Nation May 16 New video shows undercover FBI operation against Bundy family In a never-before-released video, FBI agents posing as documentary filmmakers can be seen running an undercover operation to investigate a Nevada ranching family whose fight with the federal government sparked an armed uprising and rallied militias from around the country. By Abby Ellis, Sarah Childress and Richard Rowley, FRONTLINE
Nation May 24 Watch 8:29 Cranes, curlews, and cows — the delicate debate over Oregon’s federal lands Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge grabbed headlines earlier this year when it was seized by armed militants protesting federal control of local lands. But for the past decade, some local ranchers have been striving to find common ground with environmental… By PBS News Hour
Nation Mar 08 Shots that killed Oregon militant were ‘necessary,’ officials say Investigators with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Harney and Malheur County District Attorneys found that the shots that killed Oregon militant LaVoy Finicum were “necessary."… By Amanda Peacher, OPB
Nation Feb 18 Bundy family, supporters face 16 federal felonies for 2014 standoff A federal grand jury indicted Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and four others Wednesday with a raft of felony charges related to a 2014 armed standoff at Bundy’s ranch. By Ryan Haas and Conrad Wilson, OPB
Jan 29 As standoff in Oregon continues, FBI releases video of occupier’s death By John Rosman and Conrad Wilson, OPB Four people remain inside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge south of Burns, Oregon, the FBI said during a press conference Thursday evening. The FBI also provided new details about the death of LaVoy Finicum, one of the armed occupiers who… Continue reading
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 07 Oregon residents in packed town hall want armed militia to leave By Conrad Wilson and Ryan Haas, OPB A building at the Harney County Fairgrounds in rural Oregon was packed to the seams Wednesday night, as local residents discussed an ongoing occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Many of the speakers at the meeting said they didn’t… Continue reading