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

In advance of Independence Day, the Oregon Department of Forestry is raising fire danger from low to moderate in areas in and ...

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging Oregonians to be vigilant in the face of a National Terrorism ...

At 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 23, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the ...

The Washington County Elections Division released the certified election results on Tuesday from the May 20 special district ...

Stimson Lumber’s representatives will host a community meeting to outline plans to build a new structure at their mill near Hagg Lake Tuesday, March 4. “We are considering a proposal to add a new ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry sent a strike team of 16 firefighters and five engines to Amarillo, Texas Friday to aid the state’s firefighters as they grapple with massive wildfires. Firefighters ...

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As of 9 a.m. Sunday, no new fires had been reported. ODF has crews patrolling the area, checking each location struck anew by lightning Saturday evening. Saturday Crews left the two fires at 5 p.m.