Crews from all over the state traveled to the Columbia River Gorge to help fight the Rowena Fire last week, including three members of the Banks Fire Department.

Five Mid-Columbia fire recruits fought the Rowena Fire hours before their graduation, helping protect homes and the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

As of Sunday morning, the fire had burned 56 homes and 91 other structures, including sheds, barns and shops, according to ...

Firefighters battling the Rowena wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge have made significant progress, with containment now at ...

Multiple Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation notices are in place as crews battle a brush fire near Interstate 84 in Wasco County ...

The destructive Rowena Fire forced the evacuation of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, so the Sunriver Nature Center stepped in to provide a temporary home for four displaced raptors. "We ...

The number of homes under the most serious evacuation order dropped by 250 as crews kept the fire from growing overnight.

Wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge destroys at least 20 homes, triggers Level 3 evacuations and closures on I-84 and ...

The Rowena Fire that closed Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday has grown to 3,800 acres, according to the ...

A fire that started in Rowena, Oregon, on Wednesday has since grown to more than 3,800 acres. By Friday morning, the fire had destroyed 20 homes and was threatening 827 ...

The Rowena fire ignited Wednesday in Eastern Oregon and quickly climbed the wind-swept hillsides of the Columbia River Gorge ...

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