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May 20, 2024

Progressive and establishment Democrats compete for US House seats in Oregon primaries

Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts could reveal whether the party’s voters favor progressive or establishment factions.

May 19, 2024

Transgender high school runner in Oregon hears boos from crowd after winning girls' 200-meter state title

Transgender runner Aayden Gallagher, a sophomore at McDaniel High School, won the Oregon Girls' 6A 200-meter state championship on Saturday and was booed.

May 17, 2024

Blue city's exodus continues for third straight year, but slower: 'People just feel trapped'

Many major cities that suffered pandemic-era population dips rebounded in 2023, census estimates show. But not Portland, which saw a third year of declining population.

May 16, 2024

Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing 2 children he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison

Oregon man Albert Wayne Johnson has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, after meeting two 15-year-old girls online and sexually abusing them while driving them through 3 states.

May 14, 2024

Woke cities and states reverse course and crack down on illegal drugs. Here's why

Leaders in many woke cities and states have finally realized what most Americans knew all along. It was a bad idea to decriminalize hard drugs.

May 9, 2024

Oregon high school transgender runner puts together fast times against girls in semis, sparks outrage

An Oregon high school transgender runner who competed against biological girls in preliminaries of a league championship drew outrage this week.

May 8, 2024

Portland, Oregon, OKs new homeless camping rules that threaten fines or jail in some cases

Under new rules approved by the Portland City Council, homeless people who camp on the state's public property and reject offers of shelter could be sentenced up to 7 days in jail or fined up to $100.

May 8, 2024

Vast majority of Portland residents are 'dissatisfied' with progressive leadership of the city

Elected officials in Portland are disapproved of by the overwhelming majority of local voters living in the metropolitan area, according to a new poll.

May 3, 2024

Dramatic video shows driver racing towards protesters at Portland State University

A dramatic video from Portland State University in Oregon, appears to show a driver racing toward a crowd of people on the campus.

May 3, 2024

Police arrest 30 at Portland State University after anti-Israel agitators occupy library twice in one day

Portland police arrested at least 30 anti-Israel agitators after they re-occupied the library at Portland State University hours after it was first cleared out by law enforcement.