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 17, 2022 Ex-New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof declared ineligible to run for governor of Oregon Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not eligible to run for governor of Oregon because he does not meet the state’s three-year residency requirement, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
February 17, 2022 Oregon suspect assaults woman in shower after 2 earlier arrests: police An Oregon suspect with a lengthy criminal record was arrested twice Wednesday and was subsequently released each time before he allegedly broke into a home and choked a woman while she showered, a report said.
February 15, 2022 Oregon Department of Education links standardized testing to White supremacy The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) said Monday that standardized testing is rooted in White supremacist and eugenicist ideologies.
February 11, 2022 Oregon man fighting off bear accidentally kills his brother, then kills himself Authorities say a man in Oregon trying to protect his home from a bear instead fatally shot his brother by mistake, then killed himself.
February 11, 2022 Oregon cop's murder conviction in death of his wife is overturned by state Court of Appeals The murder conviction of a former police sergeant in the death of his estranged wife has been reversed by the Oregon Court of Appeals.
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 9, 2022 COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases in Pacific Northwest decline COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Pacific Northwest are reportedly declining, as case numbers continue to fall.
February 8, 2022 More states report drop in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations More states are reporting a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations this week, as a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant shows signs of easing.
