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Crews stop blaze in ‘really bad place for a fire’

A wildfire in eastern Baker County that had major potential for rapid growth ended up fizzling early Monday…

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Not Such A Big Bang

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and fireworks are harder to come by than usual.…

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Crews keep fires small

Lightning has sparked more than 20 wildfires in Northeastern Oregon this week, but crews, with an assist from…

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Cameras keep an eye out for fires

Mountaintop cameras are the newest tool for finding wildfires, and unlike human lookouts, the cameras are on duty…

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Black, Red, Green

Trevor Lewis is standing beside the black skeleton of what used to be a willow tree, and he…

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BLM enacting fire restrictions

The Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District is enacting more stringent fire season restrictions, including a ban on…

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Focus on fire safety

With fire season arriving early due to drought and a record-setting heatwave, some Baker County property owners are…

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OTEC says outages possible if wildfire risk gets severe

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative wants its members to know that there is a potential that the cooperative will…

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Lightning sparked 2 small fires

Temperatures aren’t the only thing more typical of late July than of late June in Northeastern Oregon. Wildfire…

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From graduate to intern in 2 days

In just two days, Joanna Mann went from college student to newspaper intern in the smallest town she’s…

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