PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — Summer temperatures are heating up, and the allure of local rivers and lakes is growing stronger. But with that allure comes risks, according to local officials. The deputy ...

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

Oregon's wildfire season is now in full swing across the state with all Oregon Department of Forestry districts officially ...

This week, a wave of lightning strikes hit inland Northern California, causing small fires to spark up throughout the region. Despite hundreds of strikes, though, fire agencies in Humboldt County say ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – The Black Canyon Fire is burning at 300 acres on Hart Mountain Refuge, according to South Central Oregon ...

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

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

The legislative session officially ended Friday, and transportation funding failed to pass. Democrats presented the package ...

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

Roughly 70% of Oregon’s ground ambulance service areas are in rural communities, according to the state’s Office of Rural ...

We’ll see another day of hot temperatures in the 90s. The heat will contribute to storm development this afternoon.We’ve ...

Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson said a Sunday incident near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in which a man apparently set a fire ...