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Bootleg Fire Is So Big 'It's Changing the Weather'

Extreme heat is leading to formation of towering cloud systems that vex firefighters

(Newser) - You can talk about acres burned, containment, or the number of firefighters engaged, but a quote from a state forestry official in Oregon might provide the best sense of just how big the Bootleg Fire has grown: “The fire is so large and generating so much energy and extreme...

Oregon's Bootleg Fire Is Just Enormous

Its size, relative impact underscores the vastness of the US West

(Newser) - The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California, the AP reports. The fire's jaw-dropping size contrasted with...

Winds Whip Oregon Wildfire Bigger Than New York City

'Fire clouds' complicate the battle

(Newser) - Firefighters scrambled Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that's spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous wildfires across the West that are straining resources. Crews had to flee the fire lines late Thursday after a dangerous "fire cloud" started to collapse, threatening...

Wildfires Rage as West Bakes
Wildfires Rage as West Bakes
Jul 12, 2021 11:20 AM CDT

Wildfires Rage as West Bakes

Firefighters battle extreme heat in California, Oregon, elsewhere

(Newser) - Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region. Details, via the AP :
  • The largest wildfire of the year in California—the Beckwourth Complex Fire—was raging along the Nevada state
...

Chimp Held on Oregon Ranch for 17 Years Is Killed After Attack

Sheriff's deputy got permission from animal's owner first

(Newser) - An Oregon woman called police Sunday morning to report that the chimpanzee she owned had escaped its cage and attacked her daughter. A responding Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed the animal after getting permission from the owner, Oregon Live reports. The 50-year-old victim had become trapped in...

Suspect in Oregon Triple Murder Forced Woman to Drive Him 2K Miles: Cops

Oen Evan Nicholson turns himself in

(Newser) - The suspect in three Oregon murders that took place Friday turned himself in to police early Sunday—more than 2,000 miles away. Police say Oen Evan Nicholson, 30, first killed his father, Charles Simms Nicholson, 83, at an RV park in North Bend, Oregon, and then stole his truck....

School Shooter Says He Lives With Shame of 1998 Attack

Kip Kinkel expresses concern over other school shootings, juvenile offender laws

(Newser) - Kip Kinkel is serving 112 years in an Oregon prison without a chance of parole for killing his parents in 1998, then opening fire at Thurston High School. He's trying to get that sentence changed. But he said he'll have to continue to live with the consequences of...

In Historic Move, Oregon House Expels GOP Legislator

Former Rep. Mike Nearman let protesters into state Capitol in December

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21, the AP reports. Legislators said on the House floor that this could be the most important...

Oregon State Song Loses Words 'From a More Primitive Time'

Praise for 'empire builders' replaced with praise for state's natural beauty

(Newser) - Oregon's little-known state song has new lyrics and might be getting a new lease on life. The Oregon Legislature has approved updates that remove language considered outdated and racist, including references to "empire builders" and a land "conquered and held by free men," the New York ...

With 'Winning Mindset,' He Survived 17 Days in Woods

With family on his mind, Harry Burleigh, 69, never gave up

(Newser) - An Oregon man who failed to return from a fishing trip has been found alive after 17 days lost in the wilderness. Harry Burleigh's wife reported him missing May 7 after he failed to return home the previous day. The Roseburg resident's vehicle was soon located at a...

5 Oregon Counties Vote to Consider Joining Idaho

'This election proves that rural Oregon wants out of Oregon'

(Newser) - Voters in five Oregon counties delivered big wins for the Greater Idaho movement Tuesday. All five counties—Malheur, Sherman, Grant, Baker, and Lake—approved measures to at least consider joining Idaho, the more conservative state to the east of them, the Hill reports. All five of the mostly rural counties...

Cops: Brothers' Fight Over Laundry Escalates Horribly

Shane Finnell allegedly shot dead Jordan Arb's wife

(Newser) - An argument between two brothers about laundry on Sunday morning escalated horrifically, say police in Portland, Oregon. Shane Finnell, 25, is accused of killing sister-in-law Alexandra Arb-Bloodgood, People reports. According to court documents seen by the Oregonian , Jordan Arb told investigators that his brother threw a potted plant at him...

At Oregon Church That Sued Over COVID Limits, an Outbreak

Peoples Church in Salem, Ore. to host 3 services on Sunday

(Newser) - At least 74 COVID-19 cases are associated with a 3,700-member church in Salem, Ore., that is planning three in-person Mother's Day services on Sunday regardless. The Oregon Health Authority began investigating the outbreak at Peoples Church two days after Easter Sunday, when the church hosted three indoor services,...

Cops: Suspect Killed Himself, 2 Others in Intentional Crash

Cory Orsenico drove into oncoming vehicle on Oregon highway

(Newser) - Police in Oregon say they received numerous calls about a reckless driver before a California man killed himself and two other people by deliberately driving into an oncoming car. Cory Orsenico, 32, was killed Thursday morning when he drove his Mitsubishi Eclipse sports car into a vehicle driven by Dawn...

&#39;Greater Idaho&#39; Plan Would Make It 3rd-Biggest State
'Greater Idaho' Plan
Would Make It
3rd-Biggest State
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Apr 17, 2021 11:46 AM CDT

'Greater Idaho' Plan Would Make It 3rd-Biggest State

State lawmakers hear details of plan to annex large parts of Oregon

(Newser) - Millions of Americans now living in Oregon, California, and Washington state could end up in their own Greater Idaho if a proposal submitted to Idaho lawmakers Monday becomes reality. Mike McCarter, president of Move Oregon's Borders for a Greater Idaho, told a joint committee of lawmakers that the plan,...

After Police Fatally Shoot Man, a Nighttime 'Riot' in Portland

Authorities say Ore. protesters smashed windows, stole from businesses after officer-involved shooting

(Newser) - Police in Portland, Ore., declared a riot Friday night after authorities say protesters smashed windows and burglarized businesses during demonstrations that started earlier in the day after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun. The vandalism downtown came after the Friday morning...

There Was a Problem With Tale of K-9 Shot by Suspect

Thurston County Sheriff K-9 Arlo was wounded by friendly fire, investigation finds

(Newser) - For weeks, in a wake of attention promoted by law enforcement, residents of Washington state followed the story of a sheriff's department K-9 that the media reported had been shot by a suspect during a high-speed chase. A GoFundMe page set up by the Thurston County Deputy Sheriff's...

They Went to Investigate 1999 Murder, Found a Different Body

Christopher Lovrien, 53, is accused of killing 2 men in Oregon more than 2 decades apart

(Newser) - More than two decades ago, Mark Dribin vanished. While police haven't yet found the Oregon man's remains, they have a suspect. That man, 53-year-old Christopher Lovrien, is now being accused not only of murdering Dribin, but also of murdering Kenneth Griffin, who disappeared in February 2020 and whose...

Drug Decriminalization Takes Effect in Oregon

Voters approved changes in November

(Newser) - Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone, and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday. Instead, those found in possession would face a $100 fine or a health assessment that could lead to...

Drivers Stranded in Storm Get Surprise Vaccinations

Health workers stuck on Oregon highway went car to car inoculating people before doses expired

(Newser) - Oregon health workers who got stuck in a snowstorm on their way back from a COVID-19 vaccination event went car to car injecting stranded drivers before several of the doses expired. Josephine County Public Health said on Facebook that the "impromptu vaccine clinic" took place after about 20 employees...

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