Following a February 17 press conference by Oregon House and Senate Republicans addressing the controversial statewide wildfire risk map, the Eastern Oregon Counties Association (EOCA) is formally requesting that the state of Oregon repeal the wildfire hazard map adopted under SB 762 (2021). Â
The investigation into allegations against a local Prineville car salesman, Michael Smetzer Jr. and his company Central Oregon Motors, has been taken over by the FBI.
A former Oregon Guardsman who grew up in Sisters, Oregon, was reportedly killed while fighting with the Ukraine Foreign Legion, according to the soldiers friends and family.