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Recreation

Umatilla National Forest moves to Phase A public use restrictions

PENDLETON  — The U.S. Forest Service is implementing public use restrictions on the Umatilla National Forest due to…

News

Fire that burned 1 acre near Brownlee Reservoir under investigation

A fire that burned 1 acre Friday night, June 27, near the Snake River Road several miles north…

Government

Gov. Kotek proposes using $160 million from state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for one-time wildfire funding

Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table…

Climate

Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support

Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but…

Government

Oregon Republicans say Dems delaying vote on wildfire map repeal to get votes for wildfire funding

Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting…

Government

Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer

With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state…

Business

Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward

A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers…

Local

Crews holding fire in Elkhorns at 7 acres

Fire crews have kept a wildfire on the east slopes of the Elkhorn Mountains northwest of Haines at…

Local

Fire crews respond to lightning blaze burning in Eagle Cap Wilderness

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest fire crews are using water drops from helicopters to limit the spread of a 25-acre…

Local

Firefighters douse two small lightning holdover fires near Granite

Firefighters have controlled two small “holdover” fires, sparked by recent lightning but not detected until later, in the…

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