In this Reality Check, The Tribune investigated how various areas are labeled under Cal Fire’s new fire hazard severity maps.

Oregon lawmakers aim to speed up the process for renaming dozens of creeks, lakes, mountains and other sites that still hold ...

Oregon lawmakers are pushing forward with an effort to speed up the renaming process of geographic locations with derogatory ...

At least 50 gray wolves live in California now, a success story for environmentalists and headache for ranchers ...

Courtney Neron has been appointed to fill Oregon Senate District 13 vacancy after Senator Aaron Woods' passing.

Four years after oak trees crashed through the roof, the disaster recovery and restoration project is complete.

Measles, once declared eradicated in the United States, is making an intense resurgence in the country this year. Oregon hasn ...

A reported tornado in Laurel County, KY, left at least 18 people dead and several injured, as officials report destruction of homes and buildings.

Central Oregonians will be honoring service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country at several events around the area on Memorial Day. Bend's Memorial Day Service begins at 1 p.m. at ...

The lakeside motel in Jacksonport was among 20 roadside motel nominees while the Door County Coastal Byway competed against ...

a move that would reduce the flooding risk on official flood insurance rates maps. But one of the central challenges to fixing the levee is that Harney County doesn’t own it. Nor does the city ...

Separately, local efforts banning flavored products are still navigating legal challenges. On April 9, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld Multnomah County’s ordinance ending the sale of flavored ...