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--Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust in its wake.... As drought ravages the West, the districts with century-old water claims are first in line for the scarce resource while others nearby with more recent claims have already run out.“ It’s like the Wizard of Oz.... “ You don’t know until you get in a bind.” The stark contrast between the haves and have-nots two hours southeast of Portland has brought new urgenc

Oregon's record-breaking heat wave reached a death toll of 107 on Tuesday, according to officials. The victims range in age from 37 to 97, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner, as the state has been reeling from scorching triple-digit temperatures from June 25 to June 30.... Three vigils were held for him in St.... Alisha Jucevic/ Reuters Mourners attend a vigil for Guatemalan-born farmworker Sebastian Francisco Perez, 38, who died during the heat wave in Marion County while moving f

There were more pot farms than overwhelmed law enforcement officials could take down.... And it’s not a seasonal problem when you move indoors.... “ We anticipated this change as we have primarily been focusing on the large grows and now smaller ones....

Kurt Schrader, running now in a district where more than half of primary voters are seeing his name on the ballot for the first time, faces a challenge on Tuesday from progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Schrader has often angered party progressives during his seven terms in the House.... But it wasn't until the state redistricting process produced a new map last year, which significantly altered the boundaries of his 5th Congressional District, that the conditions for a serious primary challenge

--Jack Dwyer pursued a dream of getting back to the land by moving in 1972 to an idyllic, tree-studded parcel in Oregon with a creek running through it.“ We were going to grow our own food.... Fibers of the hemp plant are used in making rope, clothing, paper and other products. Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel believes there are hundreds of illegal grows in his southern Oregon county alone, many financed by overseas money.... He believes the financiers expect to lose a few grows but the sh