Portland

U.S. 01/02/21, 19:39

Portland Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler publicly admitted defeat and acknowledged that policies implemented to "combat" organized crime on the extreme left failed and consequently requested federal assistance to address the rising tide of violence by groups such as antifa and Black Lives Matter.  Since the violent protests began in early 2020 ...

U.S. 12/09/20, 09:10

Members of the far-left antifa group, in collaboration with a group of squatters in Portland, violently attacked police when they tried to evict the squatters from private property on Tuesday morning, Dec. 8. The police even arrested several of the violent men but were eventually forced to leave the site ...

New York 10/26/20, 10:22

Again, pro-Trump activists are attacked by violent leftist groups. On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25, a group of vehicles organized under the Jews for Trump movement roamed the streets of New York until they were attacked by counter-demonstrators charged with violence.  According to Yeshiva World News, about a thousand cars motivated by ...

U.S. 09/04/20, 03:15

Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, an antifa supporter who was said to be a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Patriot Prayer supporter in Portland, Oregon, last month was reportedly killed Thursday, Sept. 3, by police. Reinoehl "was killed during the encounter in Lacey, Wash., southwest of Seattle, when a federal ...

U.S. 09/02/20, 03:29

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler could be replaced by an open supporter of antifa, the violent, far-left movement that has gripped American cities for months. Wheeler narrowly missed securing enough votes to retain his position as the city's top elected official for the next four years and will now face a runoff ...

2020 Campaign 08/31/20, 18:52

President Trump is pushing for law and order to restore peace in America. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is accusing him of instigating the violence. Biden emerged from his basement after spending a good part of the last several months at home in Wilmington, Delaware, to hit the campaign trail on Monday, Aug. ...

Politics 08/30/20, 13:24

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday, Aug. 30, accused President Donald Trump of “fanning the flames” of violence at protest in cities like Portland and Kenosha. “The president is willfully fanning the flames of this fire,” Schiff said on CNN’s "State of the Union." “They believe this is ...

U.S. 08/03/20, 13:53

After 63 shootings in the city of Portland, Oregon, 15 people died during July, the highest number recorded in the city in 30 years, the state police department reported. Assaults, robberies, and vandalism also increased greatly. Shootings more than doubled from 28 in July 2019. There were nine murders in the ...

U.S. 11/03/19, 18:43

Gert Boyle, the colorful chairwoman of Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co. who starred in ads proclaiming her as "One Tough Mother," died Sunday. She was 95. Company spokeswoman Mary Ellen Glynn did not disclose the cause of death. Boyle, who was chairwoman of the company board of directors, died at a Portland, ...

U.S. 08/18/19, 09:28

Footage has emerged of several violent attacks by antifa on right-wing demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, Aug. 18. Antifa, an anti-government protest group with a following in the Portland area, gathered to march and confront a political right-wing rally, led by another group called “Proud Boys,” near the SW Park ...

U.S. 08/18/19, 04:21

As many as 1,000 police officers were called in to provide security in downtown Portland, on Saturday, Aug. 17, as two competing political groups confronted one another with rallies. Antifa, an anti-government protest group with a following in the Portland area, gathered to march and confront a political right-wing rally, led ...

U.S. 08/17/19, 17:39

President Donald Trump said that the administration is giving “major consideration” to designating the far-left antifa movement a terrorist organization, as the city of Portland, Oregon, prepared for dueling protests between right-wing demonstrators and antifa on Saturday, Aug. 17. "Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an “ORGANIZATION OF TERROR.” ...

U.S. 07/01/19, 04:00

A Portland-area event with right-wing demonstrations and far-left groups counterprotesting escalated to civil disturbances over the weekend, when various people and officers were attacked by alleged far-left Antifa protesters, leaving a journalist with brain hemorrhaging, and needing hospitalization. He shared his ordeal online, soon after. Right-wing demonstrators Proud Boys and the ...

U.S. 05/25/19, 10:15

Fishermen already dealing with a dramatic reduction in the amount of a key bait fish they are allowed to harvest will likely face an additional cut next year that could drive up the price of lobster for consumers.Regulators on the East Coast are contending with a drop in the population ...

U.S. 05/24/19, 20:51

Police in Oregon arrested a man Friday on suspicion of murder and kidnapping following the disappearance of a woman and their 3-year-old son. A search was continuing for the mother and son, but police had little hope they were alive. Karissa Fretwell, 25, of Salem and her son William haven't been heard ...

Basketball 05/24/19, 16:45

The Portland Trail Blazers have formally announced that coach Terry Stotts signed a contract extension through the 2021-22 season.The extension was first revealed the day after the Trail Blazers were eliminated from the postseason by the Golden State Warriors, but terms were not released.Stotts, Portland's coach since 2012, led the ...

Basketball 05/21/19, 18:58

The Portland Trail Blazers faced a number of challenges on the journey to their first Western Conference finals in 19 years.But there was one they couldn't overcome: The Golden State Warriors.Portland's run in the playoffs, which captured fans' imaginations after Damian Lillard's buzzer-beating 3-pointer to clinch the opening-round series over ...

U.S. 05/21/19, 05:07

Former University of Oregon football star Keanon Lowe said he had just entered a classroom at the Portland high school where he works as a coach and security guard when a student armed with a black shotgun appeared in the doorway. Lowe had just seconds Friday to react. He lunged at ...

Sports 05/20/19, 23:04

Draymond Green had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, and made a key 3-pointer in overtime as the Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the fifth straight year with a 119-117 victory on Monday night to sweep the Portland Trail Blazers.Stephen Curry added 37 points, 12 ...

Basketball 05/20/19, 18:54

Andre Iguodala will not play for the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night because of a sore left calf.Iguodala injured his calf during Game 3 on Saturday. The team said on Sunday that an MRI on the ...