Target shooting and restricted ‘exploding targets’ have caused five fires in Oregon since May, state officials said, adding that some people should brush up on ...

Central Oregon Fire Management Service reminds everyone that Central Oregon is in the peak of wildfire season. Weather ...

As August begins, weather forecasts indicate that high temperatures will continue to dry out vegetation in Central Oregon ...

One lane of Oregon Highway 58 between Central Oregon and Eugene reopened Friday, with flaggers and pilot cars directing traffic through the area of a day-old wildfire in a steep, wooded area just east ...

And in Oregon, the Elk Fire east of Klamath Falls, grew to nearly 2,700 acres while in the central part of the state, the Cram Fire exploded to more than 60,000 acres.

Willamette National Forest banned all campfires as wildfire danger grows and numerous fires are already burning on the 1.6 million acre forest.

Lawmakers wanted to map which properties were most at risk to wildfires. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with KTVZ News Wednesday about efforts to improve forest management, through more thinning and prescribed burns, to reduce the intensity of ...

As the state's forests become weakened and stressed, they become more susceptible to insects and disease — even some that, at one time, posed little threat.