6/10/2023 News Roundup

MEDICAL EXAMINER <<The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office says it no longer has the capacity or staffing to keep up with record numbers of mysterious deaths, murders and autopsy requests. So this summer, much of the often painstaking and taxing work will be shifted down to local counties – some haven’t staffed a medical examiner …

6/9/2023 News Roundup

THE FASH <<Tigard police say a Drag Queen Story Hour event at the public library has been canceled for this Sunday due to threats of violence. Police made the announcement on Twitter today. They say due to repeated threats of violence and information indicating the safety of community members may be at risk. The library …

3/23/2023 News Roundup

GANG SQUAD/GUN SQUAD <<In 2018, the City Auditor’s Office issued a pair of reports on Portland Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team. The team has since been disbanded, replaced first by the short-lived Gun Violence Reduction Team and then the Enhanced Community Safety and Focused Intervention Teams, which still exist. That shouldn’t free the bureau from addressing …