While the state hopes to complete the cleanup phase within months, long-term recovery could take far longer — as long as five to seven years, the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District’s executive ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency on Wednesday warning the state’s wildfire threat is only expected to ...

Lawmakers will reconvene in August to try to avoid mass layoffs at transportation agencies. As wildfires sweep the state, the ...

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 ...

The Rowena Fire was human-caused and the cause of the other two remain under investigation. The Upper Applegate Fire roared to life, burning 470 acres and brought evacuations to the southwest Oregon ...

Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday declared a state of emergency due to the Rowena Fire, which has burned around 3,700 acres near The Dalles and 93% contained. At least 56 homes and over 90 total ...

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 ...

Reporters got an in-depth look at the recovery efforts in the Columbia River Gorge on Tuesday as cleanup from the Rowena Fire continues.

As of Monday afternoon, Highway 30 was closed from the Rowena lookout to Adeline Way. According to an update from the Oregon Department of Forestry, crews made progress Sunday, bringing the fire ...

Multiple large wildfires have already exploded this year, largely east of the Cascade Range, including the growing Cram Fire, ...

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.

Gusty, shifting winds and high temperatures have caused a wildfire in central Oregon to spread rapidly, reaching more than 40,000 acres and prompting evacuations from ranches and communities in two ...