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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 17 September 2020

Portland poet Emmett Wheatfall has been involved with the Black and Jewish alliance United in Spirit Oregon since it began in 2018.

United in Spirit Oregon brings together members of the NAACP, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, others to serve as peacemakers

Details: Written by MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press; Published: 17 September 2020

Federal officials were told that Portland police officers were explicitly told not to respond to the federal courthouse

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 16 September 2020

Land and property at an intersection is scorched, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Blue River, Ore., eight days after the Holiday Farm Fire swept through the area's business district. More than 300 structures have been destroyed in the fire. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP, Pool)

As wildfires continue to burn in Oregon and the west, here are today's updates.

Details: Written by Patricia; Published: 14 September 2020

Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Malden, Wash., while linemen repair a damaged power pole behind him. Inslee was visiting Malden to meet with first responders and community members after the town was damaged by a wildfire on Monday. (Geoff Crimmins/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)

The Democratic governors say the fires are a consequence of climate change, while the Trump administration has blamed poor forest management

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 September 2020

Canyon Expresso survived the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool)

As wildfires continue to burn in Oregon and the west, here are today's updates.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press; Published: 12 September 2020

The death toll from the fires in California, Oregon and Washington stood at 28 and was expected to rise sharply Saturday

Details: Written by ALI SWENSON Associated Press; Published: 11 September 2020

Rubble remains from an area destroyed by the Almeda Fire, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Talent, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Firefighters union official says the hot, dry, conditions in the Pacific Northwest have caused fires to spread quickly, and there is nothing to show its Antifa, or Proud Boys setting fires.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 September 2020

Measure 110 has considerable BIPOC support but receives pushback from the Urban League.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 10 September 2020

Gov. Kate Brown said communities have been “substantially destroyed” and warned there could be numerous fatalities.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 September 2020

A pile of burning railroad ties in the wake of the Cold Springs Canyon Pearl Hill Fire, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Okanogan, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

“The fire weather forecasted is extremely rare and occurs only a few times a century,” said Eric Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff for Northwest Oregon Fire Management.