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Oregon’s second-largest electrical utility, PacifiCorp, played a significant role in the Labor Day wildfires that ravaged parts of the state in 2020, according to a Multnomah County jury.
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The trial, which began at the end of April, wrapped up closing statements from both sides Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Now both sides await a verdict.
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The defense follows several weeks of plaintiffs' attorneys alleging that PacifiCorp acted negligently by keeping its lines energized during the Labor Day fires.
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Oregon lawmakers are advancing a bill that’s meant to help school districts in areas ravaged by wildfires.
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Four Oregon school districts hit hard by wildfires in 2020 could get a boost from state lawmakers
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Some of the forest land burned in the 2020 wildfires in western Oregon will re-open to the public in January.
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Two electric co-ops serving rural parts of the Willamette Valley are on the receiving end of federal funds to help with wildfire recovery. Lane Electric’s…
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The Bull Complex Fire east of Salem is still growing, but so far weather conditions mean the blaze isn’t threatening the Santiam Canyon communities that…
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Wildfire victims would not have to pay taxes on the cost of rebuilding their homes under a bill approved Friday in the Oregon House. More than five dozen…
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Like a lot of people living in the Santiam Canyon, Rickey Thomas and his wife fled their house in the middle of the night last September. Flames were…
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Some Oregon wildfire victims will move into temporary housing units supplied by FEMA. The federal agency says it’s building a site in Mill City that can…
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Wildfire victims can consult with an attorney about their insurance claims at a series of free legal clinics on Saturday.Insurance claims after a fire can…