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Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast
Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews continued to battle wildfires that have...

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing
Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of...

Better weather aids battle against deadly wildfires in California, Oregon; dozens remain missing in both states
Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon and California, but with dozens of people still missing, authorities feared that the receding flames could reveal many...

Oregon governor says US agents will start leaving Portland
Federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, will begin a “phased withdrawal” from Oregon’s largest city, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday.

Mayors want U.S. agents blocked from Portland, other cities
The mayors of Portland, Oregon, and five other major U.S. cities appealed Monday to Congress to make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized agents to cities that...

Feds will stay in Portland until attacks end, U.S. attorney says
U.S. militarized officers will remain in Portland until attacks on a federal courthouse cease, a top official said Monday after another night of violence. And more officers may soon be...

Oregon sues feds over Portland protests as unrest continues
Oregon's attorney general is seeking an order to stop federal agents from arresting people in Portland as the city continues to be convulsed by nightly protests that have gone on...

Animal print, beads or plain black, masks become about style
They can be colorful or come in basic black, make a political statement or just a funny one.

Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect, in what...

First coronavirus death in the U.S. reported in Washington state
Officials in Washington state say a person has died of COVID-19, the first such death in the United States.