Firefighters survey efforts to save the Historic Multnomah Falls Lodge Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Crews successfully saved the lodge from the Eagle Creek Fire after an all-day effort Tuesday.
U.S. Forest Service
- The Eagle Creek and Indian Creek wildfires have merged and are burning about 31,000 acres as of Wednesday morning. OPB news editor Ryan Hass gives us an update.
- The ongoing controversy around an officer misconduct case in Clackamas County has spurred the creation of a group of current and former Oregon law enforcement officers called Police Professionals For Law Enforcement Accountability (PPROLEA). The group is calling for better police oversight and training, as well as protections for police whistleblowers. Group spokesperson George Dominy, a retired police officer, joins us to talk about their reform efforts.
- Portland author and private investigator Rene Denfeld discusses her second novel,"The Child Finder," which focuses on a private investigator specializing in missing children who was missing once herself.
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