Hillary Borrud
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Investigative reporter @oregonian.com
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ICE agents detained the wrong people in Oregon, then stranded one in Mississippi
Feds also kept a gold chain one of the immigrants had received from his mother, as well as his cell phone.
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Feds also kept a gold chain one of the immigrants had received from his mother, as well as his cell phone.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
ICE agents detained the wrong people in Oregon, then stranded one in Mississippi
Homeland Security confirmed the agents were looking for someone else when they broke into the men’s Gresham apartment.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICE agents detained the wrong people in Oregon, then stranded one in Mississippi
Feds also kept a gold chain one of the immigrants had received from his mother, as well as his cell phone.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Feds also kept a gold chain one of the immigrants had received from his mother, as well as his cell phone.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
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Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
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It's taken the state of Oregon more than 18 months to fill two key jobs.
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It’s taken the state of Oregon more than 18 months to fill two key jobs. Here’s why
As the jobs sat empty, families routinely waited more than a year for the state to investigate discrimination claims against schools.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's taken the state of Oregon more than 18 months to fill two key jobs.
www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
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AI workslop lands non-profit Green Building Initiative in hot water with judge:
A federal judge in Portland says he will sanction lawyers who submitted a brief to him quoting a fake legal citation and what he called a “hallucinated” case.
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A federal judge in Portland says he will sanction lawyers who submitted a brief to him quoting a fake legal citation and what he called a “hallucinated” case.
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AI-generated case citation that was fake draws Oregon judge’s rebuke
The judge’s admonition follows an Oregon State Bar ethics opinion on the use of artificial intelligence tools in law practice.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
AI workslop lands non-profit Green Building Initiative in hot water with judge:
A federal judge in Portland says he will sanction lawyers who submitted a brief to him quoting a fake legal citation and what he called a “hallucinated” case.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
A federal judge in Portland says he will sanction lawyers who submitted a brief to him quoting a fake legal citation and what he called a “hallucinated” case.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detained a U.S. citizen for 7 hours in Portland after she photographed ICE agents.
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
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As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
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ICE detains U.S. citizen for 7 hours after she photographed agents in Oregon
Authorities claim Berenice Garcia-Hernandez "aggressively followed" agents, while she says she was targeted for documenting their presence to warn the community.
www.oregonlive.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ICE detained a U.S. citizen for 7 hours in Portland after she photographed ICE agents.
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Here's an excellent story you should read by my colleague @shanedkavanaugh.bsky.social :
A top Portland political aide took in a homeless woman. He abandoned her at a state park days later
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A top Portland political aide took in a homeless woman. He abandoned her at a state park days later
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A top Portland political aide took in a homeless woman. He abandoned her at a state park days later
"If I could do it over, I would do it differently.”
www.oregonlive.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here's an excellent story you should read by my colleague @shanedkavanaugh.bsky.social :
A top Portland political aide took in a homeless woman. He abandoned her at a state park days later
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
A top Portland political aide took in a homeless woman. He abandoned her at a state park days later
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Also of note: did Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announce a change in #pdx city policy in her response to this audit? No word from the city.
JVP said #pdx stopped enforcing 75% recycling mandate for construction waste, so the county wasn't in jeopardy for noncompliance on libraries.
JVP said #pdx stopped enforcing 75% recycling mandate for construction waste, so the county wasn't in jeopardy for noncompliance on libraries.
Multnomah County audit highlights recycling problems on ‘green’ public works projects
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Multnomah County audit highlights recycling problems on ‘green’ public works projects
Auditors found that reports on recycling of construction and demolition waste from library projects were unreliable.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Multnomah County audit highlights recycling problems on ‘green’ public works projects
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Multnomah County audit highlights recycling problems on ‘green’ public works projects
Auditors found that reports on recycling of construction and demolition waste from library projects were unreliable.
www.oregonlive.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Multnomah County audit highlights recycling problems on ‘green’ public works projects
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
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National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
Portland police Cmdr. Franz Schoening testified at trial he was "startled" by federal officers' unjustified use of tear gas and other less-lethal munitions on passive protesters outside the ICE buildi...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
National Guard troops were at Portland ICE building despite court ban, feds admit
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It’s a beautiful fall day in downtown Portland.
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s a beautiful fall day in downtown Portland.
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
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October 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Mr. Zhao is the majority owner of Binance, which has a deal with the Trump family’s crypto start-up that is poised to generate tens of millions of dollars a year.
President Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who admitted in 2023 to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists, drug traffickers and other criminals to move money on the platform.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Pardons Binance Founder With Ties to First Family’s Crypto Venture
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October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mr. Zhao is the majority owner of Binance, which has a deal with the Trump family’s crypto start-up that is poised to generate tens of millions of dollars a year.
President Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who admitted in 2023 to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists, drug traffickers and other criminals to move money on the platform.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Pardons Binance Founder With Ties to First Family’s Crypto Venture
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
President Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who admitted in 2023 to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists, drug traffickers and other criminals to move money on the platform.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
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October 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
