Date: 08/11/2015 03:59 AM
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/261
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters across the Northwest are bracing for thunderstorms that have the potential to produce several large new wildfires. The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland has posted red flag warnings for thunderstorms across the region through Thursday. There are currently eight large fires burning in Oregon.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving to buy more than 10,000 acres to add to a wildlife area on the lower Deschutes River. The state agency will purchase the land, a former ranch, from the Trust for Public Land at a cost of $3 million. It will add to an existing 8,500-acre wildlife area on the river. The parcel is home to herds of bighorn sheep and mule deer and two streams on the property serve as spawning grounds for salmon and steelhead. Wildlife officials say the purchase will conserve their habitat.
BEND, Ore. (AP) – Bend has revised part of a law to make it clear that owners have five days to claim an animal after it is impounded. The Bulletin reports that owners’ rights to animals impounded at the Humane Society of Central Oregon are forfeited after five days. After that, it is up to the shelter to decide the animal’s future.
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) – Oregon health officials say a bat found in Central Point earlier this month tested positive for rabies. It’s the first case of bat rabies in Jackson County since May 2013. Rabies is generally found in about 10 percent of bats tested in Oregon.
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