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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a maskless man who accused him of disregarding coronavirus measures Andrea Salcedo © Sean Meagher/AP Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he feared for his safety. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP, file) On Sunday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was walking outside a craft brewery on the Oregon city’s southwest side when a man walked up to him and shouted, “Thanks for ruining the city!” Moments later, the Democratic mayor blasted ...

Portland mayor pepper sprays maskless man, throws a water bottle at him On Sunday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was walking outside a craft brewery on the Oregon city’s southwest side when a man walked up to him and shouted, “Thanks for ruining the city!” Within minutes, Wheeler pepper-sprayed the mand and then threw a water bottle at him. He said the man was too close to him while not wearing a mask. The Democratic mayor blasted the man in the eyes with pepper spray. “Oh my God!” the ...

Portland mayor pepper sprays man who accosted him over mask-wearing Print this article Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler used pepper spray on a man who confronted him over mask-wearing as he left a restaurant, according to a police report. Wheeler, who was with former Mayor Sam Adams, was confronted by an unidentified man as they finished their dinner at the McMenamins Hillsdale Brewery & Public House on Sunday night, according to the The man who approached the two allegedly rebuked the mayors for ...

FBI did not issue statement clearing president for Capitol insurrection The federal law enforcement agency has not made such a statement. On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for “ incitement of insurrection.” The president had urged his supporters to come to Washington on Jan. 6 to protest election results on the day Congress was set to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. At a rally that day, Trump made repeated calls t...

Businesses across Portland raising alarm about surge in vandalism, burglaries Updated Jan 16, 2021; Posted Jan 16, 2021 Work crews on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, clean up damage and board up windows in Northeast Portlands Hollywood District after vandals damaged 27 businesses and workspaces, police said. Facebook Share Window repair company Speedy Glass has never seen times like these. Their Portland emergency crews have been on call every weekend and employees have sometimes worked 15-hour da...

After rioters were photographed in Pelosi’s office during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a letter attributed to Pelosi about the protests in Portland months earlier began circulating on social media.

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week, including false stories about the U.S. Capitol riots, President Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, ballot boxes and the Insurrection Act of 1807.

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social

CLAIM: In an August letter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encouraged Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler to adhere to the Democratic playbook and blame President Donald Trump in response to riots and...

Gov. Tim Walz on Monday, Dec. 7, authorized state disaster assistance for Sibley County and seven other counties that were impacted by severe storms this summer. “It’s our responsibility to help our neighbors recover in the face of devastating weather events,” Walz said. “These storms were so severe that our communities continue to struggle with damage to their infrastructure and local economy. That’s why we’re authorizing funds from our state’s disaster assis...