Oregon county to file mass appeal of state’s wildfire hazard map
The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...
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Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time
They fear this map is being weaponized to push them out of rural Oregon.” It's not just Republicans taking aim at the map. Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday announced a pause on some of the requirements ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek pauses referrals for appealing wildfire hazard map as state lawmakers call for repeal
The governor’s pause arrived just before Oregon House and Senate Republicans held a press conference on Monday calling to repeal the map created under Senate Bill 762 in 2021 – claiming the ...
Map shows where northern lights may be visible in Oregon Tuesday night
Super Bowl Sunday offered Oregonians their first shot of 2025 to glimpse the northern lights. Now, only a few weeks later, ...
Trump isn't alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too
Residents in rural, eastern Oregon have been laying the groundwork to separate from the Democratic-dominated counties on the ...
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Gov. Kotek halts wildfire map appeals, prioritizes legislative action for transparency
The map, which has drawn strong dissent ... "Wildfire problems in Oregon are everybody's problem, not just the property owner, and making rules that specifically apply to the property owner ...
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‘It’s bad’: How drought, lack of snowpack and federal cuts could spell wildfire disaster in NM
A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map to quell public frustration
Oregon House and Senate Republicans called ... Another bill that’s still being drafted by House Republicans would just repeal the wildfire map, according to Emily Girsch, a spokesperson for ...
Search for missing Oregon toddler continues on land, in river
The search for a 2-year-old toddler who went missing from his residence in Siletz, Oregon continued into Monday.
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Oregon winter storm: Snow, ice begin to melt as the Willamette Valley thaws out
Just to the west Monmouth saw 2.8 inches of snow ... National Weather Service spotters from different times of the day. Oregon road conditions improve, but remain slick Roads were improving ...