University of Oregon researchers say wildfires can form cancer-causing compounds in the soils they burn through.

Communities recovering from wildfires could soon receive federal help to clean up toxic debris left behind under a new ...

At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to be paid in settlements over powerline-ignited fires got major ...

SALEM, Ore. -- An Oregon man was charged with arson in connection to a raging wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes, one of the blazes gripping the West Coast with death and devastation. Michael ...

DETROIT, Oregon — With a frustrated sweep of her hand, Michelle Warden glared from her front porch to a tidy row of new homes across the street, their driveways empty. “So many vacation homes,” said ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to clear debris as residents recover. On Thursday, ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent a letter, signed by 11 other senators including Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas Schultz Jr. asking him to address what the senators deem a ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Water Resources Department is now accepting grant applications for the Well Abandonment, Repair and Replacement Fund to help low- to moderate-income homeowners with ...