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Portlanders are awaiting word from a federal appeals court on whether President Trump can deploy the National Guard in the city.
In the meantime, residents have continued protests in front of the ICE facility in South Portland and in other parts of town.
An “emergency” World Naked Bike Ride capped a weekend of demonstrations against the president’s actions. We begin this morning’s newsletter with a rundown of what happened over the past few days.
Also this morning, we highlight a Klamath Tribes member who has become a leading researcher on the history of Native American boarding schools.
Here’s your First Look at Monday’s news.
—Bradley W. Parks
People participating in a naked bike ride protest in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025.
Saskia Hatvany / OPB
Naked bike ride protest caps week of Portland demonstrations, more ahead
As many Portlanders return to work Monday after a relatively sedate and rainy weekend of marches and protests, the city awaits word on whether the National Guard will be allowed to deploy to city streets.
It was a weekend marked by occasional clashes with law enforcement, frequent dancing in the street and nudity, as hundreds of people took to two wheels Sunday for an “emergency” World Naked Bike Ride protest.
Here’s a look at where things stand, what got us here and where things go next. (Courtney Sherwood)
Related: Portland cyclists strip naked in protest against National Guard deployment, ICE
This photograph taken from boarding school documents shows Abby Hall's grandmother, Klamath Tribes member Marilyn Mitchell, in about 1939.
Courtesy of Gabriann Hall
3 things to know this morning
- Gabriann “Abby” Hall, a Klamath Tribes member, has spent years researching and telling the story of federal Native American boarding school policy. That includes the story of her grandmother Marilyn Mae Mitchell attending Canyonville Bible Academy in Douglas County, one of the schools that forced assimilation of thousands of Indigenous children. (Kami Horton)
- The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Cascades ranging from Southwest Washington all the way south to Oakridge in Lane County, in effect through early today. (Joni Auden Land)
- Oregon State fired football coach Trent Bray yesterday after the team fell to 0-7, its worst start to a season since 1991. Robb Akey will be the interim head coach for the rest of the season pending a national search for Bray’s successor. (Associated Press)
What happened to Sarah Zuber?
This week on “The Evergreen,” we’re featuring the first episode of Season 2 of OPB’s investigative podcast “Hush,” from host Leah Sottile and producer Ryan Haas.
Curtis Muldrow (right) and John McLellan fight in the Scrapyard on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.
Casey Martin / KUOW
Headlines from around the Northwest
- This outdoor fight club in Gig Harbor delivers more than punches (Casey Martin)
- Portland cartoonist Tom Toro debuts new collection of cartoons in The New Yorker (Allison Frost)
- New concrete, same spirit: Historic Southern Oregon skate park rides again (Justin Higginbottom)
- An inside look at Idaho’s $3M fight against invasive quagga mussels (Clark Corbin)
- 7 arrested in burglary targeting Asian American household in Eugene (Rebecca Hansen-White)
- Raleigh homers, Polanco drives in 2 runs and Mariners beat Blue Jays 3-1 in ALCS opener (Ian Harrison)
Listen in on OPB’s daily conversation
“Think Out Loud” airs at noon and 8 p.m. weekdays on OPB Radio, opb.org and the OPB News app. Today’s planned topics (subject to change):
- Newport retiree’s massive fossil collection too big for Oregon museum repository
- Portland’s Stage Fright Festival celebrates queer horror in theater
Father Martin tastes a new batch of beer and ponders the flavor profile at Mount Angel Abbey in Mount Angel, Ore., on Sept. 18, 2025.
Lisa Wood / OPB
🍺 How Oregon’s only monastic brewery keeps the faith in craft beer
Nestled in the trees on the hill above the town of Mount Angel, Oregon, sits Mount Angel Abbey.
It was founded in the Willamette Valley in 1882 by Benedictine monks from Switzerland and, after a disastrous fire in 1892, they rebuilt on the hilltop.
Father Martin, the brewer and general manager of the Benedictine Brewery and St. Michael Taproom, brews about 230 barrels of beer a year with just a few helping hands.
“Benedictine monks have a really long history in brewing. After the fall of the Roman Empire with the collapse of Western civilization, there was very little structure left and the monks became the brewers of the day,” said Father Martin.
Before anything is served, Father Martin adds what he calls their “secret ingredient”: Every day he blesses the tap room with a prayer and holy water. (Lisa Wood)
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