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The story of an unprecedented acquittal: Beat Check podcast Today 7:00 AM Luke Wirkkala , 40, is shown here days after a Deschutes County jury acquitted him of murder and manslaughter in the 2013 death of David Ryder in Bend. "Its really the best possible outcome," he said. "Anytime you go to trial, as I found out the first (time), is a roll of the dice and its a scary thing, especially when theres a life sentence hanging over you." Beth Nakamura/Staff Facebook Share For many of us, normal lif...

COVID-19 is still spreading, plus what we know about who is likely to be vaccinated: Beat Check podcast Updated 7:00 AM; Today 7:00 AM Robert Ford of Portland receives his vaccine Friday at Garlington Health Center with the help of Janis Cleveland, director of nursing at Cascadia Behavioral Health. The center, run by Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare in Northeast Portland, was offering vaccinations to qualified individuals Friday. Event organizers were also hoping to reach Portland’s homeless...

Can Portland stem the gun violence without adding police? Beat Check Podcast Updated 9:06 AM; Facebook Share Portland is on pace to hit 100 homicides this year, an unprecedented tide of violence that many other cities also are facing. Last week, the City Council unanimously acted, funneling millions to violence prevention groups and creating a new police unit. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and cops and courts reporter Maxine Be...

Oregon State president’s departure and the evolving culture of accountability: Beat Check podcast Updated Apr 05, 2021; Posted Apr 05, 2021 Beat Check with The Oregonian is a weekly podcast in which reporter Andrew Theen takes listeners inside Oregons biggest news stories with the journalists who know them best. Facebook Share As the Beavers men’s basketball team made an incredible run to the Elite Eight, another story demanded attention in Corvallis: the resignation of Oregon State Unive...

Tiny steps toward normalcy in schools, restaurants: Beat Check podcast Updated Mar 15, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 Lake Oswego High School sophomore Alex Aghdei enjoys the flexibility virtual classes have provided over the last year. But he misses regularly interacting with friends and classmates on campus.Photo by Eder Campuzano/Staff Facebook Share A month from now, many middle and high schoolers across the Portland area will return to in-person teaching, at least part time, for the first tim...

The Oregonian/OregonLive's Noelle Crombie discusses Mike Schmidt's first few months on the job and her recent profile.

Portland Ted Wheeler’s second term is off to an interesting start: Beat Check podcast Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, widely criticized for his handling of homelessness and near nightly protests against police violence and racial injustice, nevertheless won a decisive victory in his reelection bid. (Photo by Brooke Herbert / The Oregonian|OregonLive)Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian Facebook Share How’s your 2021 going so far? For Portland Mayor Ted Wheele...

Oregon Dreamers on the ‘speck of light’ that comes with a new president: Beat Check podcast Updated Jan 25, 2021; Posted Jan 25, 2021 Esli Becerra, left, was one of Sen. Ron Wydens guests for President Donald Trumps first State of the Union address in 2018. His brother Kevin, right, was an intern for the senator at the time. Esli was brought to the U.S. as an 8-month-old and was granted deportation protection and the right to work in the U.S. under an executive order President Barack Obam...

COVID-19 has affected everything in our world — including the long-term plans for people hoping to start a family with help from fertility clinics like those housed at OHSU in Portland. The pandemic proved to be a fatal blow for IntegraMed, a Canadian company with a decade long relationship with OHSU. Then the company went bankrupt, owing nearly $20 million to thousands of people around the ...

How does Oregon's attempt to administer the new COVID-19 vaccines compare to other states, and what can leaders do to increase the speed of distribution?