Wyden and Merkley argued that extending the area would protect wildlife and benefit fishing and recreation industries.

The storm, described by Smith as an atmospheric river, also hit Josephine County ... Slides were also reported on Highway 42, 42S and 138W on the Oregon side. The forecast for Southern Oregon ...

U.S. senators introduced a bill to expand the Smith River National Recreation Area by 58,000 acres into Oregon's North Fork Smith River Watershed.

The Smith River National Recreation Area in northern California would be expanded into southern Oregon under a bill proposed by Oregon's and California's ...