High fire danger and drought conditions ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — The Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico is restricting campfires and other potential starters of wildfires because of high fire danger tied to ongoing drought conditions. The...
Brush fire burned approximately 40 acres OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A brush fire Friday near Oregon City that prompted some “Go Now” evacuations for residents in about a dozen homes was deemed “controlled” at about 6 p.m., authorities said. Clackamas Fire...
First step in a process that could eventually lead to revoking PG&E’s utility license By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are stepping up their oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric after finding that...
Red flag warning includes Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures are elevating fire danger Friday into the weekend in much of Northwest Oregon including Portland, according to the National...
Regulators could eventually revoke PG&E's utility license By MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that has...
Fire danger is expected to increase SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday the number of small wildfires has tripled this spring partly because of dry conditions across Oregon. The agency said Tuesday they’ve already doused 70...
The latest drought map shows much of the U.S. Southwest mired in drought By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Restoring forests, using fire as a management tool and getting more buy-in from private land owners are among the...
Last year’s record-setting wildfire season scorched more than 4% of the state By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California is in such an urgent race with another devastating wildfire season that officials began...
Rumors spread that unaccompanied immigrant children were housed in trailers MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials say that trailers at an industrial site in southwest Oregon, which were rumored to house unaccompanied immigrant children, are actually for...
425-acre fire began on April 2 GARY, Ind. (AP) — Trails have reopened following a wildfire at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state. Fire crews and park staff have ensured all trails in visitor areas impacted by the fire are...
Evacuation orders lifted ABIQUIU, N.M. (AP) — Crews were working Sunday to fully contain two small wildfires on the Rio Chama bosque near Abiquiu that forced some evacuations of residents. Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s officials said evacuations were...
Dudleyville on standby status DUDLEYVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities on Saturday lifted an evacuation notice for a south-central Arizona community where a wildfire earlier burned at least 12 homes, allowing approximately 200 residents to return home. The...
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