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 …

9/8/2023 News Roundup

SHOOTINGS <<A man wanted on stalking charges died in an exchange of gunfire with police after an hours-long standoff in a Hillsboro neighborhood Thursday afternoon, according to the Beaverton Police Department. Officers from the Hillsboro Police Department responded to a home on Southeast Duke Drive shortly after 11:30 a.m. to arrest a man named Ryan …

9/3/23 News Update

DRUGS <<A majority of Oregon voters believe its law to decriminalize drugs should be repealed, according to an August poll. An Emerson College poll of 1,000 registered Oregon voters found that 56% support a complete repeal of Measure 110, a ballot initiative that decriminalized possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as heroin, meth …

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 …

8/26/2023 News Roundup

SHOOTING <<Oregon State Police are investigating a shooting involving Grants Pass police officers that occurred in Josephine County on Thursday around 8:52 a.m. According to officials with OSP, officers found Dennis McGuire, 69, armed with a firearm after locating the victim, 63-year-old Robert Mills near the M Street Market at 1000 SE M Street. Details …

8/25/2023 News Roundup

THE FASH <<In early 2021, Sammich Schott-Deputy was living in a Safe Rest Village not far from the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, wearing a GPS ankle bracelet as part of court-ordered probation. Inside the same courthouse that kept records about Schott-Deputy’s whereabouts and their upcoming court hearings, attorneys for far-right blogger Andy Ngo argued …

8/18/2023 News Roundup

SHOOTING <<A grand jury dismissed charges against a Portland police officer involving a fatal shooting in November 2022. Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced on Thursday that a grand jury returned a ‘not true’ bill and found the force by Portland officer Chris Sathoff that resulted in the death of Immanuael Jaquez Clark-Johnson, 30, …

8/17/2023 News Roundup Part 1

THE FASH << Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the group and disclosed their identities online, leading them to lose their jobs and face harassment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Western Washington, The Seattle Times reported on Tuesday. …

8/10/2023 News Roundup

REVIEW BOARD <<A proposal for a new police oversight panel approved by voters almost three years ago will come before the Portland City Council on Aug. 31. Council members are already signaling it may be in trouble. After the George Floyd protests, 82% of Portland voters in November 2020 approved the creation of a new …

8/6/2023 News Roundup

THE FASH <<A bomb threat against Oregon Health & Science University is the latest in a string of attacks and harassment against health care facilities, spurred by far-right culture war issues and COVID conspiracies. The threat, called in Thursday, shut down OHSU’s Richmond Family Health Center throughout the day Friday. According to an email sent …