BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A combination of weeks-old and newer fires continue to keep fire crews busy around the region as dry conditions linger. Jaimie…
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to the lack of significant rainfall and continued warm temperatures, open burning within the Black Butte Ranch,…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County due to smoke…
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A small brush fire was reported last week at a dispersed campsite on the Deschutes National Forest in Sisters by a neighboring camper who used two…
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The McKenzie Pass Highway (Oregon Highway 240) west of Sisters reopened over the weekend, three weeks after wildfires in the area prompted its…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bachelor Complex, including the Little Lava Fire, held at 50% containment this weekend, with no change in acreage reported,…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon has seen about 325 wildfires this year that have burned over 550,000 acres, the region’s fire officials said…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest has updated and decreased the temporary emergency fire closure area on the…
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Update: Emergency closure area reduced) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crews were pulled off the Little Lava Fire on Wednesday before a windy cold front moved…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Legislators on the Joint Emergency Board provided more than $103 million to state agencies on Wednesday to address fighting…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Although containment is close to 40% on the 2-week-old Bachelor Complex, including the Little Lava Fire, officials said Monday…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two weeks after a rash of lightning-sparked wildfires around the region, there were new signs of progress Sunday, as the three…
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By Evan Watson, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry needs emergency funding to pay for the most expensive wildfire…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon firefighters saw more progress Friday in containing the remaining large wildfires in the region, despite some…
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With multiple fires still burning across Oregon, such as the Bachelor Complex, Wiley Flat and Flat Top blazes, NewsChannel 21 deep-dives into how…
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Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Wasco County fugitive on a warrant for failing to appear in court on an arson charge, accused…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly two weeks after lightning sparked a rash of fires in the Cascades and points east, the more than 450 firefighters…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â Due to improved weather conditions and fewer fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked…
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — After close consultation with fire management officials, the Ochoco National Forest said Wednesday it has reduced the…
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(Update: Wednesday’s fire update, containment at 84%) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following significant progress in firefighting efforts, the Ochoco…
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