VALE, Oregon, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management today released a proposed resource management plan designed to preserve natural landscapes, primitive recreation, and scenic values in Southeastern Oregon. The proposal, an amendment to the Southeastern Oregon Resource Management Plan, considers resource use and protection across nearly 4.2 million acres, and outlines strategi  more

VALE, Oregon, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management's Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in person in McDermitt, Nev., Tuesday and Wednesday, June 27 and 28. The public is welcome to attend this meeting, which will be held at the McDermitt Community Hall, 175 S. US Highway 95, McDermitt, NV 89421. A virtual participation option will also be available and participation in  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today. the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update into its ongoing investigation of the chemical release and fire at the BP-Husky Refinery located in Oregon, Ohio that resulted in two fatalities and substantial property damage to the facility. The update gives details about the investigation including a summary of the process upset that led to the incid  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in federal court today for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online in coordination with ISIS members overseas. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, an Iraqi national residing in Troutdale, Oregon, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide m  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, today to two federal hate crimes. According to court records, on Oct. 8, 2022, while at the Boise Public Library Main Branch in downtown Boise, Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, approached a transgender library employee, called her a slur, punched her and threatened to stab her. A member of the library's security staff interve  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Potato stocks in Idaho on June 1, 2023 totaled 19.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 101.7 million cwt. June 1 potato stocks in Oregon totaled 2.80 million cwt. Disappearance to date was 22.1 million cwt. In Washington, June 1 potato stocks totaled 13.0 million cwt. Disappearance to date totaled  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56563) involving ACS Testing, Tigard, Oregon: * * * Rep Org: Oregon Health Authority Licensee: ACS Testing Region: 4 City: Tigard State: OR County: License #: ORE-90987 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: Hillary Haskins HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 06/07/2023 Notification Time: 16:47 [ET] Event Date: 06/06/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [PDT] Last Update Date: 06/07  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56563) involving ACS Testing, Tigard, Oregon: * * * Rep Org: Oregon Health Authority Licensee: ACS Testing Region: 4 City: Tigard State: OR License #: ORE-90987 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Hillary Haskins HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 06/07/2023 Notification Time: 16:47 [ET] Event Date: 06/06/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [PDT] Last Update Date: 06/07/2023 Emergency C  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: A Clackamas County, Oregon woman is facing federal drug charges for using social media to advertise, sell, and distribute illegal drugs to minors in and around Portland. Averi Rose Dickinson, 19, a resident of Damascus, Oregon, has been charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to distribute and distributing controlled substances and possessing a firea  more

EUGENE, Oregon, June 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: On June 14, 2023, a federal indictment was unsealed charging a Prineville, Oregon man with administering an online animal abuse group and illegally possessing firearms as a dismissed military officer. David Christopher Noble, 48, has been charged with conspiring to engage in animal crushing and creating and distributing animal crush videos, creating animal crush videos, and   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in federal court today for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online in coordination with ISIS members overseas. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, an Iraqi national residing in Troutdale, Oregon, pleaded guilty to on  more