Portland-area voters opted to replace progressive District Attorney Mike Schmidt with a tough-on-crime challenger. Here's what residents say about the change.
An Oregon Democrat who advanced in Tuesday night's congressional primary once sponsored a bill backed by defund the police activists that critics say would have handcuffed cops.
Journalists and political commentators celebrated news that Oregon replaced incumbent District Attorney Mike Schmidt with a former Republican, Nathan Vasquez.
Many major cities that suffered pandemic-era population dips rebounded in 2023, census estimates show. But not Portland, which saw a third year of declining population.
Elected officials in Portland are disapproved of by the overwhelming majority of local voters living in the metropolitan area, according to a new poll.
As graffiti vandals in Portland jockey for notoriety and positioning on the sides of buildings, police are struggling to catch perpetrators and clean up the city.
A journalist who was attacked by alleged Antifa members last week at Portland State University said the "leftist extremists" will continue to wreak havoc.
Portland police arrested at least 30 anti-Israel agitators after they re-occupied the library at Portland State University hours after it was first cleared out by law enforcement.
The Portland Police Bureau says an effort to clear the Millar Library in downtown Portland, Oregon, is underway following the unlawful occupation of the building.