Lawsuit seeks $103 million in damages from two public utilities stemming from Holiday Farm wildfire
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An aerial view of the town of Blue River, OR on Oct. 6, 2020 after the Holiday Farm Fire. Photo courtesy of @TripJenningsVideo@tripjenningsvideo
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in the McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from two public utilities, Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water & Electric Board, for damages arising from the Holiday Farm Fire, one of the Labor Day conflagrations that ravaged communities around the state.
The Holiday Farm fire destroyed 430 homes, killed one person and burned 173,393 acres. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite Red Flag warnings and widespread forecasts for extreme fire weather, including an historic east wind event, single digit humidity levels and an ongoing drought.
Man charged with murder of his grandparents in Eugene
Updated May 11, 2021;
Nicholas Borden-Cortez was arraigned Monday in Lane County Circuit Court, The Register-Guard reported.
Along with two counts of first-degree murder, Borden-Cortez was charged with two counts of abuse of a corpse and attempting to elude police officers.
Eugene police identified the victims Monday as Borden-Cortez’s grandmother, Nancy Loucks-Morris, 85, and his step-grandfather, Gerald Morris, 87.
Police responded to a report of “suspicious conditions” at a home in the Falconwood Mobile Home Park just before 10:30 a.m. Friday, she said.
Borden-Cortez was taken into custody at 1 p.m. Friday following a vehicle chase that ended in Springfield, according to Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin. During the chase, Borden-Cortez called 911 and told dispatchers he had a gun, she said.
Teacher Gets Seven Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Female Student
8 May 2021
A former Oregon high school teacher and coach who pleaded guilty to having oral sex with a teenage student was sentenced to just over seven years in prison on Thursday.
A judge sentenced Lisa DeFluri, 31, on Thursday in Lane County Circuit Court after she pleaded guilty to 11 counts of second-degree sex abuse on April 19, the
Court documents allege DeFluri sexually abused a girl under 18 years of age between July 3 and December 1, 2020.
DeFluri was head coach of the Thurston High School girl’s basketball team and also taught tenth-grade English as well as English support classes.
A former Thurston High School basketball coach and teacher was sentenced to a little more than seven years in prison Thursday, after being found guilty of sexually abusing a student she coached.
Court documents allege DeFluri was sexually abusing a female younger than 18 between July 3 and Dec. 1, 2020.
DeFluri was head coach of the Thurston s girls basketball team and previously had been listed on the school s website as a 10th grade teacher for English and English support classes.
None of the alleged actions was considered consensual because the girl was younger than 18. DeFluri was her coach.
Second-degree sex abuse, according to Oregon state statute, pertains to when someone either commits specific acts such as sexual intercourse without consent, or when a person 21 years of age or older commits third-degree sexual abuse and was the victim s coach at any time before the abuse.
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