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FILE – In this July 31, 2020 file photo, Black Lives Matter protesters gather at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore. At least two federal buildings in Portland have been closed and the FBI is investigating after a threat of violence was reported, the officials said Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Investigators are trying to determine whether the threat is credible, the FBI said in a statement. The Mark O. Hatfield Federal courthouse, which was the site of weeks of violent protests last month, was closed, as was the Portland office of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

April 18, 2022 at 1:01 pm

Man sentenced for attempted arson at U.S. courthouse in Portland

A federal judge Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man to time served, approximately year and a half, for an attempted arson two years ago at the...

March 29, 2022 at 4:31 pm

Accused ecosaboteur expected to enter plea in string of attacks in Washington, Oregon and California

Accused eco-saboteur Joseph Dibee is set to change his plea and accept a negotiated deal next week to settle charges in a string of attacks...

March 16, 2022 at 5:18 pm

Back-to-back loss of 2 students from same high school focuses Portland on fentanyl scourge

The deaths of two high school students in Portland within 24 hours of each other, both from suspected accidental fentanyl overdoses, has left families and...

February 5, 2022 at 7:00 am

‘Bad goes to worse goes to tragic’: Sorting out details in rare police-on-police shooting in Vancouver

There are national standards to reduce fatal outcomes, but none are in place and most states, including Washington and Oregon, don’t give recommended training.

December 21, 2021 at 1:22 pm

Deputy who stole COVID-19 vaccination cards from Portland jail pleads guilty

A jail deputy who stole blank COVID-19 vaccination cards from a clinic at the downtown Portland jail where he worked pleaded guilty Tuesday to official...

FILE – In this July 11, 2018, file photo, rancher Dwight Hammond Jr., left, is embraced by his wife, Susie Hammond, after arriving by private jet at the Burns Municipal Airport in Burns, Ore. Hammond and his son Steven, convicted of intentionally setting fires on public land in Oregon, were pardoned by President Donald Trump. The federal government has proposed awarding grazing allotments to the Hammonds, whose case sparked the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by right-wing extremists in 2016. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File) ORPOR101 ORPOR101

January 19, 2021 at 9:01 pm

Interior Secretary grants 10-year grazing permit to ranchers whose case sparked Oregon land takeover

Interior Secretary David Bernhard on Tuesday granted a 10-year grazing permit to the Hammond family business for land near the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon,...

January 8, 2021 at 9:01 pm

Judge orders pretrial release of accused eco-saboteur Joseph Dibee once he tests negative for COVID-19

A federal judge on Friday ordered the pretrial release of accused eco-saboteur Joseph M. Dibee as soon as he tests negative for COVID-19. “It has...

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October 14, 2020 at 8:05 am

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