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A woman was charged with a felony after she allegedly assaulted a federal police officer with a tambourine outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Beginning this month, Portland Public Schools board members will receive a monthly stipend for their work. The school board voted during its Oct. 14 meeting to authorize a monthly stipend of $527 a month for current and future directors, making it the first school board in Oregon to do so. “As...

ICE agents violently arrested a blind man outside of a Portland detention facility, slamming him to the ground and dragging him across the pavement after he sat where they didn’t want him to sit. Quinn Haberl, who is 4 foot 6, believes that Immigration and Customs Enforcement wanted to make an example out of him with...

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Four beloved Portland restaurants have suddenly shuttered their doors, adding to mounting fears that the city’s once-vibrant food scene is sliding into an urban “doom loop” of closures, vacancies, and…

A group of teenagers at a Dutch Bros Coffee in Hillsboro earlier this month was stopped at gunpoint by approximately 10 masked immigration agents and a police dog, according to local law enforcement records. “Subjects in a white van and white truck exited their vehicles and pointed guns at the...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Thousands of creatures known as “skin-breathing sea cucumbers” have washed ashore on Seaside Beach along the Oregon Coast. The small, gelatinous, blob-like animals are often uprooted by heavy surf and low tides, leaving them scattered across beaches, according to Seaside Aquarium. "While this is...

A Washington, D.C.-based law firm known for opposing race-based preferences at schools and universities nationwide is taking aim at Portland Public Schools’ long-time formula for assigning teachers and other staff to schools. Since 2013, the school district, Oregon’s largest, has taken the demographics of its 81...

The Hillsboro community is calling for the release of a man who was arrested by ICE after what they said was a case of mistaken identity.

PORTLAND, Ore. — With a federal government shutdown extending into its 22nd day, there is growing worry among people who rely on food benefits. Those worries extend to local food pantries, which expect to see a spike in demand if benefits don't come through. Just as quickly as shelves...