PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek directed the ...

SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Senate has voted to repeal the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map. By passing Senate Bill 88, lawmakers have teed up a repeal the map, which was introduced in 2021 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Republicans in the Oregon legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s Wildfire Hazard Map, citing concerns that the wildfire resiliency tool is harming rural ...

Firefighters battling large blazes in central Oregon and California's wine country made gains on fires threatening thousands of homes as the region remained gripped by scorching heat and high winds.

Seven large wildfires continue to burn throughout Oregon as fire season kicks into high gear. In total, more than 60,000 acres have burned in the state, according to the Northwest Interagency ...

Oregon wildfires burned a far smaller number of acres than last year’s historic total, but the state’s fires still destroyed more homes than normal and shut down rivers and roadways while spurring ...

As of Tuesday, 35 active wildfires had burned more than 838,000 acres throughout the state and there have been 10 confirmed deaths. Multiple wildfires are burning throughout the Portland metro and ...

Firefighters were battling fast-spreading wildfires in California's wine country and central Oregon on Aug. 24 as hot, dry weather over the weekend increased the risk of wildfires across the western ...