Authorities in Oregon now say more than 500,000 people statewide have been forced to evacuate because of wildfires
SALEM, Ore. -- .
Authorities said Thursday afternoon they evacuated more than 1,300 adults in custody at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, which houses mostly women.Wilsonville is about 16 miles south of Portland. More than 1,400 square miles have burned this week in the state. Authorities say the wildfire activity was particularly acute Thursday afternoon in northwestern Oregon as hot, windy conditions continued.
Inslee has declared a state of emergency to free up cash assistance for families in need. More than 80% of the homes in Malden were destroyed by the flames.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The staggering scale of California’s wildfires in 2020 continues to grow. The damage estimate Thursday follows two days of powerful winds that sent an 8-mile-wide front of the North Complex fire bearing down on northeastern Butte County.Winds have moderated but authorities say more than 22,000 structures are still threatened, including the city of Oroville.
Many of the fires merged and others have since been added, and the complex now covers parts of Glenn, Mendocino, Lake, Tehama and Trinity counties. It has destroyed 26 structures as it consumes chaparral, timber and tall grass.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Latest: 500,000 people in Oregon forced to flee wildfiresThe Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local): 5:25 p.m. SALEM, Ore. -- Authorities in Oregon now say more than 500,000 people statewide have been forced to evacuate...
Read more »
Dow Jumps 500 Points As Tech Stocks ReboundThe Dow jumped over 400 points this morning as tech stocks recovered some of the losses that pushed the Nasdaq into correction territory a day earlier by skleb1234
Read more »
Tesla 'profoundly overvalued' amid exclusion from S&P 500, DataTrek says - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »
S&P 500 gains 2% as big tech bounces back \r\nWall Street recovers from its worst stretch of losses in months, as the bloodletting for big tech stocks came to a halt.
Read more »
S&P 500 gatekeepers are the new active investorsThe recent decision not to include $341 billion automaker Tesla in the U.S. benchmark highlights subjective rules about factors like profitability. Inconsistency over voting rights keeps major players in tech and finance out, and others in. It's hardly passive investing.
Read more »
Oregon fire photos show 'apocalyptic' scenes and red skies across the stateThe skies over Oregon have turned orange and red as wildfires continue to burn throughout the Western part of the state.
Read more »