PacifiCorp has announced plans to sell portions of its Oregon distribution system to three electric cooperatives, a move that could affect more than 8,000 customers in Wallowa County, Monroe, and Lakeview.

More than $28 million in federal funding will support new wildfire-mitigation projects across Oregon. The USDA-funded grants, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help communities reduce hazardous fuels, strengthen evacuation routes, and expand prescribed fire and defensible space work.