Firefighters were battling fast-spreading wildfires in California's wine country and central Oregon on Aug. 24 as hot, dry weather over the weekend increased the risk of wildfires across the western ...

Oregon wildfires burned a far smaller number of acres than last year’s historic total, but the state’s fires still destroyed more homes than normal and shut down rivers and roadways while spurring ...

A second major wildfire has erupted in Oregon, this one the Emigrant Fire burning south of Oakridge in Willamette National Forest outside the Diamond Peak Wilderness. The fire grew rapidly to 6,000 ...