After a long push from parents and community advocates, construction is now officially underway on New Ridge Elementary ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove met with crews and provided an update Thursday.

On Thursday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law that establishes a statewide homeless shelter program.

Firefighters are working on multiple wildfires burning across Washington state, with brush fires popping up on the west side, and the Burdoin Fire near the Oregon border burning more than 11,000 acres ...

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As of Tuesday, the brush fire that ignited Friday afternoon is five percent contained, according to officials.

According to the Southeat Washington Interagency Incident Management Team (SWIIMT), the Burdoin Fire has expanded ...

At least 850 personnel are fighting the Burdoin Fire and some national forest lands in the Columbia River Gorge are now ...

With crews battling the Burdoin Fire, some evacuations have been lowered and growth has slowed, but the fire remains ...

The Burdoin Fire in the Columbia River Gorge has scorched nearly 11,000 acres in Klickitat County, forcing a portion of ...

New wildfires continue to spark in Oregon as the state barrels into peak fire season. The Burdoin , Butte Creek and Greeley ...

The wildfire along the Columbia River Gorge started about 2:30 p.m. Friday and had burned nearly 11,000 acres as of Tuesday ...