Oregon Capitol quiet so far, despite arrival of armed demonstrators
The capitol in Salem was on guard for violence in the run-up to Tuesday's presidential inauguration.
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Woodburn teachers plan memorial to honor educators, community members, lost to COVID-19
As educators around Oregon await new school-reopening guidance, a teachers union in Woodburn is planning a memorial Monday to honor those lost to COVID-19 – and highlight the risk in returning to in-person instruction.
University of Portland reports case of more contagious coronavirus variant
The University of Portland reported that it was a staff member previously diagnosed with COVID-19 who had been found to have been infected with the U.K. variant.
Oregon committee decides who will be in the next group to get vaccinated
There's still a lot up in the air, but now the real planning can start.
Oregon state lawmakers delay gathering for 2021 legislative session, brace for armed protests
The FBI informed state legislators across the country to brace for large protests being planned in state capitals in the run-up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
2 inmates die, many more ill in COVID-19 prison outbreak
The Oregon Department of Corrections say two inmates at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla have died in the past week after testing positive for COVID-19.
Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war
War-like imagery has begun to take hold in Republican circles, erupting into the open after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Police arrest man with handgun, woman impersonating officer near D.C. checkpoints
In separate incidents over the weekend, police arrested a 63-year-old woman who claimed to be an officer and a 22-year-old man carrying a firearm, high capacity magazines and unregistered ammunition.
Heavy fortified statehouses around the US see small protests
Heavily fortified statehouses around the U.S. are seeing small and peaceful protests, despite widespread fears of another burst of right-wing violence like the attack on the Capitol in Washington.
In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity
President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he's sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies.
Will Trump’s mishandling of records leave a hole in history?
At the moment President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the National Archives and Records Administration will take custody of Donald Trump’s presidential records.
Curious Northwest
A racist history shows why Oregon is still so white
Oregon was the only state in the U.S. that had racist ideologies written into its constitution at its founding. But now these racist foundations, which Oregon and the nation were built on, are beginning to crack.
Portland keeps trying to reduce traffic fatalties, but 2020 was especially deadly. What’s going wrong?
A spokesman for the city transportation bureau says fewer people drove in 2020, but those that did went faster.
States prepare for possible violence leading up to Biden inauguration
State capitals have been warned of potential armed protests and violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. We hear from reporters in Virginia, Michigan and Oregon about threats and preparations in each of those states.