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The Oregon State Fair Returns This Month With 11 Days of Rides, Concerts and Deep-Fried Everything

Share This ArticleThere’s a point every August when Oregon starts trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer. The evenings get a little...

Cleaner Air Is Coming to Western Oregon Tonight, but Wildfire Smoke Could Worsen Farther East

Share This ArticleAfter several days of staring through a brown haze, people across western Oregon may finally be able to open a window and...

Highway 26 Remains Closed Between Prineville and Mitchell as Massive Oregon Wildfire Burns Nearby

Share This ArticleOne of Central Oregon’s most important east-west highways remains shut down as firefighters continue working along the sprawling Rowe Creek Complex. As...

One of America’s Most Legendary Rodeos Returns to Oregon This September

Share This ArticleThere are a lot of great events in Oregon every year, but only a handful feel like they belong to the state’s...

National Media Claims Timberline Lodge Is “At Risk of Burning Down,” but the Facts Say Otherwise

Share This ArticleWildfires are serious. Evacuation notices are serious. And when fire officials tell Oregonians to prepare, people should pay attention. But serious situations...

Yes, Wildfire Betting Is Really a Thing, and Oregon Senators Want It Stopped

Share This ArticleAs wildfires force evacuations, destroy homes and send smoke across Oregon and the West, some people are apparently watching...

A Forgotten Newspaper Clipping Reveals Oregon’s Wildfire Debate Was Already Raging More Than 120 Years Ago

Share This ArticleSmoke had drifted into Lane County again, turning the sky a sickly-yellow and the surrounding hills into indistinct hazy blue, when I...

Oregon Republicans Push Constitutional Right to Hunt, Fish and Farm After IP 28 Fails

Share This ArticleIn a state where fishing boats crowd coastal harbors, hunting camps are a longtime family tradition and farms stretch from the Willamette...

Wildfire Smoke Pushes Portland to Fifth-Worst Air Quality in the World

Share This ArticlePortland residents woke up Tuesday to a familiar and unwelcome sign of Oregon’s intense wildfire season: a hazy skyline,...

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