Biden promised to protect Oregon’s old-growth forests. So why didn’t he?
In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging ...
From first-year trainees to seasoned veterans, these young people fight Oregon's wildfires
In June, dozens of men and women attended wildland firefighter training camp in Sweet Home ahead of Oregon's historically bad ...
Joshua McCoy, Oregon boy who disappeared while mom napped, has been found dead
A 5-year-old Oregon boy whose mother said he disappeared while she was taking a nap has been found dead, officials said ...
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La Pine partnership already taking new steps to reduce wildfire risk after worrisome fire season
Despite still being six months from Oregon's next wildfire season, the Newberry Regional Partnership and government agencies have banded together to reduce wildfire risk in La Pine. Following the ...
Early morning blaze destroys abandoned Vancouver house, firefighters say
A fire broke out early Tuesday at an abandoned house “full of debris” near Vancouver’s Marshall Park. By the time firefighters arrived around 6:40 a.m., flames fully engulfed the home, which had been ...
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Duplex fire in SE Portland displaces 6 residents, 4 pets
A duplex fire in Southeast Portland displaced six people and four pets on Wednesday morning, with the cause of the fire still ...
Jennings Creek wildfire at the N.J.-N.Y. 30% is contained; Garden State is now under Drought Warning
Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.
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Widespread drought conditions make the U.S. ripe for more human-triggered wildfires
These continuing droughts go hand in hand with another environmental risk: wildfires. In recent weeks, a spate of these fires ...