Hot weather, gusty winds and extreme lightning activity have spread critical fire conditions across parts of Oregon, fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s ...

The Trump administration hasn’t renewed a critical grant that helps fund local disaster response, leaving Oregon counties and ...

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already ...

Oregon's Durkee Fire — the largest active blaze in the U.S. — has burned more than 268,500 acres of land. And while that amount of lost land poses an aggressive and dangerous threat ...

Extreme summer heat and ongoing drought have created conditions in Oregon conducive to massive wildfires. As of Aug. 7, the Durkee Fire had charred nearly 300,000 acres and was the state's fifth ...

The Durkee Fire is one of 44 major wildfires burning in the Northwest, the vast majority of them are in Oregon. On Thursday, officials said around 20% of the Durkee Fire has been contained ...

and the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Today’s weather conditions continue to be ideal for new fire starts, especially outside of the Durkee Fire footprint; please remain vigilant in respecting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon has become the largest wildfire currently burning in the country and is now the No. 1 priority nationally, according to the Northwest ...

The Durkee Fire, burning near the Oregon-Idaho border about 130 miles west of Boise, Idaho, caused the closure of a stretch of Interstate 84 again Wednesday. Amid rapidly forming storms in the ...

The Durkee Fire, burning near the Oregon-Idaho border about 130 miles (209 kilometers) west of Boise, Idaho, caused the closure of a stretch of Interstate 84 again Wednesday. Amid rapidly forming ...