Occupation

The verdict is in for the trial of the Malheur Refuge occupiers. All seven defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to impede federal workers of doing their jobs. We'll talk about the verdict, reaction to it and what it might mean for federal workers and patriot movements going forward.

Two months after the end of the armed occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Think Out Loud is returning to Harney County to moderate a discussion about how the community is healing and what its future may look like.

The FBI negotiator wasn’t on site and spoke to Bundy by phone.

Abandoned homes. Compromised bank accounts. Threatened family members. Constant fear.

As Gov. Kate Brown rolled out her policy agenda, she leaned on federal authorities to take action against Ammon Bundy and others in Burns, Oregon

We're talking about: the armed occupation in Harney County, a new drug rehab facility in Sweet Home, a housing developer who donated property for a homeless shelter and the modern day resonance of "Moby Dick."

The militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge asked Harney County ranchers at a meeting Monday night to cancel their leases with the federal government.

A new effort to wrestle federal lands back to local control is gaining steam in western states, particularly among Republican state lawmakers.

The community of Burns is trying to resume life as usual, although federal offices remain closed. 

Ryan Bundy – a militant leader who is helping oversee an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge – says the federal government is a bully.