PPS Announces New COVID-19 Screening Program

PPS Announces New COVID-19 Screening Program

COVID-19 screening consent form placed next to the form drop box located in Franklin High School’s main hallway. The PPS district has implemented a new optional COVID-19 screening program and forms are available for all students. Photo by Luke Ramsey. Franklin...

Franklin Leads PPS with Most Positive COVID-19 Cases

Franklin leads major PPS High School’s with 34 total positive cases as of October 22, 2021. The high volume of cases has led to apprehension around the source of the cases and Franklin’s response. Graph via Oscar Ponteri, data provided by PPS COVID-19 Dashboard....

Number of Shootings Rises in Portland

In 2021 so far, there have been 954 recorded shootings, the city’s highest mark in 28 years, based on data from the City of Portland.  In 2020 alone the number of shootings in Portland reached a peak of 891 recorded cases, with about 74 cases per month, according...

Vaccine Mandate for City Employees

It has recently been announced that, because of regulations put out by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), employees of the Portland Police Bureau will not be required to be fully vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. This is in spite of a vaccine mandate for City of...