Harney County in Oregon will vote in November 2021 on a “Greater Idaho” proposal, potentially allowing it and several other Oregon counties to join the neighboring state, according to a group that has collected signatures for the initiative. Citizens for Greater Idaho’s website said Monday the group has obtained enough signatures. The group said that…
Oregon County to Vote on Plan to Secede Into Idaho: Organizer
Voters in Oregon’s Harney County will be asked in November to decide on a “Greater Idaho” proposal, potentially allowing the county and several others in Oregon to join the neighboring state, according to a group that has collected signatures in support of the initiative. Citizens for Greater Idaho’s website said on July 19 that the…
Huge Oregon Blaze Grows as Wildfires Burn Across Western US
BLY, Oregon—The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West as critically dangerous fire weather loomed in the coming days. The destructive Bootleg Fire just north of the California border grew to more than 476 square miles (1,210 square…
California Fire Prompts Evacuations; Oregon Blaze Balloons
July 18, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada on Saturday as critically dangerous wildfire weather loomed in the coming days. The Tamarack Fire, which was sparked by lightning on July 4, exploded overnight and was…
Returning to My Roots for Restoration
About to land at the Portland International Airport, I could see the top of Mt. Hood peeking out from a pillow of billowy fog. My sister is a big fan of Mt. Hood and her annual birthday ritual is to travel there to celebrate her special day. I traveled to Oregon recently to celebrate my…
Homes Destroyed, Threatened by Oregon Wildfire
In Oregon, the lightning-sparked Bootleg Fire that has destroyed at least 20 homes was raging through lands north of the California border Wednesday. At least 2,000 homes were threatened by flames. A spokesman for the Northwest Incident Management Team 10 working to contain the fire, said that since he arrived in the area last week,…
Hundreds Believed Dead in Pacific Northwest Heat Wave
Hundreds of deaths were being investigated as heat related in Oregon, Washington state, and British Columbia. The dangerous heat began June 25 and only began to subside in some areas on Tuesday. The death toll in Oregon alone has reached at least 95, the state medical examiner said on Friday, with most occurring in Multnomah…
Rolling Blackouts for Parts of US Northwest Amid Heat Wave
SPOKANE, Wash.—The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday—prompting an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to warn that people will face more rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand. The intense weather that gave Seattle and Portland consecutive days of record high temperatures far exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit was…
Unprecedented: Northwest Heat Wave Builds, Records Fall
PORTLAND, Ore.—Intense. Prolonged. Record-breaking. Unprecedented. Abnormal. Dangerous. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave that is hitting the Pacific Northwest, pushing daytime temperatures into the triple digits and breaking all-time high temperature records in places where many residents don’t have air conditioning. Sunday’s forecasted temperature in Portland, Oregon—112 degrees Fahrenheit (44…
Pacific Northwest Braces for Record-Breaking Heat Wave
SPOKANE, Wash.—Record-high heat is forecast in the normally mild-weathered Pacific Northwest this weekend, raising concerns about wildfires and the health of people in a region where many people don’t have air conditioning. City officials in Seattle were opening libraries as cooling centers and crews were being sent to places in Oregon where the risk of…
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