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The governor declared the state of emergency on June 20, with an expiration date of July 30. It's now extended through Nov. 2 ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency on Wednesday warning the state’s wildfire threat is only expected to increase as the summer continues.
Central Oregon’s Cram Fire, east of Madras, broke out on July 13 and went on to burn more than 95,000 acres, becoming the ...
Lawmakers will reconvene in August to try to avoid mass layoffs at transportation agencies. As wildfires sweep the state, the ...
Oregon’s major wildfires continue to burn Monday but are mostly contained after a weekend of hard work by firefighters, along with some helpful rain. The Rowena fire, which sparked June 11 and ...
And, Neujahr stressed, many of Oregon's early-season wildfires have been human-caused. The Rowena Fire closed I-84 eastbound between mileposts 64 and 82.
The Rowena Fire burned 63 homes in The Dalles in June. “Oregon is already experiencing a devastating wildfire season that will have lasting consequences.
Multiple large wildfires have already exploded this year, largely east of the Cascade Range, including the growing Cram Fire, ...
A lawsuit filed on June 23 alleges the Rowena Fire, which burned 56 homes and 91 properties in The Dalles, was ignited by a Union Pacific train.
Smoke from the Rowena Fire spreads across the freeway, seen from the River Road ramp to I-84 westbound near the Dalles Dam, June 11, 2025. Tony Schick / OPB Fire season started early in the Northwest.
The Rowena fire destroyed dozens of homes and other structures in the Columbia River Gorge. Just as firefighters were having success containing Oregon’s first major wildfire of the year near The ...
Assault near Oregon Convention Center MAX station … Video / Jul 17, 2025 / 06:23 PM PDT ...