A late-in-the-session Hail Mary proposal to redirect the bulk of the state’s “kicker” tax rebate to fund statewide wildfire work would still kick some of the rebate back to most Oregonians.

Firefighters made progress over the weekend containing two major wildfires in Oregon, including the Rowena and Ferry fires.

A baby deer fleeing a wildfire dashed toward firefighters in Oregon, deputies said. The young animal appeared from a ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said June 16 she doesn't think lawmakers have the votes this session to use the kicker to fund ...

Preparing crews for the summer and fall Oregon wildfire season has been ongoing for the past several weeks. The rugged ...

There is a new wildfire burning in central Oregon Monday. The Alder Springs Fire is estimated at 1,500 acres. The area ...

The Alder Springs Fire broke out around midday Monday and had grown to 1,500 acres by 5 p.m., according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized an incident management team and several structural protection task forces in ...

Kotek favors the idea of using the interest generated by the state's Rainy Day Fund to pay for wildfire mitigation and ...

A bill would direct a majority of funds in the state’s tax rebate program to an account that would generate interest for efforts to combat wildfires.

Kotek said she does not believe Democrats have the votes needed to pass a wildfire funding bill using money from the “kicker” ...

Helicopters, tankers, smokejumpers and rappellers helped tackle a fire that broke out Monday morning and grew fast to 800 ...