A Republican state senator is throwing his hat in the ring for one of Oregon's seats in the United States Senate.

Bend may be the next city in Oregon to require home builders to use fire-resistant materials in new construction. The Bend City Council mostly supported that prospect in a work […] ...

This is the thesis, Peter Jorris, executive director of the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust, presents as he describes ...

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday that firefighters plan to start spring understory prescribed burning season as early as next week, if conditions become favorable. At the same time, ...

Up to 30% of bird diversity hotspots, places where large numbers of different bird species occur, in the western United States face threats from high-severity wildfires in the future that could ...

From rugged terrain where you won't see another soul to more popular sites near Mount Hood, these are five campsites in the ...

California’s small but crucial bloc of House Republicans is heading into the June primary election on shakier ground than it has faced in years. After voters approved Proposition 50 and the Supreme ...

With wildfires already raging across country, consolidated wildland fire service critics ask what problems it would solve.

As Americans look to reset their physical and financial health this year, many people may find that understanding their health coverage can be an effective way to fight rising costs. According to the ...

East Coast residents may remember polar vortex forecasts and blizzards, but U.S. weather data was dominated by warm temperatures in the West.

Idaho’s warm winter weather has brought on one of the most severe snow droughts in state history. Record-high winter temperatures have been paired with “significant precipitation,” according to David ...