Firefighters in Oregon are battling a blaze inside one of the world’s tallest trees – the Doerner Fir – a coastal Douglas Fir standing over 325 feet tall and believed to be more than 450 years old, reported news agency AP.The fire, which began on Saturday in Coos County in Oregon’s coast range, has been […]
Wildfire spread (Image from last week posted by Oregon State Fire Marshal on Facebook) US’ biggest wildfire of the year has consumed over 95,740 acres, according to central Oregon fire authorities on Sunday, with ground teams achieving partial containment of the blaze, which still has potential to expand into a megafire.Officials, quoted by NBC News, […]
At least 11 people were stabbed Sunday night at a men’s shelter in Salem, Oregon. A male suspect was taken into custody at the scene. Officers responded around 7.15 pm (US time) to reports of multiple stabbings at the Union Gospel Mission Salem of Men’s Mission, located at 777 Commercial Street Northeast.The victims were taken […]
