A much anticipated bill the Oregon Legislature passed this month sought to quell the surging number of sex trafficking spas in Oregon that authorities say masquerade as massage businesses but force immigrant women to have sex with customers.

“Portland has not requested and does not require the intervention of the National Guard,” Wilson said in the statement. He noted that National Guard members and U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles under the order of helping ICE and protest management have only inflamed tensions in that city.

Several hundred protesters gathered outside the ICE facility Saturday afternoon and evening. Portland police declared it a riot.

Five alleged drug dealers were arrested in downtown Portland on Friday in a targeted mission by the Oregon State Police, resulting in the seizure of drugs and a ghost gun.

Oregon's psilocybin centers face low usage despite FDA praise. High costs and taxes deter users from this groundbreaking depression therapy.

JinJu was one of two Oregon-based finalists to win James Beard Awards at Monday’s ceremony in Chicago, joined by Antica Terra ’s Timothy Wastell for the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category. A total of six Oregon nominees made it to the finals, including four from Portland.

Oregon and California lawmakers spoke out against recent ICE raids Monday after two vineyard workers were targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs officers in Newberg.

Tens of thousands of Portlanders marched across the Willamette River this afternoon in a show of numbers aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and mocking his birthday celebration.