SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed the Conflagration Act for the Service Fire in Wheeler County. Officials say the lightning-sparked fire has grown to an estimated 15,000 acres ...

A 28-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on arson and terrorism charges after issuing a “declaration of war” against the United States and setting a series of fires in Wheeler County. Ethan Noble ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday she has declared a drought in Coos and Wheeler counties through an executive order and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Butte Creek Fire burning in Wheeler County is 40% contained, according to Central Oregon Fire. The wildfire sparked about 9 miles north of Clarno on Sunday afternoon and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As fire season continues in the Pacific Northwest, officials are using a new tool to bring better evacuation plans to residents. The Oregon Department of Human Services ...

I was so fixated on the grand sprawl that is Wheeler County, so focused on its tens of thousands of acres of rimrock canyons and desolate dry washes, that I almost stepped on a square foot of pain. I ...