News City Hall protester Cameron Whitten declared victory and ended his 55-day hunger strike last week. Today, the city kicked his fellow protesters out.About a dozen Portland Police officers performed a sweep of the sidewalk in front of City Hall late this morning to force protesters to move across Southwest 4th Street and take their belongings. The sweep lasted about 30 minutes and resulted in one arrest ...   More

News Portland Police Association President Daryl Turner has published a long, detailed and yet still raw-feeling screed directed at the leadership of the Portland Police Bureau, including Chief Mike Reese, Lt. Robert King and Mayor Sam Adams.Turner's beef? Adams' decision to ignore an arbitrator's ruling and fire Officer Ron Frashour, who two years ago shot an unarmed man, Aaron Campbell (pictured). The ...   More

News This morning, Portland Police reported the death of Deandre Clark, 25. Clark was shot Friday night in North Portland in an incident police said was gang-related. This afternoon, after a spate of recent gang shootings, the Police Bureau released some figures to put the violence in context. Here's the info from PPB spokesman Lt. Robert King: "The Gang Violence Reduction Team responds to all Measure ...   More