Portland

2024 - 10 - 27

En Statue af Trump og Tragiske Skud – Portland i Fuld Blomst!

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I Portland blander Trump-satire sig med tragiske skud; en dag i byen er aldrig kedelig!

I en uventet drejning af begivenheder dukkede en satirisk statue af tidligere præsident Donald Trump op i centrum af Portland. Den pludselige installation, der minder om ikoniske politiske kunstværker fra byens fortid, skabte straks overskrifter og debatter blandt de forbipasserende. Med en sjov håndtagelse af den tidligere præsidents image og en tilhørende plaque, der kritiserede hans politiske arv, blev statuen et nyt omdrejningspunkt for demonstrationer og politisk diskurs lige op til valget.

Men ikke alt har været festligt i Portland. Tidligt søndag morgen blev en mand fundet død i sin bil efter en skudepisode i det nordøstlige kvarter. Politiet ankom til stedet, kun for at konstatere, at manden var blevet skudt, hvilket har efterladt lokalsamfundet i chok. Dette triste tilfælde viser den fortsatte udfordring med vold i byens gader, noget som mange håber vil forbedres med tidens gang.

I et andet bemærkelsesværdigt tilfælde blev en anden ung mand arresteret af politiet efter han, under en trafikstop, blev fundet med en ladet pistol gemt under sædet. Den unge mand, der stammer fra et stigende antal bekymringer om ungdomsvold, er en del af en større tendens i Portland, hvor politietisk særarbejde og fællesskabets indsats for at tackle vold eksisterer side om side.

I takt med at Portland navigerer gennem disse udfordringer og skaber rum for politisk satire, viser byen sin mångsidighed. Selvom vold og politik ofte dominerer overskrifterne, er der også gode nyheder i horisonten. Nyeste rapporter indikerer, at turismen i Portland nærmer sig niveauer før pandemien, med mange besøgende, der ønsker at opleve byens unikke kultur og livlige atmosfære. Med flere aktiviteter, der blomstrer, er byen på vej mod en lysere fremtid, hvor sjove statuer og kulturarrangementer vil byde på velkomne distractioner fra hverdagens alvor.

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Satirical Trump statue appears overnight on downtown Portland street (oregonlive.com)

In an installation that recalls an iconic image from Portland's political past, a satirical statue of former President Donald J. Trump popped up on a ...

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Man found dead in vehicle after Northeast Portland shooting (KOIN.com)

An investigation is underway after a man was found shot dead in a vehicle in Northeast Portland early Sunday morning.

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Man fatally shot Sunday morning in NE Portland (oregonlive.com)

Officers responded at about 2 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the 4500 block of Northeast 20th Avenue. When they arrived at the scene, they found a man dead ...

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Man dead after shooting in Portland's Sabin Neighborhood (KGW.com)

The Portland Police Bureau said when they arrived they found a man dead inside a car parked on the curbline of the street.

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FIT Officers Arrest Teen with Handgun (Photo) (City of Portland, Oregon)

The Focused Intervention Team continues its ongoing work toward addressing gun violence in our community. On Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 5:43 p.m., ...

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Portland man arrested after alleged credit union robberies, police say (oregonlive.com)

A 60-year-old Portland man is facing first degree robbery charges after police said he tried to rob the same Northeast Portland credit union twice in the ...

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Police arrest teen with handgun after Northeast Portland traffic stop (oregonlive.com)

The vehicle was stopped at about 5:45 p.m. in the area of Northeast 75th Avenue and Northeast Fremont Street. The teen was arrested by officers with the police ...

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Portland man resists arrest, fights with police dog (oregonlive.com)

A 42-year-old Portland man is facing a multitude of felony charges after resisting arrest and fighting with a police dog when law enforcement raided a ...

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Report: Portland close to reaching pre-pandemic levels of tourism ... (KATU)

A recent report showed a record amount of people visiting Portland since the pandemic.Travel Portland keeps track of hotel stays and tourism behavior.

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Pop-up Trump statue makes political point in Portland (KOIN.com)

With just over a week to go before the election, a political pop-up statue of Donald Trump appeared in downtown Portland on Sunday above a plaque that said ...

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Teen arrested in Northeast Portland after police find loaded gun in ... (KOIN.com)

A teen was arrested early Saturday evening after police found a loaded firearm under the passenger seat of a vehicle he was in, authorities said.

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Man found dead in parked car after shooting in NE Portland (KPTV.com)

A man is dead after a ...

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No arrests made after man found dead in parked car in northeast ... (KATU)

Portland Police are investigating a shooting in the Saban Neighborhood that left one man deceased.

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Opinion: This election season, let's come together to maintain ... (oregonlive.com)

Downtown Portland has seen a lot of hard-fought progress since 2020, when rioting left many businesses hurting, writes Alshiref Eskander, owner of Amity ...

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Seeking the coyotes of Portland (Missoula Current)

Through research, education and tracking programs, the Portland Urban Coyote Project teaches residents how to live alongside their wild canine neighbors.

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Portland City Council District 4 candidates forum (OPB News)

Thirteen D4 candidates were invited to participate in the event which was moderated by "Think Out Loud" host Dave Miller. District 4 covers Portland ...

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Police: Incendiary device damages ballot box in SE Portland (KPTV.com)

An investigation is ...

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Fire started at SE Portland ballot box Monday morning (KOIN.com)

Police are investigating after a fire was started at a Southeast Portland ballot box, authorities said.

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Incendiary device set off inside SE Portland ballot box, causing fire (KMPH Fox 26)

An investigation is underway after an incendiary device was discovered inside a ballot box in Portland early Monday morning.On October 28, at approximately ...

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Ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver lit on fire (KGW.com)

An "incendiary device" was put inside the ballot box to ignite the fire, Portland police said. A ballot box in Vancouver appears to have been lit on fire as ...

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Ballot box set on fire with incendiary device in Portland, Oregon: Police (ABC News)

Portland police responded to reports of a fire at a ballot box around 3:30 a.m. PT on Monday.

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Incendiary device set off inside SE Portland ballot box, causing fire (KATU)

An investigation is underway after an incendiary device was discovered inside a ballot box in Portland early Monday morning.On October 28, at approximately ...

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Fatal crash shuts down Northeast Halsey in Portland (KGW.com)

One person died and another was taken to the hospital. Northeast Halsey Street is closed between 117th Avenue and 122nd Avenue.

Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland targeted by arson this ... (The Columbian)

According to KATU, first responders pulled hundreds of actively smoldering ballots from the Fisher's Landing ballot drop box about 6:30 a.m. this morning. The ...

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1 dead, 1 injured in crash in NE Portland (KPTV.com)

At about 6:40 a.m., ...

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Ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash. (NBC News)

Police said an "incendiary device" was found inside a ballot box in Oregon's largest city, while local officials said potentially "hundreds" of ballots were ...

One Person Deceased Following Crash in Northeast Portland (City of Portland, Oregon)

On Monday, October 28, 2024, at 6:40 a.m., East Precinct officers responded to reports of a crash near Northeast Halsey Street and Northeast 118th Avenue. When ...

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2 ballot boxes set on fire in Portland and Vancouver (OPB News)

Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said only three ballots were damaged in the fire, due to fire suppressant within the box, and the Elections ...

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