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Multiple people arrested by federal police during protests in Portland have been booked in Clark County Jail across state lines in Vancouver.
Local officials in Southwest Washington are wondering why. OPB’s Erik Neumann looks into the issue to kick off this morning’s newsletter.
In other news, Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups made his first court appearance yesterday after he was arrested by the FBI for alleged involvement in an illegal gambling ring.
The Blazers continue their season tonight with an interim coach against the Golden State Warriors.
Here’s your First Look at Friday’s news.
—Bradley W. Parks
The Clark County Justice Center on Oct. 22, 2025.
Erik Neumann / OPB
Clark County officials ask why arrested Portland protesters were transported across state lines
A clarinet player and two other protesters were arrested during a demonstration outside Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building earlier this month, but instead of being held in a local jail, they were transported to the Clark County Jail.
Clark County leaders are trying to understand why federal officials moved the three people across state lines.
State law requires county jails to hold those arrested by federal officers if space is available, but the county doesn’t currently have a contract with the U.S. Marshals.
That means it’s not reimbursed for holding federal arrestees. (Erik Neumann)
Chauncey Billups leaves the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Ore., on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
Saskia Hatvany / OPB
3 things to know this morning
- Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and more than 30 others were arrested yesterday in a federal gambling probe. Assistant coach Tiago Splitter will take over as interim head coach. (Joni Auden Land, Conrad Wilson)
- For years, advocates have tried to open Oregon’s primary elections to all voters, not just registered Democrats and Republicans. This election cycle, they will try again with a prominent backer. (Lauren Dake)
- Around 10,000 federal workers in Oregon could miss their first full paycheck today due to the ongoing government shutdown. State economists say the effects could be especially felt in rural areas. (Kyra Buckley)
Talking Tina Kotek — the National Guard, reelection and her first term
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she’s making progress on some of the state’s most pressing problems. But even some of her most ardent supporters seem skeptical. On the latest episode of “OPB Politics Now,” reporters discuss Kotek as she eyes a possible run for reelection. (Dirk VanderHart, Lauren Dake and Andrew Theen)
The Portland Bureau of Transportation checked its snow plow fleet Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in preparation for winter storms.
Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB
Headlines from around the Northwest
- Heavy wind, rain and possible mountain snow expected for Northwest Oregon (Kristian Foden-Vencil)
- Owner of Portland ICE building accuses city of ‘retaliatory’ land use ruling (Alex Zielinski)
- Republican Christine Drazan appointed to Oregon Senate (Bryce Dole, Dirk VanderHart)
- Oregon governor signs order to boost climate resilience of state lands and waters (Monica Samayoa)
- Pendleton residents sue city over ‘resting’ violations (Antonio Sierra)
- Sen. Jeff Merkley rails against ‘authoritarian takeover’ in marathon speech (Geoff Norcross)
- Washington governor moves to improve state consultation with tribes (Jerry Cornfield)
This bread bowl of lobster mushroom chowder is like a stroll through the Coast Range
Heather Arndt Anderson / OPB
Superabundant recipe: This bread bowl of wild lobster mushroom chowder is like a stroll through the Oregon Coast Range
Oh, what bounty we enjoy in the Pacific Northwest, where we can stroll outside and find so many wonderful things to eat.
One of these morsels, lobster mushrooms, can evoke the sea — a bit of kelp and petrichor on the nose with the vermilion exoskeleton of boiled shellfish. They smell like coasting slowly down the western slopes and foothills of the Coast Range.
Typically, a prized summertime find, you can come across late-season specimens. But with the fall weather, they might be a bit soggy from cold and rain and better suited for a hearty chowder than a mayo-rich salad on a buttered roll. (Heather Arndt Anderson)
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