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Rachael McDonald/KLCCThe parking lot at the summit of Skinner Butte is closed to motor vehicles until October. -
Eli Imadali, OPBOn this edition, we talk to OPB's Erik Neumann about the unfolding news coverage of the implosion at the Longview papermill which claimed the lives of eleven people and is being considered one of the worst industrial accidents in Washington State history. We also talk with KlCC's Zac Ziegler about new upgrades coming to the Eugene Airport.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has appealed FEMA’s partial denial of her request for disaster assistance for damage caused by widespread flooding in December. -
In all, 11 people were killed in the disaster at Nippon Dynawave in Longview, including the three yet to be recovered, and eight injured. -
Two people have been confirmed dead following a chemical tank rupture on Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview. -
Corps managers say they have already been preparing for the effects of low snowpack after a warm winter in Oregon. -
An airport that supports firefighting efforts in the Oregon Cascades will be closed during June and July. But state officials say it will re-open before the peak of the wildfire season. -
Linn County Sheriff asks for public help to locate missing hiker near Fir Lake -
The two Democrats said Congress has failed to fully prepare the U.S. Forest Service for what is expected to be a severe wildfire season. -
Oregon judicial code suggests Anna Joyce should have recused herself. She did not. -
The training brought together 250 crew members from across the Mountain West for re-certification ahead of what could be a very active wildfire season. -
Oregon coast residents and visitors can learn more about tsunami hazards this week. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is partnering with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the National Weather Service to bring its Tsunami 101 Community Roadshow back to coastal communities.
