As it turns out, the seven-month long investigation of Portland Police Bureau Lt. Jeff Niiya told the command staff of the bureau little it didn't already know. That's because Niiya says PPB command ...

FILE - In this April 27, 2017, file photo, Joey Gibson speaks during a rally in support of free speech in Berkeley, Calif. The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has asked the police chief to investigate ...

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The commander for the police rapid response team in Portland, Oregon, seems to have exchanged friendly text messages with a leader of far-right protests that have rocked the city. One city council ...

For someone who acknowledges she doesn’t like to run, Hitomi Niiya crushed it Sunday morning. Motivated by the 2020 Olympics coming to her home country, the 31-year-old Japanese resumed competitive ...

An investigation has cleared a Portland police lieutenant of misconduct for seemingly friendly text messages he exchanged with Joey Gibson while working as the commanding officer managing ...

Since the election of President Donald Trump in November 2016, street protests have defined Portland in the eyes of the nation. Nobody in law enforcement knows more about those protests than Lt. Jeff ...