Children found living in ‘atrocious’ Vancouver car malnourished, court document says
A new court document reveals troubling details of the conditions of five children and multiple dogs who were living out of a car in Vancouver. Last month, Vancouver police arrested two men and one woman after officers discovered the children were living out of a van littered with trash and drug paraphernalia. The...
Man shot, killed in NW Portland identified; suspects unknown
The 22-year-old was shot and killed in Northwest Portland on Sept. 23, and an investigation is ongoing with no arrests made yet.
OPB’s First Look: Detained protesters describe inconsistent treatment at Portland ICE facility
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Federal law enforcement records suggest at least 60 people have been arrested and roughly 70 people have been given citations for low-level offenses at protests this year at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South...
VIDEO: Thieves seen breaking into multiple cars in Bethany neighborhood, steal vehicle of single...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multiple thieves were caught on camera early Tuesday morning rummaging through vehicles across several Bethany neighborhoods, leaving a trail of damage. Between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. the thieves opened unlocked doors, rummaged through belongings and even stole a car. Pam Cyr is a single mother of...
The Pope Asked a Question. Portland Is Still Answering.
Pope Leo XIV issued a call to action to Americans on Nov. 4 while speaking to journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo. His statement came in response to questions about detained migrants being denied access to religious sacraments — Communion — at a facility outside Chicago. In...
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A handful of federal immigration enforcement officers in three unmarked SUVS waited outside a Woodburn apartment complex early on Oct. 30, describing the spot in a text exchange as “target rich.”. They spotted an unmarked white van, ran its plates and followed it as it left the complex and...
Rally at City Hall calls for Portland to spend money on housing, not homeless...
Housing advocates and two City Council members rallied in front of Portland City Hall starting at noon on Wednesday to demand that the city focus on housing homeless people instead of creating large, new shelters. The Welcome Home Coalition, a key organizer behind the Metro homeless services tax that voters...
Portland just removed 1,953 homeless campsites, but critics say progress is still too slow
Portland just removed nearly two thousand homeless campsites in three months.
PPS board unanimously votes to buy property for Center for Black Student Excellence
The Portland Public Schools board unanimously voted to approve the purchase of a property to establish the Center for Black Student Excellence, which will provide culturally responsive support and career pathways for Black students.
‘Inherit opportunities’: $70M Albina projects revealed
The 1803 Fund revealed their plans for the area on Tuesday, including 10 acres in the Albina neighborhood. Architectural renderings show the vision for two areas.
