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20,000-acre wildfire burns quickly toward Malheur County town, threatening homes
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A quickly spreading wildfire in eastern Oregon is threatening 30 to 50 homes in Malheur County, prompting the Oregon State Fire Marshal to send two task forces to protect structures. The Cow Valley Fire was reported at about 6:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday...
Oregon wildfire updates: Cow Valley Fire rips to 20,000 acres, threatening 30-50 homes
Here is the latest on Oregon wildfires and evacuations across the state. Cow Valley Fire rips to 20,000 acres, threatening 30-50 homes. A fast-moving wildfire Thursday evening in Malheur County prompted the Oregon State Fire Marshal to mobilize several task forces to the Cow Valley Fire burning near the town of Brogan. Umatilla and Multnomah counties were sent overnight and will be joined by Lane and Marion counties due to the Emergency Conflagration Act being invoked Friday morning.
Vale BLM expands fire restrictions in Malheur, Baker areas starting July 12
Vale, OR (CBS2) — The Vale Bureau of Land Management is implementing additional fire restrictions starting on Friday, July 12. The new restrictions include Malheur and Baker Resource Areas and the Bureau of Reclamation- managed lands around the Owyhee Dam that Vale BLM Fire protects. Campers are allowed to...
Two fires break out near Ironside Thursday morning
MALHEUR COUNTY — Two more wildfires are on the map in Malheur County this morning, these are both east/southeast Ironside. Limited information is available and according to the Sheriff, the undersheriff went to "check things out" around 9:40 a.m. The first fire, reported at 5:14 a.m. Thursday morning, is...
Appeals court hears arguments in Oregon lawsuit on DHS protections for LGBTQ+ kids
A federal appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday in a Malheur County woman’s lawsuit that challenges state adoption rules intended to protect LGBTQ+ children on the basis of religious and free speech rights. Jessica Bates, who lives in Vale, sued the state in U.S. District Court in Portland in April 2023 after the Oregon Department of […] The post Appeals court hears arguments in Oregon lawsuit on DHS protections for LGBTQ+ kids appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Appeals court hears arguments in Oregon lawsuit on Department of Human Services protections for LGBTQ kids
A federal appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday, July 9, in a Malheur County woman’s lawsuit that challenges state adoption rules intended to protect LGBTQ children on the basis of religious and free speech rights. Jessica Bates, who lives in Vale, sued the state in U.S. District Court in Portland in April 2023 after the Oregon Department of Human Services blocked her from qualifying as an adoptive parent. The state requires adoptive parents to support LGBTQ children they adopt — something that goes against Bates’ Christian...
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