More firefighters are providing extra assistance as the Bee Rock Creek Fire in McDowell County has grown to more than 500 acres with 10% containment.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal has announced the recipients of the 2025 Wildfire Season Staffing Grant, a program now in its fourth year.

UPDATE: Ashland Fire and Rescue's battalion chief told NewsWatch 12 that a burn pile got out of hand on Lowe Road, igniting ...

The first notable brush fire of the season burned near Mohawk Friday afternoon.According to the Lane County Sheriff's Office, the fire started at a residence in ...

The McMinnville School District, heralded many times as a statewide model for its promising academic outcomes for Latino and ...

ASHLAND, Ore. - Jackson County Fire District #5 is responding to a truck fire on Lowe Road in Ashland. NewsWatch 12 was on ...

Oregon lawmakers seemed driven to pass wildfire funding legislation. But a lot has changed in the first few months of the session, particularly with regard to federal policy.

Oregon Department of Forestry is investigating a vegetation fire in Josephine County, according to the Facebook post by the Illinois Valley Fire District. The fire was reported at 11:30pm Tuesday ...

After a favorable test burn, Sisters Ranger District firefighters on Friday were conducting up to 20 acres of prescribed burning 3 1/2 miles southeast of Sisters, just east of Forest Service Road 16.

The Portland Trail Blazers players and head coach Chauncey Billups spoke to the media after the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.

The cause is, in part, due to the region’s woody encroachment of eastern red cedar and other non-fire-tolerant vegetation, driven by a more-than-century-long absence of fire on Missouri’s ...