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Mayors want U.S. agents blocked from Portland and Seattle
A U.S. official said militarized officers will stay in Portland until attacks on a federal courthouse cease.
Northwest
Orca who carried her dead calf for 1,000 miles is pregnant
About two-thirds of all southern resident pregnancies are typically lost due to stress from hunger.
Northwest
On Portland’s streets: Anger, fear, and a fence that divides
Uncertainty has exploded in a surreal armed conflict that plays out every night.
Northwest
Judge rejects legal challenges to Inslee’s emergency orders
The legal challenge contended “the emergency has been contained.”
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Portland protesters breach fence around federal courthouse
Protesters paused outside a downtown hotel, where federal agents are staying, chanting “Feds go home.”
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No feds in view as Seattle protest covers familiar ground
Some in the crowd broke windows and started fires. Police declared the disturbances a riot.
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Federal agents sent to Seattle area in response to ‘threats’
Multiple businesses have been vandalized during recent protests downtown and on Capitol Hill.
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Judge: Seattle media must give protest images to police
The photos and video were deemed critical for an investigation into the alleged theft of police guns.
Northwest
Judge blocks U.S. agents from arresting observers in Portland
One photographer said he was beaten with batons and hit with chemical irritants and rubber bullets.
Local News
As virus surges, Inslee revives limits on restaurants, bars
The new restrictions go into effect July 30 and will be in force for the foreseeable future.
Northwest
Watch Gov. Jay Inslee’s Thursday news conference here
He is expected to discuss the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Northwest
Crowd smashes windows, sets fires on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
On Sunday, windows were broken and police officers injured during a protest downtown.
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Portland’s mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
The incident came hours after attorneys urged a judge to issue a restraining order against the agents.
Northwest
‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to U.S. agents in Portland
The Trump administration is facing lawsuits as it vows to do the same in other Democratic-led cities.
Northwest
Reopening of Highway 20 after rockslide set for early August
On June 10, about 150 cubic yards of debris slid onto both lanes of the road at milepost…
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Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
Social media posts showed long lines of people fleeing Homer and Kodiak as sirens wailed.
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King County executive plans to depopulate youth jail by 2025
King County has declared a goal of “Zero Youth Detention” for years.
Northwest
Poll: Most Washington voters want to pause reopening economy
Viewpoints were sharply divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Business
Bezos adds record $13 billion in single day to his fortune
Amazon’s 56-year-old founder and the world’s richest person has seen his fortune swell to $189.3 billion.
Northwest
Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Oregon
President Trump says he plans to send federal agents to other cities, too.