The Santa Ana winds are expected to strengthen into Sunday morning with gusts of 30 to 50 mph in coastal areas, and up to 70 ...

At least 16 people are dead, according to the local medical examiner. More than 100,000 people remain under evacuation orders ...

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The fires expanded even as Los Angeles saw a brief reprieve from intense Santa Ana winds on Thursday. Gales had fueled ...

Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes on Wednesday, from the Pacific Coast inland to ...

Cal Mukumoto's resignation was announced during a board meeting. He will remain with the agency until Jan. 23, the Oregonian reported.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal is deploying 12 strike teams to assist California in combating wildfires threatening ...

The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized 15 strike teams made up of 300 firefighters and 75 engines. Another 70 wildland firefighters are on their way as well.

Just one week after the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes competed in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl, the iconic stadium is in da ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry today released final versions of statewide wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps developed by Oregon State University scientists.

The Eaton fire burning north of Pasadena, California, has damaged or destroyed between 200 and 500 structures, Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes.