Wildfires
Alder Springs Fire grows to 2,500 acres, prompts evacuations in Crooked River Ranch
Wildland firefighter crews continued to battle a large, wind-driven brush fire on Tuesday that has burned over 2,500…
Environment
Forest Service offers fee-free day on June 19
Summer is just getting going and the Forest Service wants you to get out there and enjoy your…
Environment
BLM to hold wild horse adoption event June 25-27 in Hines
Want to give a wild horse a home? A wild horse adoption event is planned to be held…
Environment
Trump signs law repealing tailpipe emission standards affecting 18 states
President Donald Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution Thursday that revokes California’s authority to set tailpipe emissions…
Environment
Trump breaks historic Columbia River deal between U.S. government, tribes, Northwest states
In an order issued Thursday, Trump said he would withdraw the U.S. from a 2023 deal made with…
Environment
New restrictions announced to prevent wildfire in east of the Cascades
High temperatures across the region and drying fuels have prompted officials to announce new fire precautions for the…
Local News
Deschutes National Forest to start 25,000-acre forest restoration project near Sisters
The Deschutes National Forest is moving ahead with a large forest restoration project in western Deschutes County that…
Government
Environment, social justice groups withdraw support for governor’s key groundwater protection bill
A 39-page amendment added to the bill Friday neutralizes the power it would have brought to state agencies…
Top-Home
District to start $10 million fish screen project
The fish screens at the head of the North Unit Irrigation District canal have been in place since…
Environment
Smith Rock welcome center construction delayed, but groundbreaking in 2026 still possible
A plan by Oregon State Parks to build a new welcome center at Smith Rock State Park has…
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