Oregon lawmakers passed an oral nicotine tax to pay for some wildfire costs, while a bill aimed at getting wildfire survivors ...

Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 18 years and is host of theExplore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached atzurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801.

YREKA, Calif. - UPDATE 3:10 PM.: Wildland firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are fighting at least 17 fires in the Klamath National Forest. Seven are either mopped up or contained, ...

Ruins of a home in the Talent/Phoenix area after the 2020 Almeda Fire. Brian Bull / KLCC Oregon got a huge federal grant after the devastating 2020 Labor Day fires left thousands of people without ...

SOUTHERN OREGON & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Local National Forests are keeping an eye out for any new fires popping up with several already being confirmed after Monday night’s lightning. The Klamath ...