Malheur National Wildlife refuge on january 2nd. Today we learned, they may have planned that protest two months before they moved in. Ive been work 0ing on a peaceful resolution to this problem when several of the individuals arrested came intoy they had ultimatums that i couldnt meet. Im here to uphold the law. Reporter dave ward was emotional several times wednesday as he spoke to reporters. Ward and federal authorities stressed they did their best to end this occupation peacefully. It didnt have to happen. We all make choices in life. Sometimes our choices go bad. Reporter this all came to a head tuesday night when federal Authorities Say they tried to pull over several protesters as they drove from burns to a Community Meeting in john day. The protesterses who sources is identify as Lavoy Finicum. The special agent said they chose that spot on the highway for a reason. We worked to ensure that we could do so peacefully and safely out of harms way of the citizens here in the county
The National Park Service says a South Carolina woman died after falling from a scenic overlook along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. The park service says dispatchers