A fast-moving wildfire near Rowena, Oregon, scorched 2,500 acres last week, forcing thousands to evacuate. As of Monday, Level 3 “Go Now” orders were lifted, allowing residents to return and assess ...

Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire District joined ...

Firefighters are making progress containing the Rowena Fire, now at 37% containment with 3,570 acres burned, but high winds ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for the nearby residential areas, including the Crooked River ...

Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs ...

Rowena Fire continues shrinking as containment increases Tuesday ...

The Alder Springs Fire grew to 2,500 acres by the morning of June 17 and brought evacuation orders in areas northwest of ...

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A baby deer fleeing a wildfire dashed toward firefighters in Oregon, deputies said. The young animal appeared from a ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said June 16 she doesn't think lawmakers have the votes this session to use the kicker to fund ...

Kotek said she does not believe Democrats have the votes needed to pass a wildfire funding bill using money from the “kicker” ...

Kevin Wycherly's home was spared in the Rowena Fire. Now he said he's left with survivor's guilt as dozens of his neighbors ...