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Halfway man convicted of reckless burning in 2018 cited for Monday fire
A Halfway man serving a three-year probation term for starting a Sept. 20, 2018, fire on his property ...
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Cleaner air could be only temporary
Baker County’s air quality improved slightly Thursday and Friday and could be even better early this weekend, but ...
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Stuck In Smoke
Ted White strolls the sidewalk on the north side of Auburn Avenue on a morning that more resembles ...
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OTEC workers helping restore power to areas ravaged by fire
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) has sent a five-man crew and a superintendent to assist residents left without ...
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Hikers douse 3 fires in same place in Eagle Cap Wilderness
Human-caused wildfires are troubling because they can’t be predicted, Todd Pederson said, but the danger is even more ...
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Smoke likely to hang around all week
The pall of smoky pollution that has cloaked Baker County and much of Oregon the past several days ...
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Fire Danger Still Extreme Locally
While the most destructive wildfires in Oregon history are ravaging much of the state west of the Cascades, ...
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Bureau of Land Management urges caution as fire danger remains high
The Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District is urging outdoor recreationists to be careful during the Labor Day ...
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California wildfire smoke spreads across Baker County
Wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in Northern California have also dimmed skies in much ...
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Fire resources relatively abundant
The combination of record-high temperatures and widespread lightning has elevated the wildfire risk in Northeastern Oregon this week. ...