Oregon is currently home to the four largest active wildfires in the United States, with the fifth-largest burning in Washington, as fire activity remains elevated across the Northwest and much of the ...

Central Oregon faced heightened wildfire danger as the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning and the potential for gusty outflow winds from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), 101 new fires ...

Oregon has had hundreds of fires break out so far this year, and many are still ongoing with a month left in the fire season. Here's the latest on each major fire.

Evacuation notices were still active on July 14 across the state due to three growing fires in eastern Oregon and a 5,000-acre fire northeast of Medford. Parts of Baker, Grant and Jackson counties ...

Oregon’s new megafires roared to between 100,000 and 300,000 acres in the grassland of southeast Oregon on July 30, while some older blazes are gradually coming under control. The fast-spreading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hot, dry conditions are contributing to the increased intensity of wildfires in Oregon, spurring fire activity not typically seen ...

Corrections & clarifications: This story has been updated to reflect that in 2024, Oregon burned 2.081 million acres, rather than 1.93 million acres, as was previously reported. Oregon was nearing a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wildfires are spreading rapidly across Central Oregon after lightning storms last week sparked more than 85 fires across the region. Combined with unusually dry conditions this summer ...

As wildfires in the Pacific Northwest continue to burn, smoke from the flames is triggering air quality alerts and health warnings in the area. But it likely won't affect air quality in the eastern ...

Oregon was hit by 8,357 lightning strikes during the thunderstorms on July 22, which sparked a collection of new wildfires and will likely produce more, even as the system brought helpful rain. The ...