Oregon Fentanyl Crisis: Gov. Tina Kotek Not Doing Enough as State of Emergency Continues
Oregon’s fentanyl-induced public health crisis is coming to a head, with lawmakers quickly back-tracking on drug decriminalization.
Oregon’s fentanyl-induced public health crisis is coming to a head, with lawmakers quickly back-tracking on drug decriminalization.
Residents who fled Multnomah County, Oregon, in 2020 took over $1 billion in income as they searched for a better life in other areas.
Marcy Landolfo, who owns the Rains PDX store in Democrat-run Portland, Oregon, is fed up after experiencing break-in number 15.
Democrat Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is planning next week to propose three sanctioned mega homeless camps called “campuses” as the city suffers from an out-of-control homeless crisis.
A woman who moved to Portland, Oregon, for its leftist values was offended by the mayor’s reaction on Wednesday when speaking about the city’s homeless problem.
Democrat-run Portland, Oregon, is witnessing a homicide rate that has surged 207 percent above highs seen from 2019 to 2021.
Crowds dressed in black descended on the city of Portland on Saturday night as part of a nationwide “Night of Rage” staged to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to return abortion law to individual states, potentially limiting access to the procedure that was previously guaranteed federally by Roe v. Wade.
A recent report reveals “low morale”within the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) following the 2020 BLM riots and massive budget cuts.
The family of murdered Trump supporter Aaron “Jay” Danielson filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Portland, its mayor, and the county district attorney on Friday. The lawsuit states that Danielson’s death was “preventable” and blames the city and officials for a “hands-off approach” to its policing strategy.
Democrat-run Portland will consider an emergency resolution to bar trade and travel with Texas in protest of the Lone Star State’s abortion heartbeat law.
In anticipation of a possible violent clash between right-wing protesters and Antifa on Sunday afternoon, Portland police officials announced they will not interfere or intervene.
After a series of deadly downtown shootings over the weekend, Portland’s Democrat mayor, Ted Wheeler, now says he wants “more police officers.”
A protester accosted Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler last week as he attempted to eat at a sushi restaurant with his daughter. The protester screamed at the mayor and accused him of gassing children. Protesters confronted the mayor at least two other times when he attempted to dine in public.
The Democrat mayor of Portland is a feckless far-leftist named Ted Wheeler. And, after more than a year of the left-wing terrorists in Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorizing and destroying his city on an almost nightly basis, he is finally pretending he will do something about it.
Black Lives Matter and Antifa spoke out against Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s call to ‘unmask’ violent protesters. Hours after the mayor’s comments, another riot broke out in the city.
Portland Police Bureau officials declared an “Autonomous Demonstration” to be a riot after protesters began vandalizing businesses and forcing their way into an occupied restaurant.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler reportedly backed down from his request the police bureau be given $2 million in emergency funds and instead voted with city commissioners to spend $6 million on grants to community groups and also hire 24 park rangers.
Portland, Oregon’s City Council approved $1.4 million for “unarmed” patrols to be stationed in parks to fight gun crime.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he pepper-sprayed a man who confronted him at a pub Sunday night. The man allegedly confronted Wheeler as he left the pub and chastised him for not wearing a mask while eating.
Guy Chapman, a Wikipedia administrator with special site privileges, was criticized late last year for banning an Antifa opponent from editing the far-left group’s page. Editors cited Chapman’s pro-Antifa stance as conflicting with policies against administrators using privileges when involved in disputes. Chapman subsequently resigned citing unrelated stress over disputes about the 2020 election results. This month in posts about pro-Donald Trump protestors storming the Capitol over election fraud allegations, Chapman claimed Breitbart News’ coverage of Wikipedia has undermined faith in the online encyclopedia.
Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) was confronted and assaulted by a group of protesters Wednesday evening while he dined at a restaurant, according to police.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Antifa rioters left tens of thousands of dollars in damage to businesses during their New Year’s Eve rampage. The mayor called for more enforcement and penalties after admitting the failures of his previous appeasement policies.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler admitted his policies in dealing with Antifa anarchists failed. He called for new enforcement actions and asked for federal and state assistance in dealing with the lawlessness.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler admitted Monday that the apology he issued to the squatters of a foreclosed house could lead to similar occupations. The mayor apologized to the anti-eviction anarchists who drove police from a now three-block “autonomous zone.”
Portland Police Bureau Chief Chuck Lovell said his department is aware of a “stockpile of weapons” and “the presence of firearms” in a growing autonomous zone. A group of anti-eviction protesters set up the zone to stop the lawful eviction of the occupants of what has become known as “the Red House on Mississippi.”
I live in Rural America, and in Rural America, we turn on the news and point and laugh at places like Portland, usually while we’re cleaning our guns.
Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, Oregon, promised Tuesday that police would remove radical left-wing protesters from an area they had occupied in the city: “There will be no autonomous zone in Portland.”
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler condemned violent riots while his Antifa challenger Sarah Iannarone said she is “embedded in community.”
Sarah Iannarone, Portland’s mayoral candidate who identifies herself as a supporter of Antifa, has been spotted wearing a skirt featuring prominent communists, including Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Che Guevara.
Sarah Iannarone, a self-described Antifa follower, is ahead in her bid to unseat Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler in a poll of likely voters.
Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty demanded that deputized officers be pulled from Portland “immediately” after U.S. authorities rejected Mayor Ted Wheeler’s (D) request to remove their deputization.
Democrat Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for the first time declared a state of emergency in Portland after almost nightly riots there for months.
The City of Portland denied the right-wing Proud Boys group a permit to protest at Delta Park on Saturday, citing coronavirus restrictions — However, the city has failed to halt the nightly Black Lives Matter and Antifa protests that continue to grip the city.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) warned “far-right groups” to stay away from the city, stating that “intending to intimidate, create fear, commit violence, or spread hate is not welcome here” — However, he has routinely failed to apply the same standard to Black Lives Matter and Antifa rioters who have continually inflicted carnage on the city for well over 100 days.
Flames surged in Portland on Wednesday night, after a rioter lit a large Molotov cocktail and threw it at the police.
Two participants in a riot in Portland, Oregon, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning were reported to have been involved in an altercation that led to a shooting, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Donald Trump criticized cities on Tuesday for trying to ban police officers from using tear gas and pepper spray on rioters who were throwing cans of food at them.
“They use it as ammunition, it’s terrible,” Trump said.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is exploring whether federal charges could be imposed on officials in Portland, Oregon, where violent and deadly riots have continued mostly unchecked for more than three months, Fox News reported.
A man was arrested months after he allegedly set a dumpster on fire that was against a police building while 19 people were inside in Portland, Oregon.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) reprimanded the Portland Police Bureau for publicly defending the use of tear gas, calling it a “serious breach of protocol and an inappropriate use of City communications resources.”