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SCOTUS Upholds Oregon Ban on Homeless Use of Pillows, Blankets
Law & Crime - Fri Jun 28, 2024
The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday that bans criminalizing the use of blankets, pillows, or cardboard boxes while sleeping on public property do not offend the Eighth Amendment’s restriction on cruel and unusual punishment. More»

Oregon County Declares "State of Emergency" for Having Too Much Weed
Associated Press - Thu Oct 14, 2021
SALEM, Oregon — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency Wednesday, appealing to the governor and the Legislature's leaders for help. More»

The Bootleg Fire Grows to the Size of Los Angeles as Government Warns of 'National Wildfire Crisis'
Gizmodo - Mon Jul 19, 2021
The West’s nightmare summer continues to grow worse. More»

Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach
USA Today - Fri Jun 11, 2021
SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon House of Representatives ousted Republican Representative Mike Nearman Thursday night, the first time in state history a sitting Oregon lawmaker has been expelled. More»

FBI warns of armed protests in ALL 50 states if Trump is removed before Inauguration Day
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 11, 2021
The FBI is warning of possible armed protests at capitols in all 50 states in the days leading to Inauguration Day as cities around the country brace for violence in the wake of last week's deadly riots at the US Capitol. More»

QAnon-obsessed Trump fan shot up Portland courthouse after being arrested at a "Stop the Steal" rally: police
Oregon Public Broadcasting - Mon Jan 11, 2021
An armed man upset about the results of the 2020 presidential election fired five shots into the side of Portland's federal courthouse on Friday, according to court documents filed in federal court Sunday. More»

Trump mob surrounds Texas, California, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon AND Kansas state capitols
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
A mob of angered Trump supporters has occupied the front lawn of Washington's Democratic Governor Jay Inslee's mansion as they also surrounded state capitols in Texas, California, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas and Oklahoma. More»

FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones
Yahoo News - Sat Oct 10, 2020
Federal agents tend to focus their phone cracking efforts on terrorists, but they appear to have shifted their attention to civil disobedience. More»

Postal service seen hauling mailboxes away in trucks as Trump's pick for USPS makes controversial changes before election
The Independent - Fri Aug 14, 2020
New reports of US Postal Service workers hauling away mailboxes in flatbed trucks and locking shut convenient drop slots have caused widespread concerns among Oregon residents about mail-in voting during the presidential election in November. More»

Locals Believe Aliens Responsible for Shooting, Mutilating and Draining all the Blood from Cattle in Oregon
Daily Mail - Wed Oct 9, 2019
A serial crime spree has unfolded in Oregon as young purebred bulls are being brutally mutilated and killed, leaving many in the state to believe aliens are responsible. More»

More than 30 small earthquakes on Oregon's Mount Hood since Monday
KING-TV - Wed Jul 10, 2019
MOUNT HOOD, Oregon - There's been some minor seismic activity at Mount Hood since Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey. More»

Anti-Trump protests turn violent: Cops clash with 6,000-strong crowd in Oakland and activists block roads in LA amid nationwide demonstrations
Daily Mail - Wed Nov 9, 2016
Violence has broken out at anti-Trump rallies across America overnight as tens of thousands marched against the President-elect before angry mobs attacked police, started fires and shut down highways. More»

Bundy Brothers Acquitted in Takeover of Oregon Wildlife Refuge
New York Times - Thu Oct 27, 2016
PORTLAND, Oregon - Armed anti-government protesters led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy were acquitted Thursday of federal conspiracy and weapons charges stemming from the takeover of a federally owned wildlife sanctuary in Oregon last winter. More»

Ammon Bundy and 7 others arrested, 1 dead in Oregon standoff
Chicago Tribune - Tue Jan 26, 2016
The FBI and Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic stop that prompted gunfire - and one death - along a highway through the frozen high country. More»

Gunman, 20, killed after mass shooting at Oregon college that left up to 13 dead and 20 injured
Daily Mail - Wed Sep 30, 2015
Police responded to reports of shots fired at Umpqua
Gunman, described only as a 20-year-old male, was shot in a gunfight with police. More»

Man serves 900 days in jail, though he didn't commit a crime
AP - Thu Mar 12, 2015
PORTLAND, Oregon - A man waiting to testify in an Oregon murder case has been held in jail as a material witness for nearly 900 days, though he has committed no crime. More»

Unapproved genetically modified wheat from Monsanto found in Oregon field
Washington Post - Fri May 31, 2013
Japan, the largest market for U. More»

Passenger in Oregon to Hawaii air incident faces charges
CNN - Fri Jan 8, 2010
Federal authorities filed a criminal complaint Friday against a 56-year-old man whose scrawled note invoking "Gilligan's Island" led a Hawaiian Airlines pilot to turn around a Maui-bound flight and return Wednesday to Portland, Oregon. More»

Mercenary Firm Offers to 'Detain Troublemakers' on Election Day
Wired News - Sun Nov 2, 2008
CIA-linked private military contractor Evergreen Defense & Security Services offered to post sentries at Oregon election offices on Tuesday, "detaining troublemakers" and making sure voters "do not get out of control". More»

Fight Over UFO Photos Pits Family Versus Newspaper
KATU-TV - Thu Sep 11, 2008
MCMINNVILLE, Oregon - Two shots of a flying saucer over McMinnville are some of the most debated pieces of Oregon history. More»

Police Use Taser Gun On Woman Having Diabetic Seizure
KPTV - Mon Mar 12, 2007
A local family is questioning why a woman having a diabetic seizure would have to be tackled and shocked by police. More»

Dog Dead After Multiple Taser Strikes: Cops Claim it Died of "Over Excitement"
Portland News Weekly - Tue Jul 12, 2005
A healthy 50-pound male pit bull died last month after Portland cops shot it repeatedly with taser stun-guns, the city's first canine fatality involving the weapons. More»

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