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

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

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

Firefighter Jennifer Colton said her heart broke as soon as she saw it. A member of the Polk County crew with the Oregon ...

Rowena Fire continues shrinking as containment increases Tuesday ...

Crews battling the Rowena Fire in the eastern Columbia River Gorge made major strides over the weekend, but strong, gusty wind on Monday threatened progress.

Oregon has already seen tens of thousands of acres burned and dozens of homes destroyed by wildfires this year, with fire ...

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

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