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Northwest News

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 19 July 2020

Wheeler and Hardesty say federal presence making situation worse as fires downtown and rock throwing in North Portland lead to Saturday's protest being labelled a riot

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 18 July 2020

Mayor Ted Wheeler protests and state files lawsuit alleging civilrights violations after militarized federal agents detain people on streets

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 July 2020

(photo Doug Brown, ACLU of Oregon)

Organization seeks to block federal law enforcement attacks on journalists, legal observers in Portland

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS; Published: 17 July 2020

Police stand as protesters gather during a demonstration, Thursday, July 16, 2020 in Portland, Ore. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 July 2020

The plan would make a significant federal commitment to communities of color through ten major investments over the next five years in historically underfunded areas like public health, child care, infrastructure and job creation.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 14 July 2020

Albina Vision Trust Managing Director Winta Yohannes

Gov. Brown says project must have support of local Black community

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 14 July 2020

In this Friday, July 10, 2020 file photo, a waste receptacle's contents are in flames as protesters gather in downtown Portland, Ore. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, File)

Donavan LaBella was standing with both arms in the air holding a large speaker across the street from the courthouse when a federal officer fired a less-lethal round at his head

Details: Written by MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press; Published: 14 July 2020

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, center, speaks Monday, July 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says the City Council has failed to speak with the police chief or conduct sufficient research

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 July 2020

In this July 8, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

The lawsuit, filed today, seeks to protect the educational status of nearly 3,500 students attending OSU