Oregon Gov. Brown to place National Guard on standby ahead of election

As the nation cracks down on group activities so close to the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, has told Oregon's residents to call the cops if they see coronavirus violations.

A Tesla Model 3 crash on Tuesday night sent battery cells flying into nearby homes, which started at least one fire, Corvallis, Ore., police reported. Corvallis Police Department Dylan Milota, 21, was driving the car through a residential neighborhood at approximately 100 mph when it struck and knocked down a power pole and two trees, according to police.

A group called Move Oregon's Border is leading an initiative to have Oregon's rural counties secede from the rest of the state and join Idaho. Mike McCarter, 72, a retired plant nursery worker and lifelong Oregonian, has been leading the effort for almost two years.

Some lawmakers are criticizing Oregon's limits on group activities so close to the Thanksgiving holiday while proponents of the measures stay quiet on the nightly riots in Portland involving hundreds of people. Gov.

Also on this day: Elizabeth I accedes to the English throne upon the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary, beginning a 44-year reign.Congress holds its first session in the partially completed U.S. Capitol building.The Suez Canal opens in Egypt.The Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Tootie Smith, a Republican and incoming chairwoman of the Clackamas Board of County Commissioners, took to Facebook on Saturday to announce that despite new restrictions, she plans to celebrate Thanksgiving “with as many family and friends” as she can find. “Gov Brown is WRONG to order otherwise,” Smith posted.

Oregon and New Mexico governors issued orders for tighter measures in the face of spiking coronavirus cases, including near-lockdown conditions. New Mexico Gov.

The editorial board of The Sacramento Bee blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom for attending a party as the state continues to battle the coronavirus outbreak.  The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday that Newsom attended an outdoor birthday celebration for political adviser Jason Kinney with at least a dozen attendees at the French Laundry, an upscale restaurant in Napa Valley.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week attended a birthday party for political adviser Jason Kinney with at least a dozen attendees, The San Francisco Chronicle first reported Friday.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs California passed 1 million COVID-19 cases and infections continued to increase across the country, California As Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued travel advisories on Friday urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel outside these states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the virus.

Police departments in some parts of the country are cracking down on street racing – otherwise known as “laying drag” – in the wake of a spurt of such crimes in recent days. At least 400 drivers took to the streets of Portland, Ore., to partake in “speed racing events” on Sunday night in the area of Northeast Airport Way and Northeast 122nd Avenue.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerUPDATE: ABC is also moving its college football game because of coverage of President-elect Joe Biden’s speech. Unranked Stanford at No.

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Three days after the polls closed in the US Presidential Election, the winner has still yet to be declared.Joe Biden, the Democrat candidate, is tantalisingly close to the victory line having secured 253 of the 270 electoral college votes needed to secure the White House.Taking Pennsylvania would win the election - as would winning Nevada and Arizona, or one of those two states along with Georgia. Mr Biden is ahead in all these states but Pennsylvania where he is making gains.

Emergency services in Portland had to be rerouted and were even temporarily blocked by crowds overnight, as hundreds of demonstrators left a trail of damage downtown following Election Day. A video by KOIN and retweeted by the Oregon State Police early Thursday showed law enforcement officers holding the line preventing a large crowd from entering an intersection in Portland.

The Oregon National Guard was activated in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday night in response to widespread violence in the city, authorities said. Portland Police declared a riot amid a wave of destruction in the city that saw people smash storefront windows of local businesses in the downtown area. At least 11 rioters were arrested.

Who plagiarizes a divorce announcement?! Apparently, Zachery Ty Bryan!

Oregon’s 4th District congressional race has turned into a competitive and high-spending affair, as a Republican anti-terrorism hero takes on a 34-year Democratic incumbent. Alek Skarlatos, 28, a former Oregon National Guardsman, and political novice, was one of three Americans who famously thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train back in 2015.

Zachery Ty Bryan was released on bail one day after being arrested for allegedly strangling his girlfriend on Friday, October 16.The Home Improvement alum, 39, spent the night at Lane County Jail in Eugene, Oregon, and was booked for a felony charge of strangulation, a misdemeanor charge of assault in the fourth degree and a misdemeanor charge of interfering with making a report.