air chop shops.

January 27, 2022

Portland struggles to rehire police after defunding and riots

The Portland Police Bureau is struggling to rehire recently retired police officers after slashing the police budget amid protests following the death of George Floyd.