Oregon

More than three million acres have burned in California, and officials said one of the most damaging fires in Oregon may have been deliberately set.VideotranscripttranscriptRecord Wildfires Ravage Three StatesWildfires in California, Oregon and Washington State have killed at least seven people, and there are growing fears more have died in towns that have been destroyed.Last…

Firefighter Laura Harris and other first responders were helping move people away from a now deadly wildfire in rural Oregon on Monday when she quickly realized she and dozens of others were trapped. “We were starting to see flames coming in pretty close to us and the winds were blowing it just right toward us," Harris told…

As many as 3,000 firefighters battled 48 blazes across Oregon on Wednesday as Gov. Kate Brown said the state will likely experience the greatest loss of property and lives from wildfires in its history.“Everyone must be on high alert,” she said. “The next several days are going to be extremely difficult.”Brown said about 500 square…

Strong winds were likely to continue to propel the extraordinary number of fires burning in California, Oregon and Washington State.Right Now“We expect to see a great deal of loss, both in structures and in human lives,” said Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon, where fires have burned more than 300,000 acres.Videotranscripttranscript‘Everything Gone’: Fires Tear Through the…

The Oregon Health Authority reported 268 new confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases and five deaths Friday, bringing the state’s total to 27,601 cases and 475 deaths.The report comes as state officials released new modeling that shows current transmission rates have fallen to the point where every coronavirus case will generate less than one other case.“This…