Dick Van Dyke had to evacuate. So did Mark Hammill and Cher. But some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put, even as wildfire flames raged toward their campus. With some 20,000 ...
The Oregon Legislature approved a roughly $218 million bailout to cover the costs of last summer’s record-breaking wildfire season during a special session on Thursday. A record 1.9 million acres ...
The state spent more than $350 million responding to more than 2,000 wildfires in 2024, far exceeding projected costs and leaving some contractors unpaid.