Maxine Bernstein | The Seattle Times

October 14, 2020 at 8:05 am

Officers fired more than 30 rounds at Michael Reinoehl, who was found with gun in pocket, investigation shows

Four officers fired more than 30 rounds from two handguns and two rifles at Portland fugitive Michael Reinoehl after they cornered him in his car...

September 13, 2020 at 9:15 pm

Fighting fires with a broken heart: Oregon fire chief loses her two homes along the McKenzie

When Fire Chief Christiana Plews got a call Monday about a brush fire, she knew it was a dangerous situation. What she couldn't know was...

September 13, 2020 at 1:10 pm

President Trump on fatal police shooting of Portland homicide suspect: ‘There has to be retribution’

President Donald Trump during a Fox TV interview praised the fatal police shooting of Michael Reinoehl, the self-described Portland antifascist accused of killing a right-wing...

Nation & World

Police walk past evidence markers at a scene Thursday, Sept. 3, in Lacey, Wash., where a man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Ore., last week was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him. Michael Reinoehl, 48, was killed as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him, a senior Justice Department official said. Reinoehl was the prime suspect in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron â€œJayâ€ Danielson, who was shot in the chest Saturday night, the official said. (AP Photo/Ted Warren) FX409 FX409

September 9, 2020 at 5:19 pm

Witness says officers never gave commands before firing at Portland shooting suspect

Officers who first confronted Michael Forest Reinoehl outside an apartment complex in Thurston County last week yelled no warnings or commands before firing and killing...

Federal officers prepare for a possible skirmish with protesters at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse early Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Portland, Ore. On the streets of Portland, a strange armed conflict unfolds night after night. It is raw, frightening and painful on both sides of an iron fence separating the protesters on the outside and federal agents guarding a courthouse inside. This weekend, journalists for The Associated Press spent the weekend both outside, with the protesters, and inside the courthouse, with the federal agents, documenting the fight that has become an unlikely centerpiece of the protest movement gripping America. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

July 26, 2020 at 1:05 pm

Inside the Portland combat zone: ‘I don’t think there’s an end in sight’

Federal officers wearing camouflage fatigues sat in the dark, shoulder-to-shoulder, lining the marble lobby of the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse. Where lawyers toting...

Nation & World

July 22, 2020 at 7:05 am

Seattle man hospitalized after protesting in Portland sues Trump, Homeland Security secretary

The complaint alleges federal law enforcement at Trump’s direction have used excessive force and violated Seattle resident Jeff Paul’s freedom of speech and assembly.

Local News

May 18, 2020 at 12:32 pm

Judge finds Oregon governor’s coronavirus restrictions on religious gatherings ‘null and void.’ Governor to seek state Supreme Court review

A Baker County judge on Monday ruled that Gov. Kate Brown’s restrictions on religious gatherings were "null and void'' because her emergency order amid the...

Nation & World

January 30, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Ex-Weyerhaeuser employee pleads guilty to fraud in theft of more than $4.5 million from company

Weyerhaeuser, founded in 1900, is one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, owning or controlling nearly 12.4 million acres of timberlands in the...

Business

January 13, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Accused eco-saboteur suffered broken jaw in attack at Oregon jail

A judge said she’s “extremely worried’’ about the inmate’s safety and singled out the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office for being responsible for his care while...

October 21, 2019 at 5:17 pm

Ex-Oregon college student sentenced to prison for counterfeit iPhone scam

Quan Jiang ended up importing 2,000 counterfeit Apple iPhones from China and “wheedling’’ new iPhones from the manufacturer in exchange for the fake products in...