Law Enforcement

OPB reached out to local and state officials in Oregon, as well as Portlanders who protested in 2020, to find out what they learned from the federal law enforcement deployment during that time and what it might mean if tensions rise locally.

Law enforcement officials arrested a teenager in Oregon’s Columbia County on May 22 who they say had detailed plans for a mass shooting at the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso, Washington.

Police are often called to be witnesses in court, where defense attorneys frequently place their credibility under a microscope.

The planned move comes as a state board is poised to take his badge over decades-long allegations of misconduct and dishonesty.

The Longview City Council will consider stricter regulations of public camping and what "zero-tolerance" means in their community.

A 24 year-old asylum seeker was detained Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers outside a Portland immigration courtroom after she appeared for a scheduled court date.

Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the FBI, says the bureau is refocusing on cases that pointed to "potential public corruption."

Ahead of a state board review, Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp said he's formulating "a retirement plan in the near future."

Gilliam County’s chief prosecutor told OPB that Rowan’s case is “under review" and that the sheriff will be treated as anyone else facing criminal allegations.

While past tax proposals for police officers in Vancouver have failed with voters, this gives local governments a new approach.