SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek declared a drought in Grant and Deschutes counties through an executive order. The order directed state agencies to prioritize assistance to the regions. The governor’s office said the decision came as both counties are ...
Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) GRANT COUNTY, Ore. (KGW)— The leader of a U.S. Forest Service crew conducting a prescribed burn in Eastern Oregon was arrested on charges of reckless burning after the fire spread onto private land. Grant County Sheriff ...
BEVERLY, Wash. – Some residents in Grant County, Washington are evacuating ahead of a fast-moving wildfire. The 243 Fire started near the town of Beverly along the Columbia River on Monday night. By Tuesday afternoon, the fire was estimated to ...
Grant County, Ore. – An unidentified man died at the Rainbow Gathering in the Malheur National Forest. A July 2 press release from Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer states the man collapsed near an improvised medical station at the gathering ...
Malheur National Forest, Ore. – A dog was shot by a Forest Service law enforcement officer at a Rainbow Family Gathering parking lot on USFS land. The Rainbow Gathering is a loosely organized event that occurs annually on remote forest ...
Dayville, Ore. – An overly-friendly elk is headed to Wildlife Safari in Winston after he made headlines running alongside 54 human participants during a 5K run in Eastern Oregon. The Blue Mountain Eagle reports that “Buddy” the elk ran the ...