Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 3349 to provide Oregon firefighting equipment to local volunteer groups.

Microgrids are essentially local “islands” of energy generation and storage systems that connect to a utility but can operate ...

Rural fire departments in Oregon are able to buy used fire equipment from the state Department of Forestry. Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill that allows Rangeland Fire Protection ...

Gov. Kotek hopes to call a special session to pass a funding package for the troubled agency; federal funding for Rose ...

The Performing Arts and Culture Center (PACC) will feature a Broadway-capable performing arts center with up to 3,000 seats.

Interstate Business Solutions, a highway clean-up company, laid off 40 of its Oregon employees on Friday after the Oregon ...

The Cram Fire, burning about 20 miles northeast of Madras in central Oregon, has grown over 91,000 acres and is 0% contained.

It sets a precedent that other states could follow. Officials pass sweeping new law targeting 'growing threat' wreaking havoc ...

Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday morning declared a State of Emergency across Oregon due to the increasing threat of wildfires, warning that high temperatures and dry conditions are expected to fuel ...

Governor Tina Kotek on Thursday signed House Bill 3349, which authorizes the Oregon Department of Forestry to donate or sell ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declare a state of emergency over the Cram Fire, which has burned over 77,000 acres in the state and ...

The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring that authority to the governor.