Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Malden, Wash., while linemen repair a damaged power pole behind him. Inslee was visiting Malden to meet with first responders and community members after the town was damaged by a wildfire on Monday. (Geoff Crimmins/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)
The Democratic governors say the fires are a consequence of climate change, while the Trump administration has blamed poor forest management
READ MORECanyon Expresso survived the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool)
As wildfires continue to burn in Oregon and the west, here are today's updates.
READ MOREThe death toll from the fires in California, Oregon and Washington stood at 28 and was expected to rise sharply Saturday
READ MORERubble remains from an area destroyed by the Almeda Fire, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Talent, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Firefighters union official says the hot, dry, conditions in the Pacific Northwest have caused fires to spread quickly, and there is nothing to show its Antifa, or Proud Boys setting fires.
READ MOREMeasure 110 has considerable BIPOC support but receives pushback from the Urban League.
READ MOREGov. Kate Brown said communities have been “substantially destroyed” and warned there could be numerous fatalities.
READ MOREA pile of burning railroad ties in the wake of the Cold Springs Canyon Pearl Hill Fire, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Okanogan, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review via AP)
“The fire weather forecasted is extremely rare and occurs only a few times a century,” said Eric Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff for Northwest Oregon Fire Management.
READ MORELast weekend Aaron "Jay" Danielson was shot while asserting a far-right presence in downtown Portland. This week his assailant, antifa supporter Michael Forest Reinoehl, who had claimed self-defence, was fatally shot by federal agents. Both were armed
READ MOREMax’s visit provided a unique learning opportunity for staff veterinarians, residents and students at the teaching hospital, who are more accustomed to caring for dogs, cats, cows and horses.
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