Video: How wildfires are named in Oregon In most cases, wildfires are named by the first on-scene commander. Firefighters are taught to name a fire based on the most local landmark....
Watch as smoke from Slate Fire passes over Detroit Lake Multiple agencies worked to put out the Slate Fire in Willamette National Forest near Detroit Lake...
Oregon wildfires: Tips to know, things to bring during an evacuation Oregon has three evacuations levels. Here are some tips on what the levels mean and...
Carolyn DeFord was hoping for change. She was hoping for answers. She’s been hoping for 24 years. On Feb. 18, 2019, DeFord was making the long...
Two finalists have been picked to become the next director of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Debbie Colbert and Kaitlin Lovell were selected from a...
The short legislative session that concluded Thursday was in stark contrast to the tumultuous, 160-day session in 2023 that ended with eight straight days of long...
Last August, the Oregon Health Authority asked residential addiction treatment providers to identify “shovel ready” projects to increase the state’s ability to care for adults and...
Oregon lawmakers are starting the legislative session, promising to aim squarely at the state’s homelessness and drug addiction crisis. From Gov. Tina Kotek to Democratic and...
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Curt Melcher is retiring in April, creating an opening for a position that plays a major role in managing...
Oregon’s top elected officials pledged to spend millions of dollars on winter road maintenance after dire warnings from the state Department of Transportation that highways would...
