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Tensions rise inside and outside of Oregon's Capitol

by Sara Cline
| December 21, 2020 11:03 AM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building Monday as far-right protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions attempted to force their way in during a one-day special legislative session, with some demonstrators toting guns and others attacking authorities with bear spray.

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