As Hearings Occurred, the City Council’s Progressive Caucus Texted Bluntly About Colleagues and Police
Earlier this week, WW reported on a message thread among the six members of the progressive caucus on the Portland City Council, who call themselves “Peacock” for short. The hundreds of messages, obtained through a public records request, show that Peacock members tightly coordinated their actions during the May and...
Coffee Creek inmates see ‘Through a Child’s Eyes’
The looks on everyone's faces said it all. The annual event at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility brought smiles and tears of joy to both the incarcerated moms and their kids.
Kayaker finds body part floating in Tualatin River
An investigation is underway in Hillsboro after a body part was found in the Tualatin River early Friday evening, authorities said.
McHaddad: Oh No, the Hippies are Mad Again
Portland hippies are the bane of my existence. They never met a rural American they didn’t hate, many for lack of trying – why visit rural Oregon to learn about their way of life and policy needs when they could be imagined? If we don’t talk to each other, we can fabricate all sorts of terrible reasons to make life...
Tires slashed in broad daylight; suspect arrested in SE Portland
Several cars had their tires slashed in broad daylight Saturday afternoon, with one person taken into custody in Southeast Portland, police told KOIN 6 News.
Jeep without plates leads to drugs, guns, cash bust in Portland
Justin Holder, 42, and 35-year-old Crystal Holder were arrested after trying to get away from the police near NE Sunderland and 33rd.
Portland police find suspect in swastika vandalism in jail on a separate bias crime...
Police quickly found their suspect in the swastika vandalism of a Northeast Portland business and he was already in jail on a bias crime accusation in a separate case, they said Wednesday. Police said Joseph Tyler Thompson, 38, now faces a second-degree bias crime allegation in the June 14 vandalism...
Scappoose school board member resigns amid fallout from deadly UTV crash
SCAPOOSE, Ore. (KPTV) - A Scappoose School Board Member has officially submitted her letter of resignation. This comes after calls from the community, following the death of a high school student. In May, a 17-year-old Scappoose High School student, Ava Crews, was killed in a side-by-side UTV crash on Northwest...
Community leaders skeptical over drop in homicides: ‘Don’t let the quiet fool you’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Community leaders are reacting to a report that shows homicides are down 51% the first half of this year compared to the same time last year. Lionel Irving, a leader in the effort to reduce gun violence in Portland, is skeptical. “I am concerned, and...
Body part found in Tualatin River; Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigating
2 arrested for break-in at SE Portland Airbnb; Prop manager says it’s one of many. Two people are facing felony burglary charges after police say they broke into a southeast Portland Airbnb on Thursday night. Updated: 8 hours ago. |. A 54-year-old woman is facing charges after she allegedly...
