Bedford County and Lynchburg-area firefighters and emergency crews responded to a reported explosion at a Forest church Monday night. At 9:53 p.m. the Forest Volunteer Fire Department and multiple ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years ...

The federal government sued PacifiCorp last week over the Archie Creek Fire, which ignited in Oregon’s Douglas County in September 2020 and burned more than 200 square miles (520 square ...

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