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Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Political activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and ardent gun rights supporter, died yesterday after he was shot in the neck at a rally in Utah. The governors of Oregon and Washington, plus a host of other political leaders in the region, quickly condemned the killing. OPB’s Troy Brynelson leads off the newsletter with Northwest leaders’ reactions. NPR also has the latest on the killing and the search for the shooter. In other news, the invasive emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Portland.

Over time, the shiny green beetle will kill virtually all ash trees in the area. This news was posted by Oregon Today News Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Political activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and ardent gun rights supporter, died yesterday after he was shot in the neck at a rally in Utah. The governors of Oregon and Washington, plus a host of other political leaders in the region, quickly condemned the killing. OPB’s Troy Brynelson leads off the newsletter with Northwest leaders’ reactions.

NPR also has the latest on the killing and the search for the shooter. Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a college in Utah on Wednesday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an order that all public building flags be flown half-staff the following days. Kotek’s order lasts until sunset on Sunday, matching a federal proclamation by President Donald Trump. “I offer my deepest condolences to Mr. Kirk’s family.

This attack is inexcusable. Violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. America is better than this,” Kotek said in a statement. Earlier Wednesday, Kotek had already ordered all flags to be flown half-staff until sunset Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Kirk, 31, died after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event was set to be the first stop on Kirk’s planned “American Comeback Tour.”

Charlie Kirk, an influential conservative activist and the founder of the political organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, according to media reports. President Donald Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a Truth Social post. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie," Trump wrote. "He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.

Charlie, we love you!" Legislators in Washington state and across the U.S. condemned the shooting as an unacceptable act of political violence. There was bipartisan agreement among Washington's political leaders that violence rooted in political ideology has no place in the U.S. To stream KREM on your phone, you need the KREM app. Example video title will go here for this video

Example video title will go here for this video SPOKANE, Wash. — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a speaking event at Utah Valley University. Lawmakers across the nation, including in the Inland Northwest, have reacted to the violence. Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a college in Utah on Wednesday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an order that all public building flags be flown half-staff the following days.

Kotek’s order lasts until sunset on Sunday, matching a federal proclamation by President Donald Trump. “I offer my deepest condolences to Mr. Kirk’s family. This attack is inexcusable. Violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. America is better than this,” Kotek said in a statement.

Earlier Wednesday, Kotek had already ordered all flags to be flown half-staff until sunset Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting on March 17, 2025, in Oconomowoc, Wis. By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | September 12, 2025 Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed that police had arrested the man suspected in the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. “We got him,” Cox said at the start of the Friday morning press conference.Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated at 12:23 p.m. Wednesday at a rally at Utah Valley University.

The suspect has been identified as Tyler… Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, fought back tears during a live broadcast as she revealed her three-year-old daughter rushed into her arms after Kirk was shot dead, asking 'where's Daddy?' OREM, Utah - In a plot twist that could have been lifted straight from a Netflix binge-watch, authorities yesterday arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect in the shocking assassination of conservative firebrand Charlie... Robinson, a clean-cut former scholarship student from suburban Washington County, allegedly climbed onto a rooftop at Utah Valley University on Wednesday... The grandmother of Tyler Robinson, who has been arrested for the assassination of rightwing ideologue Charlie Kirk, claims the authorities have the wrong man. Sixty-nine-year-old Debbie’s claims come hot on the heels of statements by President Donald Trump and Utah Governor Spencer Cox asserting that the now-incarcerated 22-year-old is indeed the sniper.

Cox detailed evidence and witness accounts from family members and friends, and according to… The arrest of Tyler Robinson provides a measure of closure, but the debate over the role of rhetoric in political violence is far from settled. The arrest of Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah man, in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has brought a swift conclusion to a two-day manhunt. As discussed in detail […] Aftermath Of Charlie Kirk Assassination: Suspect Arrested, But National Division Deepens

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