Donations pour in for fire evacuees and their pets; C.O drop-off locations arise
Wildfire evacuees are still arriving at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds from various fire-stricken areas around Oregon, and many Central Oregonians…
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Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast
Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews…
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Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing
Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some…
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Lake County town of Paisley under Level 3 evacuation order due to Brattain Fire
The 250 or so residents of the Lake County town of Paisley were told to evacuate Saturday due to burnout operations on the 8,000-acre Brattain Fire…
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At least 7 dead, dozens missing as 36 wildfires burn across Oregon
At least seven people have died and dozens more are missing amid dozens of Oregon wildfires that have burned more than a million acres, put a…
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ODOT: North Umpqua Highway 138E to be closed for at least a week
Oregon Highway 138E (the North Umpqua Highway) is expected to remain closed between Glide and U.S. Highway 97 for at least a week due to hazardous…
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C.O. businesses close due to smoke
Businesses across Central Oregon closed their doors Friday due to the heavy smoke clouding the…
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Among widespread impacts of hazardous smoke; RDM flight cancellations, delays
As expected, a shift in winds blew thick smoke from the region’s wildfires into the High Desert late Thursday and Friday morning, sending air-quality…
Continue Reading President Trump approves Oregon’s emergency disaster declaration due to wildfires
President Donald J. Trump has declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oregon and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and…
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Busy pit crew: Redmond Air Center tankers battling fires across the Northwest
With wildfires raging all over the West Coast, much of the air support to help ground crews tackle those blazes comes from or through the air tanker…
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‘Get out, stay out:’ Law enforcement clamps down on fire-zone looters
Get out, and stay out. That’s what the Marion and Linn County sheriff’s offices are telling evacuees as the fires in Santiam Canyon and elsewhere…
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Redmond wildland firefighting contractor sees sharp rise in job-seekers
While state and federal firefighters are usually the first line of defense against wildfires, sometimes those agencies rely on private contractors…
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Blue River’s unofficial ‘mayor’: Town ‘100% gone’ due to Holiday Farm Fire
As the Holiday Farm Fire rages on, burning 145,000 acres as of Thursday, people who had to evacuate the McKenzie River Valley are left wondering if…
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Oregon fires near 900,000 acres; Riverside, Beachie Creek expected to merge
Nearly 900,000 acres of Oregon were burning Thursday in numerous large and small wildfires across the state – nearly double the amount of land…
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Lionshead Fire update: Now over 109,000 acres, 5% contained, 1,000 firefighters
Here is Thursday’s update on the Lionshead Fire, which has spread to the west to meet the Beachie Creek Fire, grown to more than 109,000 acres and…
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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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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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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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