Sam Adams
Portland mayor hires former mayor to help advance agenda

Jan. 29, 2021 09:00 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Thursday that former Mayor Sam Adams will join his administration, an unusual departure from...

Lawyer pepper-sprayed by Portland mayor apologizes

Jan. 28, 2021 09:10 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawyer who Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hit with pepper spray after the man aggressively confronted him on Sunday has released a...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2020 file photo Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks during a news conference. On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, Wheeler said the ongoing criminal destruction and violence occurring in his city - which has been the epicenter of protests against racial injustice for eight months - is "unacceptable." (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP, file)
Man pepper-sprayed by Portland mayor lawyer, heir to dairy

By Gillian Flaccus Jan. 26, 2021 08:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2020 file photo Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks during a news conference. On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, Wheeler said the ongoing criminal destruction and violence occurring in his city - which has been the epicenter of protests against racial injustice for eight months - is "unacceptable." (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP, file)
Report: Portland mayor pepper-sprayed man who confronted him

By Sara Cline Jan. 25, 2021 07:58 PM EST