Month: September 2017

Wildfire smoke — it’s everywhere, inescapable, covering much of Central Oregon like an ashy blanket. Some aren’t letting the smoke…

Trails are being blazed, but not by hikers. “We started hitting some more fires since we’ve come in to Oregon,” Olivia Edgar said…

(Update: Adds comments from festival official, businessman) The Sisters Folk Festival scheduled Friday through Sunday of this weekend has been…

Along with blanketing Oregon in smoke, this fire season has also brought its fair share of road closures, pilot cars and temporary blockages to the…

House Republican Leader Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte) issued the following statement Wednesday regarding his plans for 2018 and his decision not to…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Nike officials say the company will lay off 490 Oregon workers by the end of the month.  The Oregonian/OregonLive…

Beginning October 1, Forest Service employees will be stationed in developed and dispersed recreation sites and along Forest Service roads on the…

The Oregon Veterinary Medical Association and State Veterinarian Dr. Brad LeaMaster advised pet owners Wednesday to be aware of the impact of…

The following message came Wednesday from Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center: Our hearts go out to the thousands of Texans whose homes have…

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, in which we asked whether people believe children of undocumented immigrants should be allowed…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday repealed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA, and gave Congress a six-month window to…

(Update: Fire grows to 30,000 acres; crews save Multnomah Falls Lodge) Despite a dramatically larger size, managers on the 30,000-acre Eagle Creek…

(Update: Adding Merkley comments) All five of Oregon’s House members — Reps. Peter DeFazio , Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Greg Walden…

The north entrance to Crater Lake National Park closed temporarily beginning on Monday to allow for fire line operations related to the Spruce Lake…

On Tuesday, in conjunction with the first day of school, Secretary of State Dennis Richardson announced the start of a new civics program that…

More than a dozen wildfires are currently burning throughout Oregon. Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management activated the state Emergency…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Ducks moved practice to the coast Tuesday to escape smoky air caused by wildfires across the state. Players…

Due to dangerously high levels of smoke in the air, the 2017 Central Oregon Walk to Defeat ALS® that would have taken place this Saturday,…

(Update: Evacuation notices dropped in Sisters area, still in place for Nash Fire) Another big sign of progress Tuesday evening on the 22,500-acre…

(Update: Hwy. 126 reopens after closure due to spot fire but new evacuations) The nearly 9,000-acre Separation Fire on the Willamette National Forest…