Becherer and many of her neighbors in Gates and Detroit blame Portland-based PacifiCorp, the electric utility that serves much of rural Oregon, including the Santiam Valley, and is owned by Warren ...

The damages are based on a June 2023 jury finding that the Berkshire Hathaway utility was grossly negligent and reckless in ...

PacifiCorp remains committed to settling all reasonable claims.” Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 18 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached at ...

Oregon wineries blame PacifiCorp for starting fires that brought smoke that damages their grapes and wines in 2020.

9, 2020. Fires burned across Oregon that year, causing billions of dollars in damage. Bradley W. Parks / OPB “This jury’s verdict is another important step in holding PacifiCorp accountable ...

And now, as a story by the Oregon Journalism Project featured in this week's issue of Willamette Week reveals, PacifiCorp is seeking some financial protection from the state Legislature.