SALEM, Ore.– Ashland State Senator Jeff Golden is introducing a new bill that would create a permanent source of funding for wildfires. But it might be unpopular with some. The bill aims to take around 30% of the $5.5 billion ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Pacific Power attorneys are making their case that blame for some of the most destructive Oregon wildfires around Labor Day 2020 should fall on climate change and the spread of other wildfires, ...
NOVA SCOTIA, Canada (NBC) – A massive wildfire is burning in Nova Scotia. The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages. The fire sent a ...
Author: KGW Staff VENETA, Ore. — A wildfire is burning about 10 miles Southwest of Veneta, Oregon near a region that experienced an east wind event, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Western Lane District. Crews have been working ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A wildfire, breaking out overnight northwest of Sams Valley. Around 11 p.m. on Wednesday night, ODF Southwest received calls about a fire. The Elkhorn Butte Fire, as it’s called, is burning on BLM and private land ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Wildfire season is on the horizon, so staying safe and getting ready is top of mind for many. Oregon firefighters encourage everyone to have a wildfire plan, given the changing nature of the ...
PROSPECT, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest says its Hotshot crew is on their way to Alberta, Canada to help with large fire support. CNBC reports that wildfires across western Canada have burned around 1,800 square miles as of ...
EUGENE, Ore. – A new fire detection camera was key in stopping a lightning-caused fire Monday night. The Oregon Department of Forestry said in a statement, several lightning strikes hit the region Monday night, starting a fire between Sharps Creek ...
Author: Joe Raineri (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — We may be in the middle of spring, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the hot and dry season — it’s right around the corner. State officials are already ...
SALEM, Ore. – An insurance reform bill, drafted by Ashland State Representative Pam Marsh, has passed both chambers in Salem and is headed to the Governor’s desk. House Bill 2982 requires insurance companies to settle with homeowners after a disaster. ...