Washington 'firestorm' destroys 80% of small town as wildfires rage in Pacific Northwest
Nearly every structure in a small town in eastern Washington state was destroyed in a raging wildfire on Monday as weather conditions have allowed blazes to grow across the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon man arrested after trying to kidnap 11-year-old girl at park, police say
An Oregon man was arrested after he allegedly tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl while she was on a swing at a park on Sunday, authorities said.
Protesters shift focus to Portland's mayor amid rising tensions
Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, shifted their focus to the city’s mayor, and police declared a riot as people broke windows, vandalized a business and set a fire inside the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler lives.
Oregon governor beefs up Portland patrols after fatal shooting
Oregon state police will patrol Portland’s nightly protests with help from officers from neighboring communities.
US Attorney: 74 people face federal charges from Portland protests
Seventy-four people are now facing federal charges related to protests that have rocked Portland, Oregon, for three months since George Floyd was killed, the local U.S. attorney announced Thursday.
Protesters clash with federal agents in Portland outside US immigration building
People in a group of about 100 late Thursday and before dawn Friday sprayed the building with graffiti, hurled rocks and bottles at agents and shined laser lights at them, Portland police said in a statement.
No charges for many arrested in ongoing Portland protests
People who have been arrested since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than 70 days won’t be prosecuted.
Last remaining Blockbuster store in the world can be rented for sleepover on Airbnb for just $4
Lucky movie lovers in Bend, Oregon will get the chance to sleep over at the last standing Blockbuster location in the world.
Portland police declare unlawful assembly during protest
The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon declared an unlawful assembly during Saturday night’s protest when people gathered outside a northeast Portland precinct and threw bottles toward officers.
Portland protest peaceful after federal presence reduced
The first nightly protest in Portland after a deal was struck for federal agents to withdraw from the city was largely peaceful after state troopers took over patrolling duties outside a federal courthouse.
US agents in Portland set to pull back, but tensions simmer
The Trump administration and Oregon leaders declared victory after it was announced that U.S. agents guarding a federal courthouse during violent demonstrations in Portland will pull back, but it wasn’t clear the agreement will reduce tensions that have led to more than two months of protests.
Coast Guard airlifts 2 teens stranded on rocks in Oregon lagoon
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two teenagers from an Oregon lagoon after they became stranded on rocks amid rising tides.
Oregon governor says US agents will start leaving Portland
Oregon’s governor says federal agents who have clashed with protesters in the state's largest city will begin what she called a “phased withdrawal."
More US agents may go to Portland; mayors want limits
The mayors of six U.S. cities are appealing to Congress make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized federal agents to cities that don’t want them.
Rifle ammunition, Molotov cocktails found by Portland police responding to shooting
The 60th consecutive day of protests in Portland was punctuated last night by a bag of rifle ammunition and Molotov cocktails found by police responding to the chaotic scene.
Judge denies Oregon's request to stop arrests by US agents
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman said the state lacked standing to sue on behalf of protesters.
Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Portland, DC
The Justice Department inspector general said Thursday that it will conduct a review of the conduct of federal agents who responded to unrest in Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C., following concerns from members of Congress and the public.
Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by federal agents late Wednesday as he stood with protesters at a fence guarding a federal courthouse.
Federal officers in Portland may have been permanently blinded by lasers, officials say
Federal officers’ actions at protests in Oregon’s largest city, hailed by President Donald Trump but done without local consent, are raising the prospect of a constitutional crisis — one that could escalate as weeks of demonstrations find renewed focus in clashes with camouflaged, unidentified agents outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse.
Trump's show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
President Donald Trump is using the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways as he tries to bolster his law and order credentials by making a heavy-handed show of force in cities around the nation in the lead-up to the November elections.