Mytle Point, Ore. – Yesterday at around 6:30AM, OPS Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a semi-truck rollover on HWY 42 with the junction of Powers Highway (HWY 242). According to Senior Trooper Dave Timm, a 2005 Freightliner truck pulling a Read More
NORTHWEST WILDLAND FIRE AGENCIES URGE PUBLIC NOT TO FLY DRONES OVER OR NEAR WILDFIRES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND DISRUPTION OF SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS Portland, Ore. – After members of the public flying drones disrupted wildfire operations in southern California twice Read More
Failure of Transportation Package Shortchanges Oregon Roads by $206 Million ODOT Budget Cuts Additional Road Funding for Counties Salem, OR – The Oregon Department of Transportation released Wednesday details on transportation funding Oregon counties and cities Read More
Prineville, Ore. – Firefighters spent the night working on a wildfire, Incident #312, located five miles south of Clarno that is now 800 acres. As temperatures decreased after sundown, crews completed a burnout aimed at stopping the main fire. Burnouts are small fires Read More
Dayville, Ore. – The Corner Creek Fire continues to burn actively on the west side of the South Fork John Day River, about 11 miles south of Dayville. The fire grew by 7,000 acres since yesterday to a current size of 19,232 acres and is zero percent contained. Fire Read More
Bend, Ore. – The Oregon Historical Society and the Deschutes County Historical Society are pleased to present A Pictorial History of Oregon – a history of the state from James Cook’s early coastal forays in 1778 to the construction of the St. Johns Bridge in Read More
Diamond Lake, Ore. – The Bunker Hill Complex is located 15 miles north of Diamond Lake, in Southern Oregon. The fire complex resulted from lightning activity on June 26th and consists of one larger fire called the Bunker Hill Fire and six small fires ranging from Read More
Salem, Ore. – With Sine Die expected in the next several days, the Fair Shot for All coalition today called the 2015 legislative session “one of the most significant sessions in recent history for Oregon’s working families,” with four major policy solutions Read More
Prineville, Ore. – Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire five miles south of Clarno that has been estimated at 300 acres. Several helicopters, engines and rappellers have responded in addition to two SEATs (Single Engine Air Tankers). It has been confirmed that Read More
Bend, Ore. -– The Deschutes National Forest has closed the Tumalo Creek Trail. This closure has been put in place for safety reasons. The only legal route to viewing the falls during construction of the City of Bend Waterline Replacement Project was a 14-mile round-trip Read More
