Ammon Bundy

Shawna Cox, one of seven defendants and the only one not currently detained, rides Lady Liberty outside the federal courthouse in Portland on Tuesday.

Juror Being Replaced In Oregon Occupation Case; Trial Is Drawing Crowds

6:08pm October 26, 2016

A juror was found to be biased and dismissed on Wednesday. The judge ordered an alternate to take his place in the trial of seven people in the armed occupation of wildlife refuge in Oregon.

'It Was Time To Make A Hard Stand'; Closing Arguments Completed In Malheur Trial

10:41pm October 19, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Seven defendants who occupied Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge stand accused of conspiracy, theft of government property and illegally carrying firearms. Among them are Ammon and Ryan Bundy.

The protected Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most important migratory bird corridors on the West Coast and also has long been important to the eastern Oregon agricultural economy.

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Anti-Government Standoff Puts Oregon's Malheur Back On Tourist Map

5:47pm October 12, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

The armed occupation at the Malheur wildlife refuge has renewed interest in the remote spot's natural offerings: more than 300 bird species and hiking trails. Hotels and restaurants are filling up.

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A sign is placed on a closed road to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Jan. 29, during the armed occupation of the refuge.

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Trial Opens For Occupiers Of Oregon Wildlife Refuge

10:43am September 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon was seized by armed militants for 41 days. Many of the occupiers have pleaded guilty already; the first trial begins Wednesday.

Shawna Cox, seen here walking with Ammon Bundy and other armed anti-government protesters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., last month, cites "extremely serious public corruption" in a countersuit. Both Cox and Bundy face federal c

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Oregon Occupier Countersues For $666 Billion, Citing 'Works Of The Devil'

11:08am February 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

While she invoked the number of the beast in her request for damages, Shawna Cox listed a wide array of people she plans to subpoena, from judges to local and federal police.

Ammon Bundy, 40, (pictured) and his brother Ryan Bundy were arrested Tuesday afternoon.

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No Bail For Oregon Occupiers Ammon And Ryan Bundy

8:36pm January 29, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A federal judge ordered the leader of the Oregon wildlife refuge occupation, Ammon Bundy, and his brother held without bail. Despite Ammon Bundy's advice, four militants continue the occupation.

Police operate a checkpoint as part of a containment strategy around the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Wednesday. Although leaders of the group that occupied the federal site were arrested, armed militants remain at the refuge.

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4 Militants Remain In Oregon Wildlife Refuge, As FBI Negotiations Go On

3:31pm January 28, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"We all want to leave," says Sandy Anderson, a militant who's still in the refuge. "We're here, and we're worried we're going to die."

Ammon Bundy, left, approaches an FBI gate at the Burns Municipal Airport in Oregon on Friday. Bundy, the leader of an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge to protest federal land policies, was among seven arrested on Tuesday. An eighth member

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Bundy, 6 Other Militants Arrested, 1 Killed Near Oregon Refuge

11:11pm January 26, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Ammon Bundy, leader of the group of militants that has occupied a federal wildlife refuge for weeks, has been arrested along with other members of the group, according to state and federal officials.

Self-described patriot Wayne Ehmer of Irrigon, Ore., shown with his horse named Cowboy, says he joined the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last week.

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Who Will Blink First? Armed Occupation In Oregon Drags On

5:28pm January 12, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

The sole meeting between the local sheriff and the militants' de facto leader went nowhere. And law enforcement isn't saying what, if any, action it might be planning to take against the occupiers.

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Oregon Occupation Sheds Light On Local Frustrations, But Divides Residents

8:30pm January 05, 2016

by Amelia Templeton

Some in the community of Burns, Ore., welcome the attention on long-running conflict between ranchers and the federal government. Others question the out-of-town militants' tactics and goals.

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