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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) – On Wednesday the mayor of Portland called for no violence ahead of dueling protests on Saturday. Mayor Ted Wheeler spoke at a rally with representatives from the city’s religious, police and business groups. During the rally, Wheeler said …

MEDFORD, Ore.– **UPDATE** Protests against Pacific Power’s implementation of smart meters took place on Friday and Saturday with a small group standing outside of the company’s headquarters in Medford. This smart meter upgrade is part of a statewide initiative by Pacific Power …

Grants Pass, Ore. – President Trump’s administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy has sparked numerous protests across the U.S. The Josephine Social Justice Alliance organized another rally outside of the Josephine County Courthouse Thursday. Their message — this practice is unacceptable. “We know there …

Hamburg, Germany (NBC News) – Violent protests raged into the night in Hamburg, Germany, site of the G20 meetings with President Trump and other world leaders. Anti-capitalist protesters faced off against police across central Hamburg into the early morning hours of Saturday. …

Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump released a statement on Sunday, regarding his recent Executive Orders concerning immigration laws. The statement reads, in part, “America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression.” …

Charlotte, N.C. (NBC News) — Attorneys representing the family of Keith Lamont Scott, the Charlotte man whose death in a police shooting sparked two nights of violent protests, is calling for calm. A state of emergency has been declared in Charlotte, and …

Charlotte, N.C. (NBC News) — Police and witnesses are giving conflicting accounts of the deadly shooting that sparked a night of violent protests in Charlotte Tuesday. It began when Brantley Vinson, a black officer, shot 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott. Officers had encountered …

Charlotte, N.C. (NBC News) — Protests erupted late Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina after a black man was killed by police. Angry residents confronted officers in tactical gear, stormed onto I-85, started fires on the roadway, and eventually ransacked a nearby …

Burns, ore.– (KTVZ) Leaders of the armed occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge paid a surprise visit to a Burns, Oregon community meeting Tuesday, the 19th day of their protest at the refuge headquarters. The unannounced trip came a few hours …

Harney County, Ore.– (KTVZ) Oregon rancher Leslie Odam has work to do. Her horses are hungry, but just a couple of miles down the road, the eyes of the nation are watching. The Harney County resident has a message to the group …