By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters, aided by helicopters dropping fire retardant and water, battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the suburbs of Portland. The number of people ordered to evacuate statewide because of fires rose to an estimated 500,000 — more than 10% of the state's 4.2 million people, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management reported late Thursday. The Oregon Convention Center in Portland was among the buildings being transformed into shelters for evacuees. A change in the weather, […]

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