Part of the city of Banks water system on September 6, 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley
The city of Banks is lifting some restrictions on water usage, moving from stage 3
An image from the road camera at the Highways 6 and 8 junction showing 111 degrees on Monday, June 28.
Most of Oregon grappled with an intense heatwave that broke
Washington County Fire Crews prepare to return home on Friday, June 25. Photo: OSFM
With record-breaking temperatures on the way this weekend, local health officials are urging Oregonians to take
The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley
It’s going to be hot this
Banks Fire District Water Tender 14 responds to a field fire in Gales Creek on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
Washington County's burn ban, first announced
The area under a red flag warning. Map courtesy of NWS.
April's unseasonably warm weather has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning beginning
A Douglas-fir tree struck by lightning in Columbia County. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry
The Oregon Department of Forestry says the 2021 ice storm, which brought down many large-diameter Douglas-firs
A nearly three foot long icicle hangs from a gutter in Gales Creek on Feb. 15, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
As hundreds of thousands of Oregonians grapple with extended power
Icicles hang from a gutter in Gales Creek on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
An Ice Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service for the Greater Portland Metro
The Gales Creek Valley on Saturday, February 13. Photo: Chas Hundley
Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Saturday due to the severe winter weather in the
A new traffic camera sprouted up overnight in Timber, showing road conditions approximately every three minutes on Timber Road at Railroad Ave. The listed elevation is incorrect; USGS maps show
The Banks Public Library on July 6, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
Banks School District. Photo: Chas Hundley
A winter storm is anticipated to descend on the region starting Thursday afternoon,
