Smoke hovers above Gales Peak on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
Stagnant air — a soup of haze, smoke and fog — is settling in for the weekend and beyond
West Oregon Electric Co-op offices in Vernonia. Photo: Chas Hundley
At 9 p.m., West Oregon Electric Co-op customers will see their lights go dark and their electricity access ended
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27. Photo: Chas Hundley
The Oregon Department of Forestry moved fire danger in
Fire crews at the Mosier Creek Fire. Photo: Banks Fire District
BANKS - The weather is expected to be hot this weekend, and there are Red Flag warnings, excessive heat
The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley
PORTLAND - The Portland office of the
Monday's wildfire. Photo: ODF
TILLAMOOK FOREST - The wildfire season is here a bit early, with six acres burning on private forestland in the Tillamook Forest on Monday.
A September 13, 2017 wildfire burns near Balm Grove in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley
OREGON - Spring officially began on Thursday, March 19, and Oregon Department of Forestry officials
The Highway 26/Timber Road Junction. ODOT.
NW OREGON - With the Banks School District issuing snow routes on routes 103 and 112 and cutting service for bus service above
Power lines near Forest Grove. File photo: Chas Hundley
WASHINGTON COUNTY - Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage,
A downed power line in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley
BUXTON - High winds and soaking rain have already taken their toll during this weekend's flood watch: Power
Debris floats down a swollen Gales creek during a recent flood event in February 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley
WASHINGTON COUNTY - The Portland branch of the National Weather Service has
