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Treat extreme heat like other national disasters, Oregon and other states urge
Oregon and 13 other states want the federal government to treat extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disasters like tornadoes and hurricanes. The move this week is the latest in a series of evolving strategies as emergency managers and health officials search for ways to cope with climate change-fueled heat waves that are increasingly more common, longer and consistently deadly.
California deploys firefighting taskforce to Oregon as wildfires blaze
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed 80 firefighters and 15 fire engines to Oregon following a request for assistance from Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek as tens of thousands of acres burn. According to the latest Oregon state government data, there are currently 95 active fires and over 332,000 acres have burned within the last week. A combination of triple digit weather and lightning storms that brought over 1,000 lightning strikes in the past week have driven the state’s fires to critical levels. ...
Explore Oregon Podcast: Oregon wildfires update and the future of Opal Creek
In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness gives an update on the fast-developing wildfire season in Oregon and then dives into how beloved places such as the Opal Creek area reopen post-wildfire. First, Urness breaks down some of the fires burning across the state after a major lightning storm...
Feds grant Oregon counties $30 million for their tax-exempt federal land
The federal government has awarded more than $30 million to Oregon counties in compensation for serving tax-exempt federal land within their borders. The U.S. Department of the Interior distributed the money last month as part of its Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, which compensates counties for money they spend on roads, police and other […] The post Feds grant Oregon counties $30 million for their tax-exempt federal land appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Heat wave remains, fire concerns grow as we get hotter this weekend
The news doesn’t get better as we push on with the record breaking heat. The string of 90° days stands now at 15 and we are on pace for at least 22. Over the past two weeks our highs have been at 90 or above, five of those days we were over 100. We are on pace for the hottest July of all time with respect to afternoon high temperatures. We are also on pace to break the all-time daily average temperature by several degrees as well.
20K Acre Fire Triggers Evacuations in NE Oregon, Threatens 395
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office held a brief early Thursday morning concerning the Pilot Rock, OR Fire that has consumed at least 20,000 acres and continues to threaten Highway 395 south. The town of Pilot Rock is circled in this UCSO image. Evacuation orders were issued for numerous areas. According...
Summer EBT is available for a limited time, thousands of families may be eligible but must apply
Having enough to eat is crucial for good health and well-being. Yet hunger is a persistent problem across the country and here in Oregon. Feeding America reports that 1 in 6 children in Oregon face hunger. To help children get the food they need to thrive, the Oregon State Legislature approved the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to offer Summer EBT this year. With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS),...
Emmy Awards 2024 nominations include some Oregon-connected talents
The 76th Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday morning, and while some may debate whether “The Bear” is a comedy, rejoice that the critical favorite “Reservation Dogs” finally got some recognition, and celebrate the fact that guilty-pleasure period saga “The Gilded Age” finally broke through with major nominations, locals may take special notice of some nominated talents with Oregon connections.
Oregon prosecutors won’t charge state Democratic Party leaders, convicted crypto exec with breaking campaign finance law
Oregon Department of Justice officials announced Wednesday that they closed their investigation into a former cryptocurrency executive’s $500,000 political donation to the state Democratic Party in 2022 without finding enough evidence to prove the misreported contribution criminally violated state campaign finance laws. Nishad Singh, who in 2022 was an...
Oregon Woman Sentenced for Threats and Racist Posts, Granted Time Served and Federal Supervision
An Oregon woman, Elizabeth West, who issued threats against her co-workers and posted racist messages online, has been sentenced to time served and will spend another two weeks in custody before her supervised release. Completing a total of six months and three weeks behind bars, West's sentence also includes three years of federal supervision following her release, as reported by OregonLive.
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