Oregon State

A wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon that’s kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze in the U.S., authorities said Wednesday. Fire crews are bracing for a storms that are expected to bring lightning, strong winds and the risk of flash floods. The Durkee Fire, burning...

Nation's largest wildfire burning in Eastern Oregon

New York Post

Parts of the popular tourist town of Jasper in Canada have been fully destroyed as a wildfire continues to ravage the historic alpine resort and the surrounding national park.

On Wednesday, authorities reported more than 170 blazes across the western province of Alberta, prompted by a lightning storm, fuelled by powerful wind gusts.

Officials say the fire was 5km outside of Jasper when powerful winds pushed it to the town in less than 30 minutes.

And given the speed and intensity of the blaze, fire crews working to protect key infrastructure were ordered to retreat.

“Today has been an exceptionally difficult day for Jasperites,...

Parts of popular tourist town ‘burned to the ground’ by wildfires in Canada: ‘Significant loss’

Wildfires are burning in the US Pacific Northwest and in western Canada. The 11,000 km sq (4,200 sq mi) Jasper National Park in Alberta and the nearby local municipality are under evacuation orders due to a wildfire south of the town. The town of Williams Lake, British Columbia, was threatened...

Wildfires rage in Pacific Northwest US and western Canada

The Guardian

Pilot, who was found dead, delivered aid to crews battling Falls fire in eastern Oregon when it went missing Thursday

Missing air tanker plane fighting Oregon ‘mega-fire’ found, officials say

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Hundreds of thousands of acres are ablaze, dozens of buildings destroyed and thousands of Oregonians face evacuation orders as firefighters battle several dozen large wildfires across Oregon, including the largest fire in the nation. Much of the fire activity is in eastern Oregon, where the Durkee Fire was ignited last week by lightning and has […]

Firefighters in Oregon battle biggest blaze in country, with thousands facing evacuation orders

Colorado State

Loveland, CO

The devastating wildfire in Colorado that scorched 39 square kilometers and destroyed 48 buildings was determined to be human-caused, according to officials cited by the Associated Press on Saturday, August 10. This conclusion comes just a day after the Larimer County Assessor released a detailed report on Thursday, confirming that the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland obliterated 27 homes and 21 outbuildings while damaging an additional four homes.

Colorado wildfire that destroyed 48 buildings, confirmed as human-caused

Denver, CO

AccuWeather

The sun looked orange as it shined through a thick blanket of wildfire smoke on Tuesday across a large area of North America, including in Denver, and the smoke could spread even farther in the coming days. The sun appeared orange and red through a layer of haze on Tuesday...

Wildfire smoke descends across central US, causes 'unhealthy' air quality

Alright, Beaver State adventurers and Pacific Northwest enthusiasts, it’s time to dive into the unique and quirky slang that makes Oregon so wonderfully eccentric! Grab your locally roasted coffee and a Voodoo Doughnut, because we’re about to explore 15 terms that only true Oregonians will understand. Let’s put on our rain jackets and get started!

15 Slang Words Only People from Oregon Know

New Haven, CT

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Herbie J Pilato

He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Cooking With Maryann

This recipe is sooo tasty! It truly is for garlic lovers! It involves sautéing onions and mushrooms in butter and oil until golden, then adding wine to reduce. Garlic, thyme, and parsley are stirred in for flavor, followed by seasoning with salt and pepper. The dish is garnished with additional parsley and served warm, making for a savory, aromatic side. Here's what you'll need to make it:

Garlic Mushrooms in Brown Butter Herb Sauce

Utah State

Utah News Dispatch

Environmental groups say a lawsuit is imminent unless the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service takes steps to protect the pygmy rabbit, a small species found in Utah and other Western states.  On Wednesday, attorneys for the Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians filed a 60-day notice of their intent to sue, […]

A tiny rabbit native to Utah could prompt environmental groups to sue the federal government

Orange County, FL

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Akeena

On July 14th, an unsettling incident occurred in Orange County that has captured the community’s attention and sympathy. Two dogs were abandoned in a most distressing manner, pushed out of a moving vehicle. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the dogs was hit by the car, resulting in serious injuries.

Two dogs were dumped and pushed out of a car in Florida, and one of them screamed

Embark on an unforgettable adventure in Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory!. Recreation abounds year-round! Book snow tours in the winter and enjoy springtime skiing with more runs and less waiting thanks to the longest ski season in North America. Warmer months welcome guided whitewater rafting trips on the Clackamas River, while changing leaves make autumn Bigfoot sightings even more epic in the Molalla River Recreation Area.

Discover Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

California State

The Hill

The Park Fire in northern California has reached approximately 400,000 acres in size, and already logging industry advocates are pushing out misinformation about the fire in an attempt to promote their deceptively-named Fix Our Forests Act logging bill. The timber industry’s political apologists tell us that the Park Fire grew so big, so fast ostensibly because public forestlands are “overgrown” and in need of “thinning.”

Logging industry’s wildfire claims are misleading the public

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

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Wildfire specialists from Australia, New Zealand in Oregon to help fight Willamette Complex

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand have arrived in the Pacific Northwest to help fight wildfires, the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday....

Wildfire specialists from Australia, New Zealand in Oregon to help fight Willamette Complex

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