Nathan Howard / AP Alert: Clock Is Ticking as Federalization of City's Police Under Biden Is Set to Begin If the city of Portland, Oregon, doesn't satisfy the Department of Justice with its response on Friday, there could be a federal takeover. By C. Douglas Golden May 5, 2021
Mark Ylen - Albany Democrat-Herald / A State Imposes Business Mask Mandate with No End Date Despite Flood of Complaints Oregon adopted a controversial rule that indefinitely extends mask and social distancing requirements for businesses. By The Associated Press May 4, 2021
DaveHunt40 / Wikipedia Ex-Oregon Top Dem Cited in Sex Trafficking Sting Dave Hunt, a former Oregon House Speaker, was arrested and cited with commercial sexual solicitation, a crime he voted to criminalize himself. By Andrew Jose May 4, 2021
NewsChannel21 / YouTube screen shot Oregon Changes Mask Mandate for Athletes After Runner Collapses It took a star athlete to collapse at the finish line to get one state to alter its mask edicts. By Jack Davis April 29, 2021
@PortlandPolice / Twitter Portland Police Declare Another Riot as Group Vandalizes Businesses, Occupies Restaurant Police on Saturday declared that another riot has occured in Portland, Oregon, since the conviction of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. By Andrew Jose April 25, 2021
@Oregonian / Twitter HS Runner Collapses at Finish Line Due to 'Complete Oxygen Debt,' Coach Points Finger at Mask Mandates Oregonian columnist John Canzano said the rules need to change 'before someone gets seriously hurt or dies.' By Erin Coates April 23, 2021
@Oregonian / Twitter screen shot Hours After Chauvin Found Guilty, Portland Police Officer Surrounded and Punched in Face Portland anarchists rioted in 'celebration' of the Chauvin verdict and viciously assaulted a police officer. The assailant was released. By Andrew Thornebrooke April 22, 2021
Phynart Studio / Getty Images State Could See a Permanent Extension to Mask Order, Other COVID Restrictions 'Businesses have had to play "mask cop" for the better part of a year now. They deserve some certainty,' one Republican said. By Havilah Steinman April 20, 2021
@stickwithjosh / Twitter Portland Church Will Struggle to Feed the Homeless Due to Repairs from Riot Damage 'Sometimes when windows are broken in a riot, it's not a specific statement by one individual,' said lead pastor Cynthia McBride. By Cameron Arcand April 19, 2021
Constantine Androsoff / Shutterstock Trees Are Now Racist? School Worries 'Evergreen' Mascot May Be Linked to Lynching A Portland, Oregon, school is holding off on naming a new mascot while administrators decide whether trees are racist. By Kipp Jones April 6, 2021