Whitewater controversy Whitewater controversy The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy of the 1990s. It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation. This failed business venture was incorporated in 1979 with the purpose of developing vacation properties on land along the White River near Flippin, Arkansas. A March 1992 "New York Times" article published during the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign reported that the Clintons, then governor and first lady of Arkansas, had invested and lost money
Whitewater Fire began collecting water from Detroit Lake and select trailheads were closed in Willamette National Forest and Deschutes National Forest. By mid-August, the Little Devil Fire started about two miles northwest of the Whitewater Fire. At the start of September, the Whitewater Fire had grown to . Air quality still remained poor in Detroit and declined in Breitenbush. The final Willamette National Forest update on the Whitewater Fire was on September 26, 2017. The fire had burned and was 64% contained. Forest Service Road 45 reopened to traffic with all other trail and road closures remaining in place. Fire crews continue