Temperatures were forecasted to reach 98 degrees in Blue River on Tuesday. A red flag warning was issued Tuesday for the Willamette Valley and the length of Western Oregon due to the possibility ...

Urness is the author of “ Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon ” and “ Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors.

Level 3 "go now" evacuation orders were issued. For a map of the evacuation, see this link. Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast.

The McKenzie River in Oregon is a 90-mile stretch of serene river that passes through the Cascade Mountain Range between Clear Lake in Linn County to Eugene in the Willamette Valley. Driving ...

A telescopic boom lift navigates downtown Blue River, which still bears the scars of the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. Brian Bull / KLCC The hills are still charred, as are the trees.

Nearing a somber anniversary of a devastating fire, Blue River, Oregon is still rebuilding Locals explore how to boost business and tourism, while regrowing the population of this mountain town.

She said the work in Blue River should be an example of how to build back communities after disaster with resiliency in mind. The Rose Street Cottages' Firewise construction — with Class A ...

Blue River locals to celebrate rebuilding of key structures and homes this weekend By Brian Bull (KLCC) May 11, 2024 6 a.m.