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Riot declared as fire burns in Portland police union offices

by Associated Press
| August 11, 2020 12:03 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland, Oregon, to declare a riot and force protesters away from the offices as violent demonstrations continue in the city that had hoped for calm after federal agents withdrew more than a week ago.

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