Politics Aug 06 Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas Witnesses and human rights advocates say peaceful protesters, children and pregnant women have sometimes been hit by excessive amounts of tear gas, with police failing to provide an escape route.
Nation Jul 27 Mayors want limits on federal agents, but more may go to Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayors of six U.S. cities appealed Monday to Congress to make illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized federal agents to cities that don’t want them, even as the Trump administration is considering sending…
Nation Jul 18 Oregon officials decry federal agents after protest clashes Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas against protesters again overnight as the city’s mayor demanded that the agents be removed and as the state’s attorney general vowed to seek a restraining order against…
Nation Jul 17 Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect.
Nation Jun 08 Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests Portland's police chief resigned on Monday, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department's handling of protests in Oregon's largest city. An African American lieutenant on the force replaced her.
Health Mar 18 U.S. struggles to fill requests for protective gear The federal government is rushing protective equipment to states for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the growing coronavirus pandemic. But at least in three states, promised deliveries are falling far short of requests.
Politics Mar 11 Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming Gov. Kate Brown's sweeping executive order, one of the boldest in the nation, directs a state agency to set and enforce caps on pollution from industry and transportation fuels.
Health Feb 29 Washington state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency A man has died in Washington state of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States.
Politics Oct 28 Republican Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon won’t seek reelection Walden is a former chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee and now serves as the top Republican on the energy panel.
Nation Jun 29 Oregon Republican senators end walkout over carbon bill Some Republican lawmakers returned to the Oregon Senate on Saturday, ending a walkout over a carbon-emissions bill they said would harm their rural constituents.