BOGOTÁ, Colombia (CNN) – Tensions remain high in Colombia after nine consecutive days of protests. People took to the streets on Thursday to decry the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality. The roots of this conflict run ...
YREKA, Calif — Residents in northern California rallied outside of Yreka City Hall Thursday to protest the County’s new ordinance aimed at curtailing illegal marijuana grow. On Tuesday, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors amended Chapter 4 of Title 3 ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNN) — A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s watchdog criticizes the agency for its deployment in Portland last summer. The department’s inspector general concluded more than 700 officers were not trained properly and didn’t have the ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/NBC) – Overnight, several businesses were damaged, including a Boys and Girls Club, after a group of protesters moved through the streets of downtown Portland. According to a police press release, the group met in a park for ...
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA/NBC) – Florida has a controversial new law aimed at cracking down on violent protests. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the legislation, nicknamed the “Anti-Riot bill,” into law Monday morning. The bill, which goes into effect immediately, makes ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/NBC) – Demonstrators in Portland took to the streets to protest police violence again Tuesday night. It was the second night of protests in the city following the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man shot by ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Senate Republicans didn’t show up for Thursday’s floor session, according to Senate Democrats. Earlier Thursday, Oregon Republican leaders said the Democratic-majority legislature needs to refocus energy on “the biggest issues facing Oregon.” Among these issues are ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/NBC) – Anti-government demonstrators smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon building in Portland Wednesday. The vandalism took place just hours following President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The group responsible for the damage marched through parts of the ...
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s head attorney addressed the recent violence on Capitol Hill and the possibility of more violence locally. U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy J. Williams released the following statement: “Like most Americans, I watched in ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a statement regarding potential violence in Oregon related to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. FBI Special Agent in Charge Renn Cannon said the following: The FBI’s Portland Field Office, working ...