DHS unprepared when responding to Portland protests, new report shows KATU Staff
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) A new report from the office of the inspector general shows that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Trump administration had the legal authority to help protect federal buildings in Portland last summer, but officers were unprepared due to incomplete training and missing equipment.
Federal agents were first deployed to Portland in June 2020 to protect federal buildings, after days of overnight protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. © Provided by KATU Portland
Between early June and the end of August, 755 officers from the Federal Protective Service, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the US Secret Service came the city.
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Oregon governor set to update COVID-19 risk levels, Washington Co. may move to high risk KATU Staff © Provided by KATU Portland
Oregon Governor Kate Brown is set to give an update on the county coronavirus risk levels on Tuesday.
In the Portland area, both Multnomah and Clackamas counties are expected to stay in the ‘high risk’ category.
Oregon prepares to expand vaccine eligibility as case rates, hospitalizations rise Dan McCarthy, KATU Staff
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Amid a national trend of rising coronavirus cases, Oregon Governor Kate Brown held a press conference with members of the Oregon Health Authority on Friday.
The scheduled press conference comes a few days before the state If you haven’t already had a chance to get vaccinated, make a plan to do so now, said Brown on the topic of upcoming expanded eligibility. Tell your loved ones and neighbors your plan to get vaccinated and share your reasons why. And if you’ve already signed up for your appointment, help a friend sign up, too.