THE FASH << Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the group and disclosed their identities online, leading them to lose their jobs and face harassment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Western Washington, The Seattle Times reported on Tuesday. …
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8/10/2023 News Roundup
REVIEW BOARD <<A proposal for a new police oversight panel approved by voters almost three years ago will come before the Portland City Council on Aug. 31. Council members are already signaling it may be in trouble. After the George Floyd protests, 82% of Portland voters in November 2020 approved the creation of a new …
8/6/2023 News Roundup
THE FASH <<A bomb threat against Oregon Health & Science University is the latest in a string of attacks and harassment against health care facilities, spurred by far-right culture war issues and COVID conspiracies. The threat, called in Thursday, shut down OHSU’s Richmond Family Health Center throughout the day Friday. According to an email sent …
8/5/2023 News Roundup
HATE CRIME? <<A vandal appears to have broken a granite piece off one of the bronze lion statues at the gateway to Old Town Chinatown and carried it more than a quarter of a mile to the Lan Su Chinese Garden before chucking it through the window of the garden’s beloved teahouse late Thursday night …
8/4/2023 News Roundup
JAIL DEATHS <<Advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of eight inmates at Multnomah County jails within the past 12 months. Five of those have occurred in just the past three months. It is an unusually high number of deaths, and the sheriff’s office announced a plan of action on Thursday that …
8/3/2023 News Roundup
SHOOTING <<Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at a mobile home park in Kelso Tuesday morning. At about 7 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run investigation involving multiple vehicles in the South Kelso area. Police say the investigation led them to the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park at 914 South 12th Avenue. Police …
7/30/2023 News Roundup
OLCC <<The former director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission filed a tort claim notice with the state Friday alleging Gov. Tina Kotek ousted him earlier this year at the behest of La Mota CEO Rosa Cazares. Cazares, her partner Aaron Mitchell, and La Mota contributed generously to Kotek’s gubernatorial campaign. Kotek forced Steve …
7/29/2023 News Roundup
HOMELESSNESS <<For years, the areas around Hunnell and Clausen roads were filled with tents and RVs. Now, those same streets are empty and much quieter. The city of Bend completed removal of its largest homeless encampments, after a monthslong battle between officials and the dozens of people living there came to an end.>> <<Even at …
7/28/2023 News Roundup
TASER <<While scuffling with a suspected shoplifter in late May, Vancouver Police Department Officer Andrea Mendoza allegedly pulled a man’s pants down and threatened to charge a Taser onto his exposed penis. The man had already said he was “done” resisting by that point, body camera footage shows. But she threatened him again and held …
7/27/2023 News Roundup
OFFICER DOWN <<A deputy was shot multiple times Wednesday morning while serving an eviction notice in Tualatin, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. He was taken to Legacy Emanuel hospital and is in critical condition. The suspect barricaded themselves in an apartment after the shooting, resulting in a standoff during which the sheriff’s office urged …