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Oregon’s second-largest electrical utility, PacifiCorp, played a significant role in the Labor Day wildfires that ravaged parts of the state in 2020, according to a Multnomah County jury.
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Community leaders in Lincoln City broke ground on an affordable housing complex Friday.
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Nearly two years after the Echo Mountain Fire tore through parts of Lincoln County, the community of Otis is still in recovery mode. A team of volunteers is spending the week there helping to remove dead or damaged trees.
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A state lawmaker on the Oregon coast wants schools to teach students how to prepare for things like earthquakes, wildfires or tsunamis.
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The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners is considering an ordinance that would allow them to ban the use of fireworks during hot, dry weather.
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Oregon lawmakers are advancing a bill that’s meant to help school districts in areas ravaged by wildfires.
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Four Oregon school districts hit hard by wildfires in 2020 could get a boost from state lawmakers
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Four of the fires that burned across Oregon on Labor Day of 2020 were likely caused by equipment owned by PacifiCorp, according to a fire investigator in a class action lawsuit.
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Melynda Small knew her house was in trouble when the Echo Mountain Fire bore down on the unincorporated town of Otis in Oregon’s coast range. "293 homes…
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The rebuilding effort continues in Lincoln County one year after the Echo Mountain Complex Fire devastated the town of Otis. Like many of last year’s…
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Recreational fires, including those in backyard fire pits, will be banned throughout Lincoln County starting Friday, August 13. The ban also applies to…
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With temperatures on the rise, Lincoln County officials say the county will enter a burn ban starting June 1. The restriction applies to debris burns.…