Holly Bartholomew
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Suburban communities reporter @OPB and Report for America Corps member. Formerly West Linn Tidings
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OPB
about 10 hours ago
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.
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Federal agents shoot 2 people in East Portland
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.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/porltand-city-council-security-concern/
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Alex Zielinski
about 11 hours ago
Portland City Council in recess indefinitely for security concern. Info still coming into focus.
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Bradley W. Parks
22 days ago
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
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today:
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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OPB’s First Look: How not to close a school
There’s rarely an easy way to close a school. The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is learning that lesson the hard way. Here's your First Look at Thursday's news.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/18/west-linn-wilsonville-school-first-look/
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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
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2 months ago
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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
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2 months ago
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OPB
3 months ago
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.
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High-profile immigration arrests raise concern over surge by ICE
Attorneys cite “wave of coordinated arrests” along Willamette Valley in lawsuit to block swift out-of-state transfers of detainees.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/16/ice-high-profile-arrests/
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ProPublica
3 months ago
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.
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
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OPB
3 months ago
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.
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Judge cuts bail for West Linn doctor accused of sexual abuse
One hundred eighty former patients have accused David Farley of sexual abuse. Three are included in a criminal case.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/15/david-farley-bail-reduction/
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3 months ago
I suspect this case would never have been indicted but for
@hbarth.bsky.social
's precise, thorough and relentless reporting over the years.
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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.
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Jenn Chávez
3 months ago
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
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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
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5 months ago
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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
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Accusers of former West Linn doctor David Farley seek to compel his testimony in sexual abuse lawsuit
When he was initially deposed last September, Farley invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer nearly every question posed to him
https://www.westlinntidings.com/news/accusers-of-former-west-linn-doctor-david-farley-seek-to-compel-his-testimony-in-sexual/article_cda1dc69-42ba-4967-b091-be812f77e8bf.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7Cg6a34FLrNlMwvXEaD1PSs6VUCLUhXT0NT2zsBoQ3t2eZQdxRvV0bfLCwiw_aem_BqWlxvYd-i_fqpJz9sQdFw
8 months ago
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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
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Federal judge to decide PGE, Grand Ronde Willamette Falls access case in coming months
Sometime in the next few months a federal judge will decide whether Portland General Electric, Oregon’s largest utility provider, is allowed to condemn 5 acres of land surrounding Willamette Falls
https://www.westlinntidings.com/news/federal-judge-to-decide-pge-grand-ronde-willamette-falls-access-case-in-coming-months/article_21608280-6103-4848-8dfb-c037cc45f431.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR71E6cQ6nSuj7jaoHSaXntXjBVIUxmb2eiF2gXjc0flBwZQy90E3Y1LZjOlQQ_aem_kepe_vnC-MJOsmqP5wsuSQ
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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
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Trial over tribal fishing access at Willamette Falls begins in federal court
On the first day of trial in the land condemnation case between Portland General Electric, the state of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the sounds of tribal
https://www.westlinntidings.com/news/trial-over-tribal-fishing-access-at-willamette-falls-begins-in-federal-court/article_ff55e9d1-f3d3-473e-bac5-7b79110d0015.html
9 months ago
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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
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Former Milwaukie police sergeant pleads not guilty to child porn charges
At an arraignment hearing Monday, March 10, recently retired Milwaukie police sergeant Jon Foreman pleaded not guilty to several charges related to duplicating and searching for child pornography.
https://www.milwaukiereview.com/news/former-milwaukie-police-sergeant-pleads-not-guilty-to-child-porn-charges/article_2078e0ce-fe04-11ef-8abd-dbbcb5bc11ef.html
10 months ago
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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
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West Linn files motion seeking to end lawsuit from man injured while on mushrooms
Attorneys say police removed key information from police report
https://www.westlinntidings.com/news/west-linn-files-motion-seeking-to-end-lawsuit-from-man-injured-while-on-mushrooms/article_f42d8d4c-f617-11ef-8b82-2b4460b2907c.html
10 months ago
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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
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West Linn police considering utilizing mass surveillance security cameras
The West Linn Police Department is weighing whether to implement a network of license plate-reading surveillance cameras from a service that is quickly spreading to cities throughout America, but spar...
https://www.westlinntidings.com/news/west-linn-police-considering-utilizing-mass-surveillance-security-cameras/article_c6e906fa-e347-11ef-bcc9-2f32bad96445.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3rTztk2qKgbi_WO4SJbGoyxh_X_MLVeX08JW2EM0ltHcZyRxzI7vVca90_aem_hwFiHzvn7NwNF1bd0NRTqg
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Leah Sottile
12 months ago
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...
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In Oregon’s strained local news ecosystem, a longtime far-right political figure has found opportunity
In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/27/oregon-local-news-journalism-hoodview-news-far-right-mike-wiley-clackamas-county/
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Ryan Haas
12 months ago
"Troopers continue to search Native Americans at a rate five times higher than whites. In fact, the disparity has increased since 2020."
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‘A different standard’: Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by Washington State Patrol, new data shows
Though disparities for other races improved, InvestigateWest analysis reveals Native Americans five times more likely to be searched despite ongoing scrutiny
https://www.investigatewest.org/investigatewest-reports/a-different-standard-native-americans-still-searched-at-far-higher-rates-by-washington-state-patrol-new-data-shows-17778450
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“A scene from an apocalypse movie:” West Linn native living in Los Angeles recounts fleeing from fires
As multiple fires continued to grow in Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 8, consuming everything in their wake, Scott Ash stepped out onto the balcony of his apartment in West Hollywood
https://www.westlinntidings.com/news/a-scene-from-an-apocalypse-movie-west-linn-native-living-in-los-angeles-recounts-fleeing/article_97932dc6-ceda-11ef-81c9-c759c0763380.html
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