6+ day ago   (902+ words) Nearly a month after flames broke out deep in the Mt. Hood National Forest and eventually swept across more than 12,600 acres, the Austin Fire entered Sunday under dramatically quieter weather conditions, but with hundreds of firefighters still on the ground…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1056+ words) A substantial change in early September weather has prompted federal fire managers to ease restrictions across millions of acres in Central Oregon, reopening some activities curtailed during the height of summer while Oregon remains firmly within its 2026 wildfire season. The…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (680+ words) Southern Oregon will move through nearly every stage of early September weather during the coming week, beginning with showers and thunderstorms Sunday before sunshine returns and temperatures climb rapidly across the Rogue Valley. By the middle of the week, portions…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (545+ words) Winter weather is returning to Alaska’s high country before September has even begun, with several inches of snow, strong winds and deteriorating highway conditions forecast across the eastern Alaska Range through early Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1178+ words) Southern Oregon will move from warm, dry late-summer weather into a considerably cooler and wetter pattern during the first week of September, with the largest change expected between Tuesday and Thursday. Travelers can expect generally favorable highway conditions early in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (616+ words) A newly ignited wildfire west of Bend grew rapidly enough Saturday afternoon to prompt an evacuation notice, close a portion of Skyliners Road and bring aircraft, ground crews and heavy equipment into the area as firefighters confronted another emerging incident…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) A labor dispute involving the workers responsible for maintaining a vast portion of Eastern Oregon’s electrical network has moved onto the picket line, placing Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative in the unusual position of managing an active employee strike while simultaneously…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (116+ words) For residents under the current air quality advisory, the continuing fire season is arriving through smoke rather than evacuation notices. Conditions may change repeatedly through Monday as winds transport smoke away from some communities and into others. Valleys can experience…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1081+ words) SOUTHERN OREGON WEATHER & TRAVEL OUTLOOK | SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026 Winds will be relatively light through much of the morning before developing from the north or northwest during the afternoon in western valleys. Overnight temperatures will fall sharply once the…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (164+ words) The gates are preparing to open again at Whitehorse Park, where a newly renovated campground will welcome residents, visitors and overnight campers back on September 2 following an extensive upgrade to the park’s upper section. Josephine County Recreation Director Tamra Martin…...