Map shows wildfire smoke from Oregon and the West drifting across much of US

Dozens of wildfires are burning across Oregon, affecting more than 1 million acres. But effects from active wildfires across the West are being felt as far away as the Midwest, as smoke is blanketing ...

Six states under air quality alerts as thousands told stay inside

Air quality alerts are in effect across the U.S., with officials warning that wildfire smoke could create unhealthy ...

Oregon wildfire updates as thunderstorms, lightning, rain hit state

Oregon’s wildfire season has ramped up this week as crews fight more than two dozen blazes, temperatures threaten to hit ...

Oregon on track for record fire year after wildfire total hits grim milestone

Oregon faces its second-worst wildfire season so far, with major fires prompting evacuations and low containment across the ...

Rowe Creek Complex Fire surges to 126,046 acres in north central Oregon

The Rowe Creek Complex Fire in north central Oregon has surged to more than 120,000 acres as local and statewide fire crews ...

Fires force eastern, central Oregon into indefinite air quality advisory

The Oregon Department of Environmental has issued an air quality advisory, until further notice, for Baker, Crook, Gilliam, ...

Oregon wildfires prompt ODFW safety warning: ‘It’s important to leave wildlife wild’

But the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is urging well-meaning folks to use caution. “It’s important to leave wildlife ...

Wildfire updates: Grasshopper Fire tops 9,500 acres in Mt. Hood Forest; City of Huntington ordered to evacuate

Wildfires continued to burn across Oregon Sunday, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres and forcing evacuations around the ...