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Nearly two months since the Rowena Fire tore through Wasco County, destroying 56 homes and 91 other structures, local ...
The governor declared the state of emergency on June 20, with an expiration date of July 30. It's now extended through Nov. 2 ...
Wildfires State promises free cleanup following Rowena fire, but long-term recovery could take years Updated: Jul. 23, 2025, 12:39 p.m. | Published: Jul. 17, 2025, 6: ...
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency in Oregon on July 16 that will last through end of the year due to the imminent threat of wildfire.
HB 2005, HB 2059, HB 2024, and HB 3321 — touch on prevention, intervention, and boosting the state’s overall response.
Lawmakers will reconvene in August to try to avoid mass layoffs at transportation agencies. As wildfires sweep the state, the ...
A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire burning in the U.S. this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what’s ...
This is the second serious fire to impact this part of the Columbia Gorge this summer after the Rowena fire destroyed 56 homes in June. Further south in Central Oregon, the Cram fire is the ...