The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...

The U.S. hasn't seen a major realignment of state boundaries since the Civil War. It's unlikely to happen now.

Michigan baseball enters a reimagined, reinvigorated Big Ten, with Oregon finding itself at the top of the conference to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...

The new version has three: low, moderate and high. Based on the new map, most of the land in Oregon is either in a moderate or high hazard area for wildfires. The only areas considered low hazard ...

The new rules were set to impact about 6% of ... Further, because the map was created by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry in a “landscape style way,” it led ...

and some fear fines if property owners fail to meet the new codes required by the map. Under Oregon law, the map cannot impact insurance rates. Republican lawmakers held a press conference on ...

A new national forecast warns that above-normal wildfire risk will exist through most of New Mexico by April. Meanwhile, ...

The findings come as the Oregon Legislature is considering a bill to improve landfill methane monitoring and reporting.

Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s new Wildfire Hazard Map until the Legislature decides what to do with it. Kotek on Monday directed the Oregon Department of ...

This flu season has reached unprecedented intensity, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.