The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declare a state of emergency over the Cram Fire, which has burned over 77,000 acres in the state and ...

Oregon Governor Kotek declares a State of Emergency due to severe wildfire season, effective through the end of the year, ...

Although some businesses have yet to see the effects of changing federal policies, Gov. Kotek previously noted Oregon is ...

The Cram Fire reached 77,158 acres as of July 17, remaining the state's largest blaze and growing nearly 13,000 acres since ...

Oregon Governor Kotek invokes Emergency Conflagration Act due to the Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties.

Governor Tina Kotek on Thursday signed House Bill 3349, which authorizes the Oregon Department of Forestry to donate or sell ...

The state is in critical fire danger because of “extreme high temperatures” that forecasters say will last for an extended ...

One of the bills orders the Oregon Public Utility Commission to create a regulatory framework for private and community-owned ...

Interstate Business Solutions, a highway clean-up company, laid off 40 of its Oregon employees on Friday after the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced it would allow its contract with ...

While the state hopes to complete the cleanup phase within months, long-term recovery could take far longer — as long as five ...

In the past week, WW has reported on three lawsuits that each, in their own way, offer a reflection of the political disputes ...