In addition, the Opal Creek area remains closed, which includes sites like Three Pools and Shady Cove. They have been closed since the 2020 Labor Day Fires.

WHEELER COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A wildfire is threatening buildings in central Oregon as firefighters work to get it under control. The Butte Creek Fire is burning on the east side of the John Day ...

The first big fire of the 2025 fire season has popped up in central Oregon.Fire officials say the Butte Creek Fire made a 1,500-acre run overnight.

Oregon's first large wildfire of the year grew another 1,000 acres in size on Monday, and is now covering 3,000 acres.

I lean back against a log and listen to oaks and willows tell stories to the land. The creek shares secrets in a language I want to understand. I count ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry said downed power lines played no role. "That’s a pretty wild conclusion. I don’t understand it," says fire behavior scientist.

The Beachie Creek Fire ignited from a holdover lightning strike on Aug. 16, 2020, in the remote old-growth forest of Opal Creek Wilderness, the Forest Service said.

A woman who disappeared from outside her Oregon home on a day of heavy rain was found to have drowned after her waders filled up with water as she tried to clear out a culvert. Related Articles In ...

Woman dies after being swept away in flooded creek in southern Oregon The API failed to deliver the resource. A woman in southern Oregon has died following heavy rain and flooding in the area.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman drowned amid heavy rain and flooding in southern Oregon. The 44-year-old was attempting to clear branches from a culvert under her driveway in Central Point, when the ...