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Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...
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Firefighters from NE Oregon helping with devastating LA blazes
Danielle Weaver figured she’d be shoveling snow in the middle of January rather than spraying water on a ...
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The year of the wildfire: 30,000 firefighters do battle across 7 million acres of the West
Oregon statistics California statistics Idaho statistics Washington fire program glance As the wildfire season has stretched into fall, ...
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Prescribed fire spreads into Walla Walla’s watershed
WALLA WALLA — A prescribed fire intended to help protect the source of Walla Walla’s drinking water from ...
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Bear Fire in Eagle Cap Wilderness reaches 25 acres
WALLOWA — The 25-acre Bear Fire is burning about 12 miles south of Wallowa, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest ...
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Update: Crews mopping up fire on Mount Emily
LA GRANDE — A fire broke out at the base of Mount Emily on Monday, Aug. 5, but ...
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EOU extends campus facilities to wildfire evacuees
LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University has opened facilities at its main campus to people affected by wildfire ...
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Fire burning north of Wallowa grows to 40 acres
WALLOWA — A 40-acre wildfire is burning north of Wallowa, prompting the closure of Promise Road from the ...
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Smoky skies expected to linger; red flag warning remains in effect
LA GRANDE — Nick Vora, Union County’s emergency manager, knows that every fire season is different: This year, ...
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Commissioners approve burn ban for county
LA GRANDE — The Union County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday, July 22, to immediately implement a ...