A spokesman for the United States Postal Service confirmed that the agency has removed four blue boxes from Portland, and 27 from Eugene this week.
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- On Aug. 7, Black activist Ragina Gray was tackled by Portland police at a protest. That same day, Andy Ngo shared Gray’s name and mug shot on Twitter. Twelve nights later, a man showed up on the doorstep of Gray’s mother’s home.
- Gov. Kate Brown's new policy, which mirrors a mandate announced yesterday by Washingon Gov. Jay Inslee, allows no workarounds such as weekly COVID testing. Doctors, nurses and teachers can get vaccinated or lose their jobs.
- Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese Became an unwitting star of Tuesday night's presidential debate, when President Donald Trump incoherently asserted that the "Portland sheriff" had endorsed his reelection bid. Reese gave to Joe Biden.
- "The needless damage that Trump’s secret police did to Riot Ribs—a volunteer-led effort to feed and supply protesters and those in need—shows just how morally bankrupt and cruel this occupation is,” Blumenauer wrote.
- Department of Motor Vehicle records in a national database reviewed by WW show that a van used to whisk away a protester wasn’t a law-enforcement vehicle, but a private rental.
- The 25-year-old will discuss “practical ways to help students grow, prosper, and create generational wealth in communities of color.”
- A 2026 ballot initiative that would end Oregon’s first-in-the-nation vote-by-mail system passed a key milestone May 16.
- The Denver Nuggets basketball team was staying in The Nines hotel in downtown Portland on Friday night when leftist activists surrounded the building in pursuit of a man they believed to be conservative author Andy Ngo, WW has learned.
- A new poll finds that Oregonians feel decriminalizing drugs has made things worse.
- Students in Oregon saw their reading and math scores decline over a decade when the state’s spending on schools rose by 80%, an analysis by Georgetown University shows.
- After three days of occupation by protesters, ICE has shut down its Portland headquarters. wweek.com/news/courts/20…
- "As soon as I took off my gas mask, bear mace was gushing out of my hair and down my face. I was loaded into an ambulance and I was just howling. It wasn't even a pain that could be solved by crying."
- In what appears to be a first in Portland history, a grand jury has indicted a police officer for assaulting a person at a protest.
