A total of 13 Oregon counties have voted to secede from the state and join neighboring Idaho, as part of what supporters have dubbed the "Greater Idaho" project. On May 21, Crook County backed the ...

Oregon has a new draft map illustrating which areas are most susceptible to wildfires. Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry released the proposed wildfire hazard map Thursday ...

Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University and the state Department of Forestry recently released revised draft maps of wildfire hazards across the state. The maps are designed to help educate Oregon ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The revised statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface are complete and final versions are now available on the Oregon Explorer website, the Oregon ...

The Pacific Northwest faces a multitude of major fires, blanketing the region in smoke and evacuation notices. More than 1 million acres have burned in Oregon and in Washington, Governor Jay Inslee ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In mid-October, Oregonians will have one of the best views of the annular solar eclipse. With more than two weeks left, Oregon State Parks is already preparing residents for ...

The latest edition of the USDA’s Plant Zone Hardiness Map, used by big growers and home gardeners alike, was released Wednesday, with zones in half the country changing. Just not those in most of ...

Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements under a new hazard map released Tuesday by state fire officials. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A few Oregon locations have seen drought improvements this week thanks to thunderstorm activity. The severe drought has started to peel away from the northeast coastal regions ...