It’s been more than five months since the Rowena Fire ravaged close to 4,000 acres of the Columbia River Gorge. While the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Rowena Fire, burning in the Columbia River Gorge, held steady over the weekend while crews worked to contain the blaze. As of Monday afternoon, Highway 30 was closed from ...

A 51-year-old Oregon man was indicted earlier this month on charges of igniting the 18,300-acre Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County, according to court records. The man was charged with second degree ...

WASCO COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - The Long Bend Fire near Maupin reached 50% containment on Monday evening, according to Central Oregon Fire Information. They noted that river access south of Maupin will ...

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in Wasco County that started Tuesday afternoon and quickly grew to about 3,500 acres, prompting evacuation orders to be issued, the Oregon Department of Forestry ...

THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) – Seven ODOT road signs were cut down and removed along U.S. Highway 97 and two other highways in Wasco County last month and found discarded together by a roadway. Oregon ...

WASCO COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — Wildland firefighters are battling the Trout Creek Fire burning in Wasco County, north of Madras, and northwest of Willowdale, Oregon. According to Central Oregon Fire Info ...

Posted: August 8, 2025 | Last updated: August 8, 2025 A wildfire just south of The Dalles in Wasco County prompted Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations earlier in the day, which have since been downgraded to ...

THE DALLES, Ore. — Oregon’s backroad byways are the best! We found a good one where the sun shines 300 days a year across the high desert’s forgotten ghost towns, where it’s easy to discover new ...

WASCO COUNTY, Ore. — The Larch Creek Fire continues to burn in Wasco County on Wednesday, with hot and dry conditions, along with 35 mile per hour wind gusts, making containing the fire a challenge ...