A massive wildfire had charred more than 2,415 acres in central Oregon as of Wednesday morning, a rapid increase from 1,700 acres Tuesday evening, authorities said. The Darlene 3 Fire was 30% ...

Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A wind-driven fire began shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday east of Eagle Butte and west of Highway 3, the Confederated Tribe of Warm Springs said in a Facebook post. The ...

BEND, Ore. — Two people are dead after an avalanche in central Oregon. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit recovered two bodies from the area, according to Sheriff Kent van ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Friday for two wildfires burning near Bend in Central Oregon. The Rail Ridge Fire in Grant and Crook counties has ...

A small central Oregon town has been ranked among the top 10 best small towns across the U.S. for 2025 by Country Living magazine. Sisters took Country Living's No. 2 spot as part of a list inspired ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – State Senator Anthony Broadman, Representative Emerson Levy and Representative Jason Kropf announced Wednesday a series of key investments secured for Central Oregon in Oregon’s ...

The Oregon House voted Tuesday to repeal a controversial wildfire hazard map and home-hardening requirements that accompanied it. Rural Oregonians and their representatives in the Legislature had ...

The Cram Fire, burning about 20 miles northeast of Madras in central Oregon, has grown to an estimated 91,861 acres and remains 0% contained, according to officials Thursday evening. It's the largest ...

Ranchers in Central Oregon are putting projects to boost wildfire resilience on hold as the federal government yanks financial support for that work. OPB’s Alejandro Figueroa recently visited with Jim ...