Oregon
Oregon fire departments receive a state funding boost as wildfire season looms ahead
Fire departments across Oregon will receive more money for staffing ahead of this year’s wildfire season.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal has awarded 191 local agencies with up to $35,000 each, for a total of $6 million in new grants.
A Molalla Fire unit funded through the Wildfire Season Staffing Grant Program in 2023. The grants are intended to support local fire departments during the dry summer months.
Courtesy of Oregon State Fire Marshal
Fire Marshal spokesperson Kassie Keller said they’ve prioritized smaller departments that need a boost. She said this money will help agencies increase their firefighters’ hours this summer, hire more seasonal workers, and pay volunteers.
Keller said that this could make it easier for communities to fight wildfires without cutting other essential services.
“Things like a medical incident, a different type of fire, or a different call for help—these agencies have more staffing, so they’re more readily available to respond to these other types of calls as well,” she said.
This is the third year of the Wildfire Season Staffing Grant program. Last year, it paid for 1,500 additional firefighters in the state, according to the Fire Marshal.
Previously, a state bill from 2021 provided the money for the grants. But this year, Keller said the program is relying on one-time funding which won’t renew.
“Our agency is really excited to continue this grant, because it’s just been so impactful,” said Keller. “So we’ll have to search for that money for the 2025 season.”
The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 27, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from March 27 drawing
13-27-28-41-62, Mega Ball: 16
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 27 drawing
1PM: 5-5-9-1
4PM: 0-1-7-6
7PM: 6-6-7-3
10PM: 9-3-0-9
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Oregon Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 7:59 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 4: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
- Win for Life: 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Megabucks: 7:29 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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FALLS CITY, Ore. — A 63-year-old was sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing a man with a shotgun during a fight at a Falls City, Oregon property back in 2024.
A jury convicted Terry Lawrence Allwen of second-degree murder back on March 20, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office said.
He was sentenced Friday to serve life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
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Allwen was also convicted of other charges like manslaughter, assault, and felon in possession of a firearm, but the sentences for those crimes will be served concurrently with the life sentence.
Court records show that Allwen was staying in an RV parked on a property owned by the victim, 79-year-old Bo Johnson.
At about 9 a.m. on May 31, 2024, Allwen and Johnson got into a verbal fight over some personal property. During that fight, Allwen got a shotgun from his trunk and shot Johnson once, killing him.
“Mr. Johnson had many more years to spend with his family. His senseless murder destroyed the dreams and plans of so many that loved him. I hope that the fact Mr. Allwen today received the maximum possible sentence will bring the family of Mr. Johnson some relief and sense of justice.”
If Allwen is granted parole, the judge also ordered that he have a lifetime of post-prison supervision.
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