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September 24, 2020

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, officials condemn 'agitators' planning to enter city for right-wing rally

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and city officials have publicly denounced an event scheduled to be held in the Oregon city on Saturday by alt-right and White nationalist groups.

September 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor protests: Portland police targeted with Molotov cocktails, soup cans during riot

Overnight protests in Portland devolved into riots as demonstrators started fires, and threw fireworks – and even Molotov cocktails – at police officers just hours after a grand jury announced its decision to indict one of three officers on charges linked to the shooting that killed Breonna Taylor but not her death.

September 23, 2020

Portland mayor realizes defunding police ‘was a mistake’: cop union leader

Defunding the police is not a solution for safer cities, Portland Police Association President Daryl Turner explained on “The Story" on Wednesday night.

September 23, 2020

Fight, shooting involving Portland protesters injures 2; multiple arrests in 2nd straight nightly demonstration

A shooting broke out late Tuesday after a second consecutive nightly demonstration at a Southeast Portland building, on the same night that police arrested at least three people on charges including trespassing.

September 21, 2020

Some protests against police brutality take a more confrontational approach: Report

The protests now, according to a report, are using a more confrontational approach: change comes not from screams but actions.

September 21, 2020

DOJ identifies NYC, other cities as jurisdictions permitting 'anarchy, violence and destruction'

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday identified New York City, Portland and Seattle as "local governments that are permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction in American cities," a move that comes as the federal government continues to take a tough stance against localized rioting in some areas of the country. 

September 21, 2020

Portland civil rights leader says protesters are 'not going anywhere'

The massive wildfires brought heavy smoke across Portland last week, briefly veering the focus away from the social unrest and the more than 100 nights of demonstrations in the Oregon city.

September 20, 2020

Portland protests resume after wildfire hiatus with Ginsburg vigil, more vandalism

Portland protesters – who took a brief hiatus last week due to wildfire smoke after more than 100 consecutive days of demonstrations – resumed marches with a candlelight vigil late Saturday to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg before some then vandalized shops and smashed store windows.

September 18, 2020

Portland murder suspect 'pointed the handgun' at police during fatal shooting, officials say

The Portland murder suspect who was killed in a police-involved shooting in Washington at the beginning of September had pointed his gun at law enforcement during the confrontation.

September 17, 2020

Portland riots: Justice Department considered pursuing charges against city officials in violent unrest

The Justice Department looked at possible criminal or civil charges against local officials in Portland, Ore., after weeks of clashes between federal law enforcement and violent protesters, spokeswoman Kerri Kupec told 91±¬ÁÏ.