At least nine people were killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated as wildfires continue to impact US West Coast states on Thursday. In the state of Oregon, nearly 500,000 people, which is about an eighth of the state's population, were given evacuation orders.

US: Death toll of West Coast wildfires rises to 9; 500,000 ordered to evacuate in Oregon

US Election 2020: Trump supporters organised motorcade rally in Oregon

Clashes erupted in Portland, Oregon, between supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters. One person was shot and killed. It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was confronted by protesters in the city’s downtown.

Violent clashes erupt in Portland, one person shot dead

As Nevada allowed the state to send mail-in ballots to every voter for the upcoming November Presidential elections, the US President Donald Trump has threatened to sue to the state.

Trump threatens to sue Nevada for mail-in ballots

Portland observes peaceful protests as feds take a step back

As the federal police backed off and the state police took charge, Portland experienced its first night in weeks without tear gas and violent clashes. The courthouse that has been the focal point of violence between protesters and tactical officers saw peaceful and less-intense protests without any tear gas and violent proceedings from the state police.

Portland observes peaceful protests and no arrests as feds withdraw

After the protests in Portland and the response to it by the federal police force garnered criticism from across the country, the US President Donald Trump has said the US agents will not leave the city "until there is safety".

Trump asks Federal agents to stay in Portland till city is safe; criticises Oregon governor

A huge crowd gathered in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday night, as demonstrations continue against police brutality and the deployment of federal officers there. People screamed and sharply questioned Mayor Ted Wheeler, as he tried to address the crowd.

Huge crowd protests in Portland, Oregon

Nike said on Friday it plans to shut down its Oregon Project training group after top athletics coach Alberto Salazar was banned for four years for doping. Salazar, best known for coaching Britain's four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah, was last week handed a four-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a catalogue of drug violations.

Nike shuts down Oregon Project after coach Alberto Salazar banned

Racing driver Jessi Combs, considered the "fastest woman on four wheels," was killed in a car accident trying to break her own record, police said Wednesday. Combs's jet car crashed Tuesday in the Alvord Desert where she was pronounced dead at the scene, officers in the northwestern US state of Oregon said in a statement.

'Fastest woman on four wheels' dies trying to break own record

An Amtrak train with 183 passengers and crew on board was on its way back to civilization on Tuesday after it hit a fallen tree and was stranded in the snowy Oregon wilderness for about 37 hours, railroad officials said.

Amtrak train with 183 aboard freed after 37 hours in snowy Oregon

Harwinder Singh Dodd, who was working at a convenience store in the US State of Oregon, was racially targeted on Monday by a 24-year-old Andrew Ramsey.

Sikh man attacked in hate crime in US

The body was discovered by Painter`s friends at his Oregon residence on Friday

Discovery's 'Deadliest Catch' star Blake Painter dies at 38

So far, at least 6 top Nike executives have called it quits including Nike brand president Trevor Edwards

At Nike, female employees step up against sexual harrassment, top male officers call it quits

He was killed after falling up to 1,000 feet on Mount Hood

Climber killed in fall, others stranded on Mount Hood, Oregon

Five vehicles and two trucks were involved in the accident, and the highway was littered with fragments of the bridge and tree branches. Some motorists were injured but none died, authorities said.

Amtrak train on new route derails in Washington state, killing at least 3

The 7 anti-government militants had taken over the Malheur national wildlife refuge in January this year

Armed protesters who occupied Oregon wildlife refuge acquitted

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