Tag Archives: Oregon

Elise Wolf found out Monday what happened to her home and the longtime Native Bird Care rescue center that she and her husband run on 40 acres a few miles outside Sisters. She and her husband, Whitney Lowe, fled Saturday, releasing some birds in their care before they left and taking others with depending on their medical state, she said. …

The wildfire raging in central Oregon has destroyed four houses and about half a dozen other buildings, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said on social media late Sunday. The Flat fire, about 2 miles northeast of Sisters, has scorched about 22,000 acres and remains 0% contained, fire officials said. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of homes and personal …

SISTERS, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters are continuing their relentless battle against the Flat Fire, which has now consumed 21,971 acres just two miles northeast of Sisters, Oregon. Crews have been working tirelessly since the fire ignited on Thursday afternoon, establishing initial dozer and hand lines around key areas of the blaze. Eric Perkins, Operations Section Chief for the Oregon Department …

The Flat Fire on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office The Flat Fire continued to threaten communities in Deschutes and Jefferson counties over the weekend. The blaze started Thursday evening and had grown to more than 21,971 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday morning, threatening nearly 4,000 homes. About 10,000 people were under some level of evacuation …

Flat Fire in Oregon Doubles in 24 Hours to More Than 18,000 Acres  The New York Times Flat Fire Update – August 23, 2025  Central Oregon Fire Information Flat Fire prompts evacuations in Deschutes and Jefferson Counties  NPR for Oregonians FIRE ALERT: Flat Fire explodes to over 18,000 acres overnight, moving from Culver toward Sisters  KTVZ Drone temporarily grounds early Flat Fire air attack. …

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon that was forecast to erupt sometime this year doesn’t look imminent, according to volcanologists who are closely monitoring it. The Axial Seamount is located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s 4,900 feet below the surface of the sea along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. …

The NFL is still amid its preseason and college football’s regular season is days from beginning, but it’s always draft prognostication season. ESPN’s Field Yates released his first 2026 mock draft and two Oregon Ducks are projected to go in the first round. Yates projects outside linebacker Matayo Uiagalelei to the Green Bay Packers at No. 19 and left tackle …

Firefighters in Oregon are racing to save the Doerner Fir – one of the world’s tallest and oldest trees – from a fire that has been burning since Saturday. The giant fir, more than 325ft (99m) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has already lost about 50ft to the blaze, which may jeopardise its standing in global …

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees near the state’s southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos County in Oregon’s Coast …

A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating “Rapper Bot,” a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets — including a March 2025 DDoS that knocked Twitter/X offline. The Justice Department asserts the suspect and an unidentified co-conspirator rented out the botnet to online extortionists, and tried to stay …