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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 nearly two thousand homeless campsites in three months.

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.

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.

The Burglary Task Force is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in a recent burglary at a pipe shop on Southeast Division Street in Portland. The incident happened on November 13, 2025, at 3:53 a.m. Portland Police arrested Amber M. Turner, 39, near the scene. Turner faces multiple charges after a...

PORTLAND, Ore. — On the steps of Portland City Hall on Wednesday, a number of Portlanders rallied for a change in the city's response to homelessness. They carried a petition signed by 2,000 people, calling on city leaders to invest in a long-term plan containing more affordable housing, rent assistance and...