The Hit Farm

By Molly Hottle, The Oregonian Marion County authorities arrested three men, who claimed to be Occupy Portland protesters, during a traffic stop after officers found fireworks and marijuana inside. A Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy at 8:40 am By Molly Hottle, The Oregonian Marion County authorities arrested three men, who claimed to be Occupy Portland [...]

Two of the men are also charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance because marijuana was found in the vehicle. Associated Press Several hundred protesters, some wearing goggles and gas masks, marched past authorities downtown Sunday, hours after riot police forced Occupy Portland demonstrators out of two encampments in parks. Police moved in shortly [...]

With clear changes imminent for the Occupy Portland movement, members of the Salem movement mulled their own future Saturday. At least a half-dozen Occupy Salem protesters headed north Saturday as Portland police were preparing for a possible clash Mayor Sam Adams says work is "incomplete" to remove protesters from the parks, but praised police for [...]

By Margaret Haberman, The Oregonian Enlarge Motoya Nakamura, The Oregonian PORTLAND, OREGON — November 12, 2011 — Jillian Johnsen of Occupy Portland, center, asks other occupiers to promise non-violence after they marched from Lownsdale and Chapman One man is arrested in a tense moment, but the crowd has remained mostly peaceful. 2011 {Note: This commentary [...]