About Two Dozen People Visited LaVoy Finicum Memorial on U.S. 395 Today

LaVoy's funeral was today in Kanab, Utah.

I'll have more on that.

Meanwhile, here's Cole Miller for KOIN News 6 Portland:

Roughly two dozen people showed up to Finicum's memorial along Highway 395 to say a few words #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/2a632j8TLM

— Cole Miller (@ColeKOIN) February 5, 2016

And watch here, "Hundreds attend LaVoy Finicum viewing," and "Sympathizers pack Utah town for LaVoy Finicum."

LaVoy Finicum Speaks to the Press on 17th Day of Armed Standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (VIDEO)

Following-up from earlier, "LaVoy Finicum's Death in Oregon Occupation Prompts Memorials Across the Country."

Here's a video flashback, via the Portland Oregonian:

LaVoy Finicum's Death in Oregon Occupation Prompts Memorials Across the Country

At the Portland Oregonian:

Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was shot to death by the side of a remote Oregon road. Few were there to see him die, but hundreds of people around the country have indicated they will attend rallies and vigils in his memory this weekend.

Finicum was a prominent figure in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He was fatally shot by Oregon State Police on the 25th day of the occupation during a traffic stop that ended with the arrest of key leaders of the occupation.

The funeral is Friday, Feb. 5, in Kanab, Utah, Finicum's family said. More than 30 memorials, candlelight vigils and rallies in at least 17 states are planned for Feb. 5, Feb. 6 and Feb. 7.

Though the FBI said Finicum was reaching for a gun before he was shot, some rally organizers said he should not have died.

"If he was breaking laws, they should have arrested him. He didn't have that chance," said Krista Etter, who has scheduled a rally in front of the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida. "He didn't get to be heard to prove he was guilty of anything."

One Facebook event scheduled for Sunday is called "Rally Protest Of The MURDER of LaVoy Finicum."

Keep reading.

Shawna Cox Begs to Attend LaVoy Finicum Funeral

She's being denied.

The funeral's today, in Kanab, Utah.

At the Portland Oregonian, "Accused Oregon refuge occupier begs to attend LaVoy Finicum funeral."

Accused Oregon refuge occupier begs to attend LaVoy Finicum funeral #OregonStandoff https://t.co/J8Uv4cE9hI pic.twitter.com/xFCpSbWTk7

— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) February 5, 2016

Malheur Holdouts David Fry, Sean Anderson, Sandy Anderson, and Jeff Banta Included in Federal Indictment

Flashback to last Saturday, "'It feels like a zombie apocalypse' — Last Malheur Holdouts Hope Against Hope (VIDEO)."

Well, I guess the feds aren't going to agree to the demands of the last holdouts.

Here's the story, at the Portland Oregonian, "Federal grand jury indicts 16 in refuge takeover":

BREAKING: 4 remaining occupiers indicted for federal conspiracy: David Fry, Sean Anderson, Sandy Anderson and Jeff Banta.

— Les Zaitz (@LesZaitz) February 4, 2016

Indictments accuse 16 of threatening violence against anyone who tried to remove them from refuge #oregonstandoff https://t.co/5n1DULrg42

— Maxine Bernstein (@maxoregonian) February 4, 2016

Read federal indictment against Bundys and alleged co-conspirators here: #oregonstandoffhttps://t.co/5n1DULrg42

— Maxine Bernstein (@maxoregonian) February 4, 2016

Ammon Bundy and 15 others accused in the armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge -- including four people who remain at the bird sanctuary -- have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to impede federal officers through intimidation, threats or force.

A federal grand jury returned the indictments Wednesday and they were unsealed Thursday morning.

It accuses Ammon Bundy, the leader of the monthlong armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside Burns, and the other key players of conspiring to prevent employees of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from working at the refuge, taking over the property armed with firearms and intimidating the people of Harney County.

The alleged offenses began Oct. 5, when two of the defendants met with the Harney County sheriff to warn of "extreme civil unrest'' if their demands were unmet, according to the indictments.

The accused co-conspirators are charged with occupying the federal property "while using and carrying firearms,'' threatening violence against anybody who attempted to remove them from the refuge and using social media and other means of communication to recruit and encourage others to join them.

The indictments also alleged the group carried firearms on the federal property and refused repeated federal orders to leave. It contends the conspiracy lasted through the date of the indictments.

Keep reading.

A Stronger Congress, a Healthier Republic

From Elizabeth Price Foley, at Instapundit, "MORE OF THIS, PLEASE: Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) have an oped in NRO, “A Stronger Congress, a Healthier Republic”:

"The federal government is broken. And while there is plenty of blame to go around, only Congress can fix it.

We don’t mean this as an indictment of any one leader or party, because the dysfunction in Washington today has accreted over decades, under Houses, Senates, and presidents of every partisan combination, as well as the many different justices of the Supreme Court. . . .

The stability and moral legitimacy of America’s governing institutions depend on a representative, transparent, and accountable Congress to make its laws. For years, however, Congress has delegated too much of its legislative authority to the executive branch, skirting the thankless work and ruthless accountability that Article 1 demands and taking up a new position as backseat drivers of the republic.

So today, Americans’ laws are increasingly written by people other than their representatives in the House and Senate, and via processes specifically designed to exclude public scrutiny and input. This arrangement benefits well-connected insiders who thrive in less-accountable modes of policymaking, but it does so at the expense of the American people — for whose freedom our system of separated powers was devised in the first place.

In short, we have moved from a nation governed by the rule of law to one governed by the rule of rulers and unelected, unaccountable regulators. Congress’s abdication, unsurprisingly, has led to a proliferation of bad policy and to the erosion of public trust in the institutions of government. Distrust, also unsurprisingly, is now the defining theme of American politics. . .

Keep reading.

Here's KOIN News 6's Coverage of CNN's Victoria Sharp Interview (VIDEO)

Following-up from yesterday, "'If You're Gonna Shoot, Just Shoot Me'! Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Unjustly 'Gunned Down' by LEOs (VIDEO)."

Via Portland's KOIN News 6:

LATEST: LaVoy Finicum Investigation Expected to Take 4-to-6 Weeks (VIDEO)

Following-up, "LATEST: #Malheur Holdout David Fry Says Occupation at Wildlife Refuge is 'Civil Disobedience'." And here, "Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)."

Also, "'If You're Gonna Shoot, Just Shoot Me'! Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Unjustly 'Gunned Down' by LEOs (VIDEO)."

Now, at the Portland Oregonian, "Investigation into death of Oregon standoff spokesman LaVoy Finicum expected to take 4 to 6 weeks":

Investigators said Tuesday they will release no information on the shooting death of Oregon standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum until their work is complete – probably not for another four to six weeks.

The FBI have confirmed that Oregon State Police troopers shot Finicum a week ago at a roadblock along U.S. 395 about 20 miles north of Burns while he and other key figures in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were traveling to another county for a community meeting.

Finicum reached at least twice toward a jacket pocket that later was found to contain a 9mm handgun, the FBI said in a statement last week. The agency released aerial video of the shooting, but the grainy long-distance images and lack of audio have fueled debate about what it shows.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into the shooting with help from Bend and Redmond police and state police stationed in Deschutes County.

Expect updates...

'If You're Gonna Shoot, Just Shoot Me'! Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Unjustly 'Gunned Down' by LEOs (VIDEO)

The latest developments are here, "LATEST: #Malheur Holdout David Fry Says Occupation at Wildlife Refuge is 'Civil Disobedience'." And here, "Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)."

Ms. Sharp's covered previously here, "#Malheur Occupier Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Had 'Hands Up' Before Police Opened Fire (AUDIO)."

And she's out now with additional statements in a new CNN interview, "Woman says she was feet away when shots killed Oregon occupier Finicum."

And stay with the interview all the way to the end. Sharp says that "If I lose my life for the future of America, it's worth it."

(CNN) Victoria Sharp says she is certain LaVoy Finicum was unjustly gunned down by state police after they and the FBI pursued his vehicle in southern Oregon.

"I was just a few feet away in the truck," she insisted to CNN. "I know what I saw."

Sharp, 18, claims she was one of three people in the back seat of a white truck driven by Finicum, one of the armed occupiers at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Sharp says she and seven siblings went to the occupation site recently to sing Christian songs and provide "moral support for the protest of the federal government."

They left the refuge near Burns last Tuesday for a community meeting in another town. The FBI said it had information that Finicum and the others in two vehicles were armed.

Finicum pulled away from an attempt to arrest him and Ammon Bundy, the leader of the nearly four-week occupation. A dramatic chase down tree-lined U.S. 395 ensued. As shown on an FBI video taken from a pursuing helicopter, it ends when Finicum swerves to miss a roadblock, nearly hitting an officer and plowing into deep snow.

The driver quickly exits the video with hands in the air....

Sharp said Thursday that as soon as the vehicle hit the snow bank, she heard shots hit the truck. It's not clear on the video whether any rounds were hitting the vehicle.

"He had his hands up," Sharp said. "He was shouting that if they were going to shoot, then just shoot him. I remember him saying that if they shoot him, it's an innocent man's blood on their hands."

As seen on the FBI video, Finicum reaches twice toward a jacket pocket. Officers fire. Finicum falls to the ground. The FBI said it recovered a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun in that left side pocket of his jacket.

Sharp said she heard three shots and saw Finicum fall. "He wasn't doing anything aggressive, anything," she insisted. "He was just walking with his hands up."

When asked whether Finicum reached for a weapon, Sharp said, "He was not showing any signs of aggression."

Check back here for all the breaking coverage...

LATEST: #Malheur Holdout David Fry Says Occupation at Wildlife Refuge is 'Civil Disobedience'

Following-up from earlier, "Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)." Here's an update from developments out on the range.

From Molly Young, at the Portland Oregonian, "Oregon standoff holdout David Fry says: 'This is the time to break the law'":

Some highlights: David Fry's parents call in, his father tells him he's proud of him. (1/3) #OregonStandoff

— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 2, 2016

One caller asks if they're keeping warm. Fry says yes, they're eating vegetables, hamburgers and staying by the fire. (2/3) #OregonStandoff

— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 2, 2016

Fry concedes the refuge occupation is technically breaking the law. He calls it "civil disobedience." (3/3) #OregonStandoff

— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 2, 2016

It's an 8 deg morning in Harney County. If the final 4 are really camping, brrr. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/XjcSn4mpHo

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 2, 2016

Today is like yesterday, which was much like the day before. 4 occupiers remain. It's cold outside. #HappyGroundhogDay

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 2, 2016

BURNS -- The final occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are still holding out for a miracle and taking all the prayers they can get.

FBI officials confirmed the armed occupation continued Tuesday, its 32nd day.

Jailed occupation leader Ammon Bundy issued another statement asking the four holdouts to "go home now so their lives are not taken."

He signaled what he wants to happen next: Have the FBI and Oregon State Police leave Harney County so the county sheriff can "cordon off the refuge" as local residents decide what to do with the land, he said.

Local leaders have responded in the past to similar demands by Bundy with silence or an oft-repeated request for him to abandon the standoff and return home.

In the meantime, the remaining occupiers are staying warm by gathering around a fire and eating hamburgers and vegetables...

Keep reading.

And check back for updates. These people can't holdout forever, and things might get crazy, although hopefully not tragic.

Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)

CNN has a report, "Oregon standoff leader Ammon Bundy withdraws request for release":

(CNN)Ammon Bundy, the rancher who led an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, abruptly reversed course Tuesday and withdrew a request to be released from custody as he awaits trial on a felony conspiracy charge, court papers showed.

Bundy had initially been scheduled Tuesday to ask a federal judge in Oregon to release him on electronic GPS surveillance, his attorney Mike Arnold said.

But now Bundy will resubmit that request at a later time, his attorneys said in court papers. He will stay incarcerated "to gather further evidence of his statements and actions encouraging a peaceful protest and civil disobedience," court documents said.

Bundy eventually plans to challenge U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman's order to keep him in custody pending the trial, according to court documents.

Bundy's attorneys have indicated they ultimately plan to argue in U.S. District Court that their client should be permitted to stay at his home in Idaho and only return to Oregon for court appearances. The federal court system's pretrial services earlier recommended Bundy's conditional release, according to court papers filed by Bundy's attorneys...

And at KOIN News 6 Portland, "Bundy withdraws release appeal before hearing: Motion withdrew, lawyers say will revisit later."

Watch:



PREVIOUSLY: "Tense Standoff Between Rival Lavoy Finicum Protesters at Harney County Courthouse, Burns, Oregon (VIDEO)."

Tense Standoff Between Rival Lavoy Finicum Protesters at Harney County Courthouse, Burns, Oregon (VIDEO)

Following up from yesterday, "'Hands Up Don't Shoot'! — Dueling LaVoy Finicum Protests at Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Oregon."

Watch, here's Jennifer Dowling, for KOIN News 6 Portland:

Burns, Oregon, Stays Warm and Welcoming as Circus of Outsiders Swarms Residents

Following-up on earlier entries, "LATEST: #Malheur Occupier David Fry Remains at Wildlife Refuge Along with Last Three Holdouts," and "'Hand Up Don't Shoot'! — Dueling LaVoy Finicum Protests at Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Oregon."

And now, at the New York Times, "An Unwanted Circus Descends, and an Oregon Town Strives to Stay Kind":

A circus prevails at the #MalheurRefuge occupation in #Oregon, but decency and kindness are holding their own too. https://t.co/UsTWwZXMsx

— Kirk Johnson (@kljohnso) February 1, 2016

BURNS, Ore. — Remote Western towns, in midwinter’s grip, definitely have some romance to them. But this one has become a circus tent: A giddy but tense crush of humanity has descended here in rural eastern Oregon, benefiting businesses and swamping them, filling bars, and making motel rooms unattainable amid a bizarre tide of guns, police, reporters and ideologues quoting (at length) from the United States Constitution.

That’s Burns.

There is no question things have been rough here. The armed occupation that began on Jan. 2 at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside town has dragged on, and tensions heightened last week with the fatal shooting of one of the most visible occupiers, LaVoy Finicum, by Oregon State Police troopers in an arrest that went bad.

The place is just crazily overrun. Every motel room within 70 miles is taken. Barstools are packed at the Central Pastime Tavern, with journalists and armed antigovernment protesters elbow to elbow, tucking down I.P.A.s and perhaps — for braver souls — the bull testicles on the bar menu. Hard to know, but there are probably also undercover F.B.I. agents now and then playing pool in the back, trying to appear like locals in boots and jeans under the mounted bighorn sheep and buffalo heads.

Residents have argued with each other over what to think about the occupiers and their goals, and they have wounded one another in the process.

Anxieties could ratchet up again this week, with a protest planned for Monday at the Harney County courthouse by self-styled patriot groups angry about Mr. Finicum’s death. The United States Marshals Office also said Sunday that one of the 11 people arrested in the standoff — Shawna Cox — had been released, though the authorities would not provide other details. A judge had previously said Ms. Cox could not leave custody until the occupation had ended.

But here’s the thing: For the most part, Burns has not stopped being warm and welcoming to outsiders, even as that has become harder to do. If you were going to spend nearly the entire month of January in a town of about 2,000 people — isolated by distance in the high eastern Oregon desert, and often with bad weather to boot — you could do a lot worse.

“We just decided to be kind,” said Leah Planinz, who owns Glory Days Pizza with her husband, Nick. She was perhaps talking partly about her philosophy, but more specifically about the restaurant’s overstuffed brown leather couch in the back near the arcade room...

Keep reading.

PREVIOUSLY: "Burns, Oregon: Torn Apart by the Malheur Occupation," and "'Ambushed and Assassinated' — Residents in Burns, Oregon, React to Shooting Death of LaVoy Finicum."

'Hands Up Don't Shoot'! — Dueling LaVoy Finicum Protests at Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Oregon

Following-up from this morning, "LATEST: #Malheur Occupier David Fry Remains at Wildlife Refuge Along with Last Three Holdouts."

Via various sources on Twitter, some tense protesters and counter-protesters:

Statement by @HarneyCountyGov Judge Grasty on today's planned protests: pic.twitter.com/oxAO20yoEw

— Harney Cty. Sheriff (@HarneyCoSheriff) February 1, 2016

Protest at Harney County courthouse is a shouting match between locals yelling "go home" and Patriot movement types, many from out of state.

— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 1, 2016

Interesting to see Patriot-movement folks using Black Lives Matter language to protest LaVoy's death. "Hands up, don't shoot," they yell.

— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 1, 2016

Big sign posted on Harney Co Courthouse door ahead of protest reminding folks no weapons allowed inside #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/TKU2oO8bDE

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

A ribbon was also tied around a lamp post ahead of today's planned gathering outside at around noon #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/FDoQlXqjlN

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Liz Appelman is ready to stand in solidarity with law enforcement during today's courthouse protest #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/369EkIBdOR

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Liz says as many as 100 are expected to come out to counter protest the event organized by militia groups #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/W9I9DQKZ7U

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Sign says "Refuge Occupiers Belong in Jail" #koin6news pic.twitter.com/BurVSW78lN

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Paiute Tribal Chair stands with sign that says "Go Home" outside the Harney Co Courthouse #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/jCa3EoelhF

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

A view from the courthouse steps on the flip side #koin6news pic.twitter.com/EGYcwO94iJ

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Many here today came out to protest Lavoy Finicum's "murder" #koin6news pic.twitter.com/1RM7QUiBZS

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

A view from above the protest and counter protest at the Harney Co Courthouse #KOIN6News #MalheurOccupation pic.twitter.com/KYYSizpnUP

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

This sign says "stop the anarchy. Thank you LEO (law enforcement officers) " #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/vONrRPxWS0

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

This sign reads "you are not our voice" #KOIN6News #Oregonstandoff #MalheurRefuge occupation pic.twitter.com/iWoRtkpfiz

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Woman in old-style western wear stands with sign that says "For Lavoy" #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/ypePUTnHEY

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Crowd winding down, some still holding signs by the courthouse protesting the sheriff & Judge Grasty. #KOIN6News pic.twitter.com/odcqgg5yYV

— Jennifer Dowling (@JenDowlingKoin6) February 1, 2016

Protesters say Finicum's death was murder. Counter protesters are supporting enforcement. #Oregonstandoff

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

I estimate 300 locals here supporting law enforcement and officials, 150 protesting Finicum's death. Tense. pic.twitter.com/uJuJWnZ2XJ

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

Protest/counter protest still going on. Lots of shouting/emotion on both sides. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/EXIZ31Mlv2

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

In the middle of the protests, a circle of local residents begin to pray. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/OYuTDse4UT

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

This man is growing hoarse yelling "go home" to the PPN protesters. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/w5JDJbL84f

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

Seeing lots of photos of Finicum among protesters. This man came from Redmond. pic.twitter.com/59esJhXS9e

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

Protesters tried to approach the courthouse doors; locals backed up to block them. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/2Pf9wKN99s

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

I'll have more on the protests later tonight, with video if it becomes available. Expect updates...

LATEST: #Malheur Occupier David Fry Remains at Wildlife Refuge Along with Last Three Holdouts

The update, from Julie Turkewitz, of the New York Times:

Just spoke with David Fry, one of the Malheur occupation holdouts. He's still there and tells me there are three others with him.

— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) February 1, 2016

There's a huge protest going on outside the Harney County Courthouse right now in Burns. I'll have more on that later today, along with all the regular Iowa blogging.

What a day, man.

Office of Bureau of Land Management, Burns, Oregon, Flies the Gadsden Flag (PHOTO)

The Marines and the Navy have flown the flag since 1775, although it seems like BLM's exactly the opposite of what that flag stands for: "Don’t Tread On Me"

Via OPB's Amanda Peacher, on Twitter:

So, the Gadsden "Don't tread on me" flag is suddenly hanging at BLM HQ outside Burns. #OregonStandoff pic.twitter.com/16nRBMRvEZ

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 1, 2016

Malheur Defendant Shawna Cox Is Close Family Friend and the Bundys' Live-In Secretary

Well, perhaps this is something folks might have been wondering about.

At the New York Times, "Who is Shawna Cox, the only woman arrested with Bundy’s Oregon militia?":

Thus far, details about [Shawna] Cox are scant, but it is known that she drove from South Utah to East Oregon to join the militia, which hopes to pressure the government to hand federal lands over to local ranchers, loggers, and miners. The protesters — who call themselves “Citizens for Constitutional Freedom,” though they have become known on Twitter as “Y’all Qaeda” — seized the wildlife reserve after a court extended the sentence of Dwight and Steve Hammond, two ranchers jailed for setting fire to federal lands. The movement was spearheaded by Ammon and Ryan Bundy, whose father, Cliven, staged an armed resistance when federal officials tried to stop him from grazing his cattle on government pastures.

A 2014 WND article describes Cox as a “close family friend who has become the Bundys’ live-in secretary.” She spoke out in defense of Cliven Bundy in 2014 after he publicly claimed that African Americans “abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton.” Cox told WND that Bundy is not a racist, and that “We believe slavery is horrible!”

After the takeover of the wildlife reserve, Cox appears to have acted as a spokeswoman for “Citizens for Constitutional Freedom.” On January 4, during a protest in support of the Hammonds, Cox read a letter of grievances from the group, demanding that the verdict against the Hammonds be reviewed. “We the people of these states united, insist that you immediately assemble an independent evidential hearing board,” she said. “We require your thoughtful response within five days of the date of this notice.” Cox also asserted that the letter had been signed by “tens of thousands” of people from across the country, “including Hawaii.”

A few days before her arrest, Cox gave an interview from within the occupied federal building. “When the people come and take their rightful position, then we can go home,” she said. “They are coming; it’s just taking a little while.”

PREVIOUSLY: "VIDEO: Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Address the Media Outside Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, January 29, 2016."

LATEST: Busy Signals — Phones and Internet Communications Down at Malheur Refuge #OregonStandoff

Not too much to report.

It's Sunday, and not a whole lot of LEOs have been on the scene.

Jennifer Dowling reports, for KOIN News 6 Portland:



PREVIOUSLY: "LATEST: Malheur Holdouts Say the FBI Has Cut Their Phone and Internet Communications," and "WATCH: Authorities Establish New Roadblock at #Malheur National Wildlife Reserve (VIDEO)."

WATCH: Authorities Establish New Roadblock at #Malheur National Wildlife Reserve (VIDEO)

Something's happening.

Here's my earlier entry, "LATEST: Malheur Holdouts Say the FBI Has Cut Their Phone and Internet Communications."

Not sure what's going on, although authorities towed a silver van out of the refuge.

Watch, via the Portland Oregonian:



Expect updates...

LATEST: Malheur Holdouts Say the FBI Has Cut Their Phone and Internet Communications

I'm not sure what's up?

Sounds like the FBI's gonna try to smoke 'em out today, although Anderson and co. should be okay as long as the beer and cigarettes holdout.

At the Portland Oregonian, "Oregon standoff: Most phone and Internet service for occupiers ends, supporter says":

Just spoke w David Fry, one of the Malheur holdouts. "I personally am tired. I stayed up all night," he said.

— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) January 31, 2016

David Fry said he's several hundred feet from the refuge, the group slept in tents. “We’re trying to show we weren’t being hostile ..." 1/2

— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) January 31, 2016

"... we aren’t occupying the refuge anymore than it should be.” 2/2

— julieturkewitz (@julieturkewitz) January 31, 2016

David Fry tells @OPBnews they've lost Internet and all but his phone has been cut. He can receive calls but not dial out. #Oregonstandoff

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) January 31, 2016

It also seems the landlines at the refuge are out of service. #Oregonstandoff

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) January 31, 2016

We're not sure yet if power has been cut. The 4 occupiers say they're using a generator and not inside buildings. #Oregonstandoff

— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) January 31, 2016

BURNS -- As the anti-government standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge entered its 30th day, the remaining occupiers claimed many of their phone lines no longer worked.

The four holdouts awoke to discover that many lost phone and Internet service overnight, according to Greg Whalen, a Nevada supporter who said he had been in contact with the armed protesters. They have refused to leave the refuge until they are guaranteed they won't be arrested.

The occupiers have produced several online videos detailing their stance, but their account has been quiet since Saturday evening. At the time, they vowed their fight would continue.

Whalen said one of the protestors, Sean Anderson, was able to make a call this morning using a cell phone without Internet to say his other phone, with Internet access, was no longer working. Calls by The Oregonian/OregonLive to Anderson ended with an automated message saying the user was not available.

Anderson, 47, is encamped at the refuge with his wife, Sandy Anderson, 48, of Riggins, Idaho, and two other men: David Fry, 27, of Blanchester, Ohio and Jeff Banta, 46, of Elko, Nevada.

Fry relayed a similar account of the morning's events to OPB.

Expect updates...