Health care spending in Clackamas and Deschutes counties averaged roughly $7,900 per person in 2019, the most of anywhere in ...

Deschutes County won’t join others that have asked the state to walk back its map assigning a wildfire hazard level to every ...

On Feb. 17, Republican lawmakers convened en masse in Salem to savage the map, the final version of which was published in ...

Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action ...

A full house of worried Deschutes County residents showed up Wednesday as county commissioners discussed the state’s recently ...

Republican lawmakers want to repeal the statewide wildfire risk assessment map, claiming it has skyrocketed insurance rates and harmed land values.

The storm is expected to bring moderate to heavy snowfall across the state, affecting major roadways and travel plans.

On Jan. 7, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) issued wildfire hazard maps covering the entire state. These maps, divide the state into three wildfire hazard classes, low, moderate, and ...

Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.

Jeff Merkley is flipping the script. Merkley is tasking Oregonians to visit all 36 counties in the state as part of his Oregon Treasures Quest, now in its second year. Anyone who gets to all 36 ...

Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed ...