This week, a wave of lightning strikes hit inland Northern California, causing small fires to spark up throughout the region.

Otto, a Dilley-area resident, took his oath, but Hammond, a Gales Creek resident, was unexpectedly absent. He’d joined a task ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry upgrades the fire danger level for Jackson and Josephine counties amid hot temperatures, ...

Record funding for school, reform for civil commitment, housing changes and more passed during the 2025 session that ended June 27.

Gales Creek resident Neal Hammond was set to take his seat on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board Wednesday ...

Sales of fireworks, which start today in Clark County, generate an annual revenue of about $4 million. While debates continue between residents and public officials about whether fireworks are a laude ...

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

Oregon lawmakers have wrapped up a 2025 session that will be remembered above all else for Democrats’ towering failure to get ...

Effective Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL) will increase to IFPL LEVEL 2 on all ...

ODF protects over 16 million acres of land in Oregon, and fire season is declared locally when conditions indicate a ...

All Oregon Department of Forestry districts have entered fire season as of July 1, and fire restrictions may be in place to ...

As of July 1, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of ...