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The 4,862-acre Nash Fire that broke out in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area is still at zero containment, and officials are still prepping for any…

“Enough smoke. Enough fires,” Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said Tuesday as he again urged Congress to act to allow proper management of…

A towel placed too close to a sauna heater sparked a southwest Bend house fire that caused about $5,000 damage Tuesday morning, officials said.…

A 29-year-old Bend man who allegedly failed to stop his speeding SUV for a police officer in northwest Bend Monday night was arrested about an hour…

Outdoor rental companies said they were seeing a slow Labor Day weekend. They blamed the smoke, not the heat, for the uncharacteristically slow…

Elk Lake looked a lot different than what people might expect on Labor Day — fire engines lining the road, the dining patio deserted, and the…

(Update: Nash Fire now at 3,500 acres; Monday morning update) It may just be one, worst-case scenario of many that could occur on the most-watched…

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Round-Up week’s most visible purveyor of the Stars and Bars won’t be back on Pendleton’s Main Street…

(Update: Comments from Josh Peplin’s thankful parents) Josh Peplin and Kenneth Matthews probably have never met each other, but the 22-year-old…

Central Oregon Locavore, threatened with closure earlier this year, issued a big “Thank you Central Oregon!” on Sunday. Locavore achieved…

The Nash Fire is still burning within the Three Sisters Wilderness, about four miles from the popular campsites like Elk Lake along the Cascade Lakes…

Marion County Emergency Management issued a Level 2 evacuation notice Sunday for the Breitenbush Hot Springs resort area and a portion of the…

(Update: Fire may be caused by fireworks misuse; Gov. Brown invokes Conflagration aCt) A wildfire that trapped more than 150 hikers in the Columbia…

After a hot and smoky August for much of the High Desert, wildfire smoke from wildfires near and far kept the air murky and unhealthy in some places…

(Update: OSP identifies driver as Prineville man) A motorcyclist ran a stop sign and was struck and killed by a semi-truck early Saturday morning on…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Willie Taggart era at Oregon got off to a fast start with Tony Brooks-James’ 100-yard touchdown return on the…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Isaiah Hodgins caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jake Luton with about a minute left as Oregon State came back to…

A kitchen fire that spread smoke throughout a Deschutes River Woods home Friday night and caused about $60,000 in damage was caused by combustibles…

HUBBARD, Ore. (AP) – A hazelnut company in northwest Oregon has been pushing out nuts on nothing but the power of the hot, summer sun. The…

CLE ELLUM, Wash. (AP) – New evacuations notices were issued overnight Saturday because of the Jolly Mountain fire, which has burned more than…