Skip to Article Set weather Back To Main Menu Close Customize Your Weather Set Your Location: Enter City and State or Zip Code Submit Subscribe News never stops. Neither do we. Support OregonLive. Public Safety Updated: Jan. 18, 2023, 9:47 a.m. | Published: Jan. 17, 2023, 5:12 p.m. Michael E. Bivins was arraigned at the Justice Center in downtown Portland on Mon., May 9, 2022. Bivins is accused of committing acts of vandalism and arson at several different houses of worship in Portland. He's expected to enter pleas to new federal charges next month. Dave Killen / The Oregonian NEW! By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive Michael E. Bivins, a former freelance journalist initially accused in state court of setting fire to a mosque and vandalizing two synagogues, now faces federal charges for the alleged crimes. Bivins, 35, is scheduled to enter a plea to the new charges on Feb. ...