U.S. government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Archie Creek fire in Douglass Co. The federal government has filed a lawsuit against PacifiCorp for negligence over the 2020 Labor Day fires, alleging that they failed to maintain the equipment that sparked the fires. The Archie Creek ... 12/20/2024 - 11:25 am | View Link
Judge dismisses Freres Lumber lawsuit against Forest Service over 2020 Beachie Creek Fire The timber company’s lawsuit claimed the U.S. Forest Service did not commit its resources to putting the fire out, letting it blow up. 12/18/2024 - 10:59 am | View Link
Seeing smoke? Horton Fire burning northeast of Payson near Tonto Creek Estates A north wind later this week was expected to increase smoke in surrounding areas south and southwest of the fire, Tonto National Forest said. Hikers were urged to avoid trails 292, 285 and the ... 12/15/2024 - 9:28 am | View Link
Eagle Creek Fire Sparked by a reckless teenager, the Eagle Creek Fire ravaged the drought inflicted gorge. This incident uncovered the vulnerability of forests in the face of climate-change induced droughts. Beyond the immediate environmental impact, the fire raised critical concerns about clear cut logging practices and vegetation health. 12/18/2024 - 10:24 am | View Website
Eagle Creek Fire Response Eagle Creek Fire was a fast-moving fire that impacted parts of the Columbia River Gorge in September 2017. Explore the links below for the backstory, post-fire hazards to watch for, response efforts to date, and the ecological recovery of the forest. 12/16/2024 - 2:02 pm | View Website
A human-caused wildfire burns Oregon’s Columbia Gorge While another young man filmed, a 15-year-old boy from Vancouver, Washington, lit firecrackers and tossed them into Eagle Creek Canyon, setting alight one of Oregon’s most beloved and... 12/15/2024 - 3:57 pm | View Website
Judge Orders Boy Who Started Oregon Wildfire To Pay $36 Million In ... The teenager who threw fireworks into a canyon last year, starting a fire in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge that burned nearly 47,000 acres, has been ordered to pay $36.6 million in... 12/15/2024 - 9:09 am | View Website
Eagle Creek Fire Burning 32K Acres, Multnomah Falls Spared The Eagle Creek and Indian Creek wildfires — responsible for stranding 153 hikers near Tunnel Falls on Saturday — have merged and were burning more than 32,000 acres as of Wednesday morning ... 12/15/2024 - 5:56 am | View Website
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn saw his first start and offensive snaps of the 2024 season about 14 months after his 2023 season was cut short.
Wynn was the first right guard in last Sunday’s win over the San Francisco 49ers, but he was in a rotation with Liam Eichenberg, who started the first 14 games at that spot.
MIAMI — The sense of dread proved all too real Tuesday, with the Miami Heat announcing that guard Dru Smith sustained a season-ending torn left Achilles tendon in Monday night’s victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Having recently emerged as a prime rotation component in his comeback from his season-ending knee injury a year ago, Smith was helped off the court with 8:18 left in Monday night’s second quarter, a collective shudder enveloping Kaseya Center.
For his coach and teammates, this was more than a player on a two-way contract going down.
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CHICAGO — Shoplifting rates in the three largest U. S. cities — New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — remain higher than they were before the pandemic, according to a report last month from the nonpartisan research group Council on Criminal Justice.
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TALLAHASSEE — Major publishing companies and authors have argued that a federal judge should deny Florida’s request to dismiss a lawsuit over the removal of school library books, saying a controversial state law violates First Amendment rights.
Attorneys for the publishing companies, authors and other plaintiffs filed a document Friday that, in part, disputed a state position that selection of school library books is “government speech” and, as a result, is not subject to the First Amendment.
“First, school libraries have not historically communicated messages from the state.
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