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EVENING UPDATE FOR THE COPPERFIELD FIRE – SEPT. 3, 2024
Chiloquin, OR – The Copperfield Fire is now completely lined. Additional crews that arrived overnight and today bolstered efforts to surround the fire and will now work to strengthen the perimeter to prevent future escape. Total personnel on the fire has now reached 534 working both on the day and night shift crews. Overnight, crews will identify hot spots around the fire and continue the work the day crews started.
Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Oregon temperatures to spike toward 100, raising wildfire danger and air quality concern
Willamette Valley temperatures will rocket toward record levels Thursday and Friday while wildfire danger ramps up and air quality could degrade. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning from noon Thursday to 10 p.m. on Friday as temperatures rise toward 100 both days in Portland, Salem and Eugene. ...
Excessive heat warning for Oregon for Thursday and Friday
An excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 2:51 a.m. valid from Thursday noon until Friday 10 p.m. for Lower Columbia River, Tualatin Valley, West Hills and Chehalem Mountains, Inner Portland Metro, East Portland Metro, Outer Southeast Portland Metro, West Central Willamette Valley, East Central Willamette Valley, Benton County Lowlands, Linn County Lowlands, Lane County Lowlands, West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft, West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor, Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor, Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn counties and Lane County Cascade Foothills.
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