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  2. Progressive prosecutor in Portland, Oregon, seeks to fend off ...

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns over public drug use and disorder.

  3. What's the matter with Portland? Shootings, theft and other ...

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    Shootings, theft and other crime test city's progressive strain. Jenny Jarvie. Frank, a homeless man, sits in his tent with a river view in Portland, Ore., on June 5, 2021. (Paula Bronstein ...

  4. COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Oregon's first presumptive case was announced in Portland on February 28, 2020. Governor Kate Brown spoke and the director of the Oregon Health Authority confirmed someone from Washington County who worked at Forest Hills Elementary School in Lake Oswego was being treated at Hillsboro 's Kaiser Westside Medical Center .

  5. KPTV - Wikipedia

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    LMS. Website. www .kptv .com. KPTV (channel 12) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Vancouver, Washington –licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX (channel 49). Both stations share studios on NW Greenbrier Parkway in Beaverton, while KPTV's ...

  6. Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in ... - AOL

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    Oregon leaders joined forces to declared a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city’s deadly fentanyl crisis.

  7. Oregon's drug decriminalization experiment is ending. What ...

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    Oregon, however, saw overdose deaths increase by 50% between 2021, when decriminalization went into effect, and 2023. Why there's debate There’s little question that the decriminalization of ...

  8. George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Arrested. 970+ [1] Starting in May 2020, protests following the murder of George Floyd were held in the city of Portland, Oregon, concurrent with protests in other cities in the United States and around the world. By July 2020, many of the protests, which had been held every day since May 28, drew more than 1,000 participants. [2]

  9. Portland revives police department protest response team amid ...

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    March 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A revamped protest response team is being launched in Portland's police department, despite skepticism from some residents who said their ...