Jan 28 Three occupiers surrender in Oregon as Bundy urges all to go home By News Desk Three more armed occupants of an Oregon wildlife refuge surrendered to authorities on Wednesday after their jailed leader Ammon Bundy urged the remaining militants to “go home.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 4:43 Militia members hold out at Oregon reserve after highway arrests By PBS News Hour Weeks into an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, federal and state officers corralled the anti-government militia leaders during a traffic stop. Gunfire erupted during the confrontation, and the group's unofficial spokesman was shot and killed. In… Continue watching
Jan 26 FBI: several militants arrested, one dead in Oregon occupation By Oregon Public Broadcasting staff The FBI and Oregon State Police have arrested several people in connection to the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. One person was killed. Continue reading
Jan 05 Ryan Bundy: We’ll leave if community wants us to By John Sepulvado, OPB Ryan Bundy of the so-called Bundy Militia tells Oregon Public Broadcasting that he and the other men occupying federal buildings in Harney County, Oregon, will leave peacefully if the people of the community want them to. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 5:14 What do the Oregon armed protesters want? By PBS News Hour Armed protesters have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in protest of federal control of western ranch lands and the treatment of two Oregon ranchers. William Brangham gets an update from Amanda Peacher of Oregon Public Broadcasting. Continue watching
Jan 04 Why the Bundy militia mixes Mormon symbolism with anti-government sentiment By John Sepulvado, OPB In many ways, the standoff between militia and the U.S. government encapsulates a deeply intertwined anti-federal sentiment mixed with Mormon symbolism. Continue reading