Beachie Creek Fire at 182,000 acres; roads being reopened into areas of heavy damage
Here is Thursday morning’s update on the now-182,000-acre Beachie Creek Fire that tore through the Santiam Canyon earlier this week, causing heavy…
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C. Oregonians seek to help evacuees; Red Cross deals with COVID-19 health risks
With many Central Oregonians looking for ways to help by donating items to wildfire evacuees arriving in Deschutes County, the American Red Cross…
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3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
OROVILLE, Calilf. (AP) — Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes…
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Oregon’s congressional delegation seeks fast federal disaster declaration
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump, urging rapid approval of Gov. Kate Brown’s request for a federal…
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Destructive Almeda Fire now criminal investigation; body found in area
Police say a wildfire that apparently began in the area of a BMX park on the north side of Ashland and burned hundreds of homes is a criminal…
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Oregon trucking industry hit by widespread highway closures
The large number of wildfires closing highways across Oregon is having a major impact on travel, and that includes the state’s trucking…
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C.O. national forests, BLM banning all campfires
Central Oregon’s national forests, Crooked River Grassland, Prineville District BLM are banning all campfires, propane fire pits on federally managed…
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Central Oregonians come together to help feed evacuated pets
At the Super 8 Motel in Redmond on Wednesday, many people were out and about, walking their dogs.…
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Sisters woman offers three evacuated families shelter after fleeing Holiday Farm Fire
A woman in Sisters has taken three families under her wing after they were evacuated from their homes due the Holiday Farm…
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NW wildfires destroy 100s of homes; boy, 12, grandmother killed in Santiam Fire
Deadly wind-blown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, the governor said Wednesday, warning it could…
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Fire Alert: Bend, Redmond ban recreational fires; other government notices
The Bend and Redmond fire departments joined other agencies Wednesday in banning all recreational fires. We have that and other fire-related notices…
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Wednesday wildfire updates: Lionshead, Santiam, Two Four Two blazes
Here are Wednesday’s full updates for the Lionshead, Santiam (formerly Beachie Creek) and Two Four Two…
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Gov. Brown declares statewide conflagration; several towns ‘substantially destroyed’
Gov. Kate Brown declared her first-ever statewide conflagration Wednesday amid an unprecedented number of destructive wildfires across Oregon that…
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Highways 20 and 97 reopen, others closed; drivers urged to use ‘extreme caution’
Two major highways into and out of Central Oregon closed by wildfires in recent days have reopened, ODOT said Wednesday, though the agency is…
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Santiam Canyon pummeled by wildfire; Mill City homes, businesses lost, mayor says
Imagine driving through blood orange skies, as you evacuate a home you may never return to.…
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Two Four Two Fire near Chiloquin grows to 10,000 acres; 5% contained
The Two Four Two Fire that broke out Monday evening north of Chiloquin grew by late Tuesday night to about 10,000 acres, racing through dried grass,…
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Heat, winds fuel destructive Northwest wildfires
Wildfires fanned by high winds burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northwest, mostly destroying a small town in eastern Washington state and…
Continue Reading Wildfire information from the Willamette, Fremont-Winema forests
Here are wildfire announcements Tuesday night from the Willamette and Fremont-Winema national forests, along with helpful information from ODOT and…
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C.O. national forest, BLM officials to ban campfires on all federal lands
All campfires, propane fire pits will be banned on all federally managed public lands in Central Oregon, effective…
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Beachie Creek Fire estimated at 130,000 acres; evacuees flee to C.O. amid devastation
High winds Monday night fanned the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires, prompting Level 3 evacuations and closure of state Highway 22 through the…
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