Lightning fires in southwest Oregon — A series of lightning storms have ignited dozens of wildfires in southwestern Oregon. The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest reported upward of 30 starts spread out from the Bear Camp Road area to Prospect. Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Forestry confirmed 40 fires in Jackson and Josephine counties. Most of the fires are small, but the volume stretched firefighting resources.

6-year sentence for Fred Meyer bomb explosion — A Portland man who ignited a pipe bomb in a Fred Meyer store has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison. Police went to the southeast Portland store in May 2016 after being alerted that someone had placed a small pipe bomb in an aisle. The bomb detonated shortly before officers arrived. The explosion damaged the aisle, but nobody was hurt. DNA collected from a piece of electrical tape was matched to Monte Kaija, a convicted felon. The 47-year-old was sentenced Monday. He had previously pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device. He told investigators he detonated the bomb as a diversion so he could shoplift.

Coyote, not cougar, attack — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a small dog attacked in Portland last week was likely bitten by a coyote, not a cougar as initially reported. A woman reported that the dog was in her yard when a cougar attacked early Thursday. The dog suffered two puncture wounds but survived and is expected to make a full recovery. ODFW later examined the bite marks and determined they were likely inflicted by a coyote, which are more common in Oregon.