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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 July 2020

The Oregon Health Authority has reported 299 additional confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases in the state

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 21 July 2020

Protesters projected these words on the front of the Multnomah County Justice Center, Monday, July 20, 2020 in Portland, Ore (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in court papers that masked federal officers have arrested people on the street, far from the courthouse, with no probable cause and whisked them away in unmarked cars.

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