Michelle Wiley

2 weeks ago | opb.org | Michelle Wiley |Conrad Wilson

DNA evidence is processed at Washington State Patrol’s Crime & Forensic Laboratory in Vancouver, Wash., March 14, 2025. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPBA Washington County judge on Tuesday will sentence Robert Atrops for the three-decades-old murder of his wife, a crime that comes with a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

3 weeks ago | opb.org | Michelle Wiley

Multnomah County health officials have confirmed one case of active tuberculosis at a middle school in Southeast Portland. The case was confirmed at Lane Middle School, according to a release from the county. The person “may have been contagious between Sept. 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025.” The health department is contacting those who may have been exposed through an emailed letter.

4 weeks ago | ijpr.org | Conrad Wilson |Bryce Dole |Michelle Wiley

Curry County’s Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday night caused an uproar over a proposed resolution supporting cooperation with federal immigration officials — a move that would directly contradict Oregon’s decades-old sanctuary law that prohibits using local resources for immigration enforcement. The southwest Oregon county’s three-member governing body considered a non-binding proclamation that states the commissioners’ disagreement with state law.

4 weeks ago | opb.org | Conrad Wilson |Bryce Dole |Michelle Wiley

Curry County’s Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday night caused an uproar over a proposed resolution supporting cooperation with federal immigration officials — a move that would directly contradict Oregon’s decades-old sanctuary law that prohibits using local resources for immigration enforcement. On May 7, 2025, Oregon's Curry County Board of Commissioners took up a resolution that is at odds with Oregon's sanctuary law.

1 month ago | opb.org | Michelle Wiley

Portland’s mayor is standing behind the city’s sanctuary policies as President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies its crackdown on immigration. The president signed two executive orders Monday aimed at increasing immigration enforcement, and the first takes aim at sanctuary cities and states such as Portland and Oregon. Mayor Keith Wilson at a Portland City Council meeting on Feb. 5, 2025, Portland, Ore.