Local News
Wildfire survivors appeal to Congress to end federal income tax on settlements, lawyer fees
Western wildfire survivors are calling on Congress to stop playing political football with a bill that would relieve ...
State
Steady rains bring end to history-making wildfire season
With steady rain and cooler weather, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts terminated fire restrictions as of Monday, ...
Nation
This year’s hottest app is a wildfire tracker
The wildfire didn’t burn Lisa Rice’s home, but it huffed it full of smoke and soot, and melted ...
State
Record wildfires: Kotek asks for second federal disaster declaration this year
Gov. Tina Kotek has appealed to the Biden administration to declare a disaster in Oregon to provide funding ...
State
Rehab for public land burned in Durkee, Cow Valley fires estimated at $27 million
Rehabilitating public land burned in two of the region’s biggest wildfires this summer could cost about $27 million ...
State
As Oregon firefighter and lawmaker,Dacia Grayber lives on the front lines
When Dacia Grayber was 10 years old, the chimney on her family’s home caught fire. She watched in ...
Nation
Where forest fires have caused an alarming increase in carbon emissions
When a tree burns, it releases carbon dioxide that can further trap heat on Earth. A new study ...
Local News
Rainstorm not enough to knock down Little Lava Fire, officials say
The brief rainstorm that swept across Central Oregon on Tuesday evening wasn’t enough to knock out the Little ...
State
Sharp divide in Oregon over bill to step up logging to prevent wildfires
For the last 30 years, shrub and grass fires have burned far more acres and destroyed more property ...
Environment
Oregon’s explosive wildfire season continues into autumn
October typically marks the end of the wildfire season. But record-breaking heat in midsummer set up conditions to ...
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