Aaron Mesh

As Federal Police Withdraw, Portland Protests Take Newly Gentle Tone

Thursday and Friday nights mark the first time in more than two weeks that the three blocks surrounding the federal courthouse saw no tear gas.

Study Says 17% Percent of Hermiston Has COVID-19

University researchers estimate that 169 of every 1,000 people in Hermiston have the virus, or 3,000 people total.

Holly Martinez and Rian Peck Are Suing the Federal Government. They’re Not Alone.

The lawyers discuss whether they get discouraged by how little regard federal agents pay to court rulings while defending the courthouse.

President Trump Gives Oregon State Police Two Days to “Clean Out This Beehive of Terrorists”

The deadline was a new development in the delicate negotiations to withdraw federal agents from a city where they are roundly despised.

Nike Will Lay Off 500 Workers at Its Beaverton World Headquarters

Nike’s sales have been hammered by the coronavirus, as it shut down most of its retail stores.

With 14 New COVID Deaths Reported in a Day, Oregon’s Toll Reaches 303 People Killed

Among the deaths reported today is a 26-year-old man found dead in his Yamhill County home.

Andrew Jankowski Is a Journalist. Portland Police Arrested Him Anyway.

He doubts a restraining order is actually restraining anybody.

Federal Police Buy 1,000 Pairs of Sunglasses to Protect Officers From Protesters’ Lasers

Portland protesters and federal police are now in a battle of dueling leaf blowers.

Judge Rejects Oregon Attorney General’s Motion for a Restraining Order Against Federal Police

He said Ellen Rosenblum had failed to provide sufficient evidence that such arrests were occurring widely in the streets of Portland, or part of a federal policy.

Nine New COVID-19 Deaths Cap a Lethal Week in Oregon

Friday’s death toll is a new record.

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