PSYCH WARD <<A federal agency has ordered the Oregon State Hospital to make immediate changes to the way it transports patients two weeks after a shackled patient stole a hospital van then eluded police for more than a day. The Oregon Health Authority disclosed late Friday that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services found …
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9/14/2023 News Roundup
THE FASH <<The State of Oregon has taken legal action against the Board of Directors overseeing Fox News, alleging that the media company disseminated misinformation related to the 2020 election. The Oregon Attorney General’s office has accused Fox Corporation of knowingly propagating false claims, characterizing it as a high-stakes pursuit of profits. In an official …
9/1/23 News Update
JAIL DEATH <<Allen Walker died on a Multnomah County jail cell floor after more than six cups of blood poured into his stomach through a tear in his throat, records show. Walker, 31, died May 13, the second of six people to die this year in the county’s custody — a sharp increase from past …
8/27/2023 News Roundup
THE FASH <<What started out as a request to remove or reshelve 11 books for children and young adults, which some residents deem pornographic and obscene, has now morphed into the potential dissolution of the county’s only library. If this happens, current librarians said everything that’s not nailed down goes to the State Library, from …
7/13/2023 News Roundup
REINOEHL <<The estate of a man shot and killed by a U.S. Marshals task force Sept. 3, 2020 is suing over his death, alleging the officers had no plan to arrest him without using deadly force. Officers killed Michael Forest Reinoehl while attempting to arrest him in front of an apartment complex in Lacey, Washington, …
3/19/2023 News Roundup
PPB EMPLOYEE ARRESTED <<An administrative employee for the Portland Police Bureau is facing criminal charges for allegedly hindering the prosecution of her husband on manslaughter charges. In a statement Friday, the bureau said police have arrested 38-year-old Bruce Chirre for the 2021 killing of Jack Dekker in Portland’s Goose Hollow neighborhood. Chirre faces charges of …
3/3/2023 News Roundup
RIOT COPS <<A yearlong investigation into how an image glorifying violence against protesters made it into Portland police training materials has finally produced results—and more questions. Last week, the city suspended Portland Police Sgt. Jeff McDaniel for 10 days without pay after concluding he was “more likely than not” responsible for inserting the meme, which …