We don't know the settlement amount yet, but three of the four defendants in the multi-million-dollar lawsuit brought by Farley's former patients have reached an agreement with the plaintiffs www.opb.org/article/2026...

The Dalles city officials issued a public statement criticizing my investigation into data centers, Google and water. My editors and I have poured over every sentence. Here are the facts underpinning that story, and why we stand by it. www.opb.org/article/2026...

Officials in The Dalles issued a public statement criticizing an OPB investigation into data centers, Google and water. Here are the facts underpinning that story, and why OPB stands by this reporting.

Second-grader Diana Crespo likes to paint and play with friends. She and her parents were detained last week as they tried to see a doctor. She's now being held at the same Texas detention center as 5-year-old Liam Ramos from Minnesota. www.opb.org/article/2026...

May Minnesota's business leaders someday find the courage of our high school journalists: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Breaking News Update: Two people were shot Thursday by federal officers operating in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The victims were transported to a local hospital. It was not immediately clear their condition, police said in a release.

Portland City Council in recess indefinitely for security concern. Info still coming into focus.

West Linn-Wilsonville finds out the hard way how not to close a school. Heavy rain and high winds continue in western Oregon and Southwest Washington. Pendleton cracks down on vacant buildings. Here's what we're following in @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said Garcia was in serious condition when they transported him to OHSU on Monday. A relative of Garcia's told me that he was pulled over along with another family member, when Border Patrol smashed their window and dragged him out of the car

Hillsboro teachers told me they are seeing the impacts of the recent surge in ICE activity in their students, including a drop in attendance as families fear encountering ICE on the way to school

It’s unclear exactly how many people have been arrested by officers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security so far, but attorneys, witnesses and immigrants’ rights groups are reporting a drastic uptick in arrests.

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

On Wednesday, Judge Katherine Weber reduced Farley’s bail to $100,000 at the request of his defense attorney, Stephen Houze. This means Farley will need to post 10% of that amount — $10,000 — to get out of Clackamas County Jail.

I suspect this case would never have been indicted but for @hbarth.bsky.social's precise, thorough and relentless reporting over the years.

The Clackamas County jail roster indicates former West Linn doctor David Farley is in custody ahead of an arraignment this afternoon. He's facing 11 charges related to the sexual abuse of his patients.

Are you more of a *visual learner*? Then I have great news: a video version of our full conversation is now up on @opb.org!

The church and litigants of the lawsuit will argue in court today about whether or not the church should have to turn over documents about Farley

The patients accusing their former doctor of sexual abuse have asked the court to compel his testimony after he refused to answer questions during deposition last fall

While on its face, this case is about whether PGE can condemn land around the falls, it’s also about the contentious relationships between regional tribes

On the 15th floor of the federal courthouse, you could hear the drumming and chanting outside as PGE’s first witness testified in the Willamette Falls condemnation case

At an arraignment today, Foreman pleaded not guilty to nine charges related to searching and duplicating videos depicting sexual abuse of children or children posed in sexually explicit positions. He’s now scheduled to face a jury trial in May

Relloque’s lawyers filed a response to the city’s motion Feb. 21. In it they describe officers editing the incident report to remove mention of their concern for Relloque’s safety

City officials said they wanted to gather more information and public feedback before deciding whether to move forward with the cameras, which have been criticized as warrantless surveillance and a violation of privacy

New from me: Each month, 14,000 Oregonians open their mailboxes to find Hoodview News, a 40 page, full-color community newspaper espousing virulently anti-trans bigotry, published by a longtime far right figure. A thread /1 www.opb.org/article/2025...

"Troopers continue to search Native Americans at a rate five times higher than whites. In fact, the disparity has increased since 2020."