Oregon was hit by 8,357 lightning strikes during thunderstorms on July 23. It will spark some new fires, but the storms also brought helpful rain.

Here’s what local leaders are saying about the south Salem data center project by Verrus and how the public can weigh in.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has extended an air quality advisory to now cover all or part of 11 counties due to smoke from multiple wildfires burning in the state. DEQ expects poor ...

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A wildfire estimated at 10 acres was reported southwest of Albany the afternoon of July 22 and a level 2 evacuation warning — meaning "be set to go" — is in place. The Riverside Fire is located along ...

The Keizer Community Library will become a public library starting July 1 after it was approved by the State Library Board. To become a public library, it must receive financial support form public ...

Thunderstorms are forecast to pass over much of Oregon on July 22, the remnants of a tropical storm from the Baja. The ...

A central Oregon fire lookout west of Mitchell was burned down by the Box Springs Fire on July 20, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. At about 4 a.m. the fire reached Stephenson Lookout ...

First responders from Dallas raised $1,500 for the local food bank July 22 in a "Supermarket Sweep"-style competition known as the Battle of the Badges. The police department won the competition, ...

Oregon DEQ has issued a smog advisory for Salem, Portland, Hermiston and Ontario as wildfire smoke blankets central, southern ...

Multiple crews are battling a 5-acre vegetation fire northeast of Dallas and localized evacuation orders are in place, ...

Oregon's Gatorade Player of the Year, Teagan Scott, chose to play for Oregon State University instead of entering the MLB draft. Scott, a highly-rated catcher, was ranked as the No. 183 prospect for ...