SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon senate voted unanimously to pass a bill that would bring much needed relief to wildfire victims across the state. Senate Bill 1520 proposes a tax exemption for legal settlements related to wildfires that were declared ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– The US and Oregon Departments of Justice are considering legal action against PacifiCorp to recover losses from the 2020 wildfires in Southern Oregon. According to their parent company Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report the justice departments have already ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – PacifiCorp announced it has entered into settlement agreements totaling $250 million with 10 companies impacted by the 2020 Archie Creek Complex Fire. According to the settlement filed on December 15, the timber companies said they took ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Attorneys presented closing arguments Wednesday in a seven week trial over responsibility for the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. A group of 17 plaintiffs is suing Pacific Power for $1.6 billion in damages, alleging ...
JACKSON CO., Or.- Over half of Oregonians who applied for 2020 wildfire assistance were denied. Oregon Public Broadcasting says nearly 14,000 Oregonians were denied Federal Disaster Assistance after last year’s wildfires. More than 24,000 Oregonians applied. That means about 57% ...