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Occupation
Over

A man wave American flag from atop a car at the Narrows roadblock, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, near Burns, Ore. The last four occupiers of a Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge in eastern Oregon surrendered Thursday. The holdouts were the last remnants of a larger group that seized the wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago, demand-
ing that the government turn over the land to locals and release two ranchers imprisoned for setting fires.

(Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian via AP)

Last Holdouts in Oregon Standoff Surrender

REBECCA BOONE rendered Thursday, and a that seized the Malheur Na- 2, the federal land was fully Portland after encouraging
MARTHA BELLISLE leader in their movement tional Wildlife Refuge near- under the control of theU.S. the Oregon occupiers not
Associated Press who organized a 2014 ly six weeks ago, demand- government. to give up. Bundy is the fa-
BURNS, Ore. (AP) — Sur- standoff with authorities ing that the government Meanwhile, Cliven Bundy, ther of Ammon Bundy, the
rounded by FBI agents in was criminally charged in turn over the land to locals who was at the center of jailed leader of the Oregon
armored vehicles, the last federal court. and release two ranchers the 2014 standoff at his occupation.
four occupiers of a na- The holdouts were the last imprisoned for setting fires. ranch in Nevada, was ar-
tional nature preserve sur- remnants of a larger group For the first time since Jan. rested late Wednesday in Continued on page 4