Joni Auden Land

The Wasco County blaze is one in a series of fires that have burned large swaths of Oregon, straining local resources and piling on the emotional toll on residents.

Fast-moving wildfires in Central Oregon, including the Bench Fire near Warm Springs, have forced Level 3 evacuations, highway closures, and home losses.

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.

In a remote corner of rural Southern Oregon, the town of Lakeview is drowning in debt. Its story is an extreme example of the challenges stacked against isolated former timber towns.

Police say they’ve found multiple explosive devices inside a prominent social club in Southwest Portland, after a man drove a car through its front window early Saturday morning.

The juvenile whale had swum about 20 miles inland into the Willapa River. Researchers say it’s part of surge in gray whale deaths.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek also addressed news of a federal agent fatally shooting another protester in Minnesota.

More protests are planned. Portland’s police chief has urged calm as the investigation continues into a man and woman shot and injured Thursday.

The small city of Detroit relies heavily on its reservoir to boost the local economy.

Paulino Martin San Pedro’s family spoke about his deportation and increased ICE enforcement around Washington County.