Conrad Wilson of OPB
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
FBI warned of neo-Nazi plots as attacks on Northwest grid spiked
As a string of attacks on electrical substations unfolded in Oregon and Washington in 2022, the FBI was warning utilities of white supremacists’ plots to take down the nation’s power grid. A KUOW/OPB investigation reveals the scope of the threat to the Northwest grid.
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String of electrical grid attacks in Pacific Northwest are unsolved
Electric substations in the Northwest have been attacked, at least two with firearms, according to documents obtained by OPB and KUOW.
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All Things Considered
In Oregon, public defense system rift leads to firing of defense chief
A dispute between Oregon's chief justice and the head of the public defender's office has erupted, with accusations of judicial overreach and unmet concerns about an ongoing defense attorney shortage.