More than 1,000 people in Oregon have been ordered to evacuate their homes this week.

An Illinois man died Saturday at Diamond Lake after falling overboard while taking a photo. Officials say William Harry Bailey, 71, saved his sister before being struck by the boat.

Firefighting task forces are battling wildfires from the Columbia Basin to Southern Oregon as hot, dry conditions and shifting winds fuel fire growth statewide.

The Oregon Court of Appeals will also weigh whether to allow a judge who previously represented PacifiCorp to stay on the case.

Gov. Tina Kotek declared an emergency due to hot, windy and dry conditions throughout Oregon that could lead to wildfires.

The Klamath Fish Hatchery has officially reopened. Five years after a wildfire destroyed the 100-year-old facility, staff are operating out of a new, fire-resistant building.

The parking lot at the summit of Skinner Butte is closed to motor vehicles until October.

On this edition, we talk to OPB's Erik Neumann about the unfolding news coverage of the implosion at the Longview papermill which claimed the lives of eleven people and is being considered one of the worst industrial accidents in Washington State history. We also talk with KlCC's Zac Ziegler about new upgrades coming to the Eugene Airport.

The remains of the last victims of Tuesday’s workplace disaster at Nippon Dynawave in Longview, Washington, were removed from the mill this weekend.

The last bodies that remained inside a Longview paper mill after a deadly chemical tank rupture have been recovered, clearing the way for a more intensive investigation into what caused the disaster that killed 11 people, authorities said Saturday.