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Details: Written by ALI SWENSON Associated Press; Published: 11 September 2020

Rubble remains from an area destroyed by the Almeda Fire, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Talent, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Firefighters union official says the hot, dry, conditions in the Pacific Northwest have caused fires to spread quickly, and there is nothing to show its Antifa, or Proud Boys setting fires.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 September 2020

Measure 110 has considerable BIPOC support but receives pushback from the Urban League.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 10 September 2020

Gov. Kate Brown said communities have been “substantially destroyed” and warned there could be numerous fatalities.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 September 2020

A pile of burning railroad ties in the wake of the Cold Springs Canyon Pearl Hill Fire, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Okanogan, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

“The fire weather forecasted is extremely rare and occurs only a few times a century,” said Eric Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff for Northwest Oregon Fire Management.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 05 September 2020

Last weekend Aaron "Jay" Danielson was shot while asserting a far-right presence in downtown Portland. This week his assailant, antifa supporter Michael Forest Reinoehl, who had claimed self-defence, was fatally shot by federal agents. Both were armed

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 02 September 2020

(Photo/The Oregon Historical Society)

Quilt to be on display through October

Details: Written by Molly Rosbach, Oregon State University; Published: 01 September 2020

Max getting ready for his CT scan (photo courtesy OSU)

Max’s visit provided a unique learning opportunity for staff veterinarians, residents and students at the teaching hospital, who are more accustomed to caring for dogs, cats, cows and horses.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 01 September 2020

A small memorial to Portland, Oregon fatal shooting victim Aaron J. Danielson, 39, of Portland is shown on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at the site where he was killed on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, as supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said flooding the city with more law enforcement would never work because Portland’s newly elected district attorney has dismissed charges against hundreds of protesters.

Details: Written by DON THOMPSON Associated Press; Published: 30 August 2020

A legislative analysis said reparations could take the form of cash, housing assistance, lower tuition, forgiving student loans, job training or community investments

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 30 August 2020

The dead man was wearing a hat bearing the insignia of Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group whose members have frequently clashed with protesters in Portland in the past