Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Emerges as Climate Flashpoint August 8, 2022 By Gillian Flaccus A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state – labeling nearly...
Oregon Rolling Out Hospital Crisis Care Standards as COVID Surges January 11, 2022 By Gillian Flaccus Oregon hospitals have new interim guidelines to help them determine which patients should get lifesaving care if the current COVID-19...
Largest Wildfire in Oregon Prompts New Evacuations July 16, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus Firefighters are scrambling to control a raging wildfire in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one...
Severe Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border to Impact Agriculture May 19, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation...
Possible Water Crisis for Ag Operations on Oregon-California Border April 19, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get...
Parts Fall from Colorado Sky in Boeing 777 Scare February 22, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation...
Bad Air From Western Wildfires Just Won’t Ease up September 15, 2020 By Sara Cline and Gillian Flaccus Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won’t come until later in the week or...
Officials Say Portland Businesses Lost $23M Due to Ongoing Protests July 10, 2020 By Gillian Flaccus Downtown businesses in Portland, Ore. have sustained about $23 million in damages and lost customers because of violent nightly protests...
Oregon Pot Racketeering Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed September 10, 2019 By Gillian Flaccus A judge has ruled that a racketeering lawsuit brought by a vineyard against a neighboring marijuana operation can go forward...
Oregon Marijuana Growers Turning to Hemp as CBD Extract Explodes June 18, 2018 By Gillian Flaccus A glut of legal marijuana is driving Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting...