News and Society ‘Horrific’: Record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Oregon Kenneth LemleyJuly 6, 2021 Gilliam and Marion counties showed the state’s highest temperature of 117 degrees, according to the weather service. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/05/pacific-northwest-heat-wave-oregon-death-toll/7869050002/