WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BOTHELL, Wash. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Lone Rock Fire burning in Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler counties, Oregon. The state of Oregon's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Deputy Administrator Vincent J. Mayko  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: A Lane County, Oregon man who negotiated the trade of methamphetamine for 17 firearms was sentenced to federal prison today. Mark Villanueva, 38, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, in August 2020, special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) obt  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Working for NETL at its research site in Albany, Oregon, has provided Billy Epting with an abundance of opportunities to explore his true passions -- developing solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) technology to address climate change and enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest with his family. "I got into my field because I  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Brothers from Oregon pleaded guilty today to felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Jonathanpeter Allen Kle  more