Politics Jul 10 Watch 3:16 Militia movement sees signal of support in Trump’s pardon of Oregon ranchers who committed arson Donald Trump pardoned Dwight Hammond and son Steven on Tuesday, two Oregon cattle ranchers who were convicted of arson on public lands after a long-running dispute over control of public properties adjoining their ranch. Their case sparked a 41-day occupation…
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 NewsHour
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
Feb 18 Bundy family, supporters face 16 federal felonies for 2014 standoff By Ryan Haas and Conrad Wilson, OPB 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. Continue reading
Jan 04 Why the Bundy militia mixes Mormon symbolism with anti-government sentiment By John Sepulvado, OPB In many ways, the standoff between militia and the U.S. government encapsulates a deeply intertwined anti-federal sentiment mixed with Mormon symbolism. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Land dispute between rancher and government inspires ideological standoff with armed protesters By PBS NewsHour In Nevada, armed militia members and states' rights protesters showed up at the site of a dispute between the Bureau of Land Management and a cattle farmer who has refused to pay fees for grazing his animals on public lands… Continue watching