The National Weather Service office in Medford says it’s well-staffed for the wildfire season, including the 70-plus ...

The lightning storm that passed through Central Oregon Tuesday ignited about two-dozen fires being fought by crews Wednesday, ...

The Jackson County Grand Jury has determined that a Medford police officer was justified in using deadly force during a ...

Going forward, these stretches of highway will be reassigned to the maintenance stations in Florence and Eugene. This includes ODOT accident response, which must be dispatched from one of those ...

As of the morning of July 10, the Elk Fire in Klamath County had burned 2,000 acres and was 0% contained. Levels 1,2 and 3 ...

As of this morning, the Elk Fire is estimated at 2,000 acres with 0% containment per South Central Oregon Fire Management ...

Wildfires are burning in Northern California and Southern Oregon. A Spare The Air Alert day is in effect Friday due to poor ...

WASHINGTON D.C.- Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introducing two new bills this week for wildfire reduction as well as timber and wood processing. The Wildfire Resilient Communities Act would both ...

Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations have been issued for a brush fire sparked by crash involving a power pole and downed wires in ...

Salem Fire was responding to a high-risk grass fire that had spread to a structure in southeast Salem on the afternoon of ...

A fast-moving brush fire near Salem destroyed two buildings and left about 30 acres of land scorched Wednesday, according to the Salem Fire Department. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage.